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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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BRISBANE, Friday.—The Weather Bureau this afternoon reported that, a tropical disturbance, which was located to the northeast of Willis-Island on Monday, hist, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Friday.—The weather authorities state that the tropical disturbance now centred on the South Queensland Coast should cause further heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Friday.—Reports from, the South Coast state that the summer has been the driest for over 30 years. Heavy stock losses are inevitable. It…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early in the day the Murwillumbah police were advised that the upriver creeks were rising and a notice was exhibited at the Post Office, so that, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Friday.--The weather authorities state that a tropical disturbance is now centred over the South Queensland coast, and should cause…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Never a sight, of the sun did Lismore people, obtain yesterday from daylight till dark, and through the night the rain came down in large and continuous measure. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Murwillumbah yesterday the river commenced rising at midday, and continued throughout the afternoon at the rate of 2 inches per hour until 10 p.m., when the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The cyclonic disturbance, which caused such a heavy downpour of rain on Friday and threatened to bring about a flood, fortunately passed away on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Monday.—Bound, for Man[?] with a cargo of coal, the wooden schooner Amy Turner foundered near the island of Guam in a frightful gale. Eleven of thoso…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Monday.—Storm' clouds are said to be gathering in all the States, and the Premiers' conference, -which assembles on May 21, is likely to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The torrential rainfall in New Zealand is abating. The Waiau River flooded the business area of the town to a depth of 4…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.—Flood waters at Blenheim have been responsible for considerable damage. The residents are leaving in boats. The rivers are rising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.— The torrential rainfall is ceasing in New Zealand. The town of Waiu was flooded in the business portion to a depth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—The floods at Kaiapoi became serious yesterday owing to a rapid rise during the previous night. Many families in the centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON, N.Z., Thursday.—Several towns on the West Coast of New Zealand are now entirely isolated by the floods, and people are taking refuge in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Thursday--A terrible storm occurred in the Orne department yesterday. The town of Donfront, having 5000 inhabitants, was the centre of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—Lieut, Frank Briggs, pilot of an aeroplane which left Essendon at 8.45 this morning for Hay in connection with the aerial mail service, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Lieut. Frank Briggs, pilot of the Sopwith machine which left Essendon at 8.55 a.m. for Hay in connection with the aerial mail,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--The floods are responsible for huge damage and losses of stock. One Canterbury breeder lost 140 stud…
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