Sugar Industry Difficulties. Floods, Cyclones and Droughts
The annual conference of the United Canegrowers' Association was held at Brisbane on Thursday. The president (Mr. T. A. Powell, Mackay) said the cangrowers had…
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Floods & storms, 1920
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Timber Lost in Gale
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The barquentine Forest Bridge which arrived yesterday lost 20,000 feet of timber in a heavy gale in the Pacific…
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One of the most devastating rainstorms in the history of Albury occurred on Saturday afternoon. Terrific thunder preceded torrential rain and for…
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The protracted drought, followed by [?] rains, is causing serious [?]in the Free State. The Modder River has risen 50 feet, and considerable…
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Ten washaways occurred on the Peak Hill, Condobolin, and Stockinbingal railway lines. Dust storms, accompanied by rainfall,…
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Upwards of 6 inches of rain fell at South Dubbo, causing the creeks to overflow their, banks. The Macquarie is running in a strong current with winch…
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Simultaneously, with the blizzard in New England and the North Atlantic, there have been floods in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, which have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Narrow Escape. Caves Suddenly Flooded. SYDNEY
While G. Bailey, of Gonlburn, was exploring some caves at the head of the Shoalhaven River, an avalanche of water burst through into the caves and…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A terrific cyclone has occurred at Port Vila, Noumea. The wireless-station, Government buildings, hospital and telephone lines were seriously…
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A terrific cyclone occurred at Port Vila on Saturday. The wireless station, Government buildings, hospital and telephone lines are seriously damaged and a…
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The storm centre, of the revolt shifted yesterday from Berlin to the industrial West, where the Spartacists and Communists are taking advantage of the…
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WELLINGTON, N.Z., Sunday.—A railway men's camp in Paparoa Valley, Auckland, was overwhelmed by flood waters. A mother and three children were drowned. A man is…
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During a disastrous flood at Auckland several persons were drowned and a bridgehead was demolished…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—Later reports of the floods in Auckland confirm the widespread damage to the roads, bridges and farms…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The attendance at the show yesterday was 24,000. The gate receipts amounted to £1013. Last night 15,000 people attended, the takings being £424…
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Further particulars which have been received of the floods at Paparua, North Auckland disclose a serious condition of affairs. A railway worker…
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As the result of a disastrous flood which occurred in North Auckland (New Zealand), several persons were drowned, bridges were demolished, and…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—A thrilling story cumes from Huraau, New Zealand, where five lives were lost in the recent floods. Two men were clinging desperately to trees,…
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WELLINGTON, Friday.—Gales and heavy rain are reported from New Zealand Coastal shipping has been disorganised…
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At the meeting of the Clarence, Richmond and Tweed L.G. Association held in Lismore yesterday there was received, through Mr. W. A. Zuill, a letter from the Chief…
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