Cut Off. Cyclone at Cairns
BRISBANE, Friday.--Wireless advice has been received that a terrific cyclone struck Cairns on Wednesday night. All land communication is in…
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Floods & storms, 1927
661 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 34
Local and General Taken by Storm
He arrived in town, and apparently set out early in the morning to see the sights and to cross the bar. He crossed the latter too frequently, it appeared,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raging Torrents North Queensland Rivers The Tully Six Miles Wide. Floods and Cyclones
BRISBANE, Friday.--Telegraphic and telephonic communication with Cairns, which was struck by a cyclone on Wednesday night, are still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Abandon His Holding." What the Flood Did. Landholder's Plea to Council
There is at least one honest man in the Tomki Shire, and one who states his case fully and unembellished. The flood rains moved him to a greater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tomki Shire C0uncil. Roads Damaged by Flood. Question of Absorbing Loan Money
Tomki Shire Council met yesterday. There were present : Councillors W. Sullivan (President), D. W. Cowan, E. J. Bailey, G. R. Meldrum, G. L…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rivers Rising Floods in North Queensland Cairns Isolated Burdekin River Height Record Brisbane
Telegraphic and telephonic communication with Cairns, which was struck by a cyclone on Wednesday night, is still interrupted. The Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Damage Farmers' Heavy Losses Gundurimba Council Approached
A deputation of farmers waited upon the Gundurimba Shire Council at its meeting held in the Shire Chambers, Lismore, on Thursday, with a request that the Swan Bay road along…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood Damage Heavy Bill to Meet Byron Council's Position Byron Bay
At the meeting of the Byron Shire Council on Tuesday the president (Cr. J. G. Snow) occupied the chair. There were also present Crs. T. Armstrong, J. W. Banner, C…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Great Damage. From Cyclone and Floods. North Queensland Visitation
The terrific force of the wind during the cyclone which passed over Northern Queensland last week reached its height at Cairns about 11.30 on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lives Lost Queensland Flood Disaster 12 Perish at Ingmam Cyclone Damage Incalculable Burdekin River Still Rising Brisbane
Ingham police magistrate advises that 12 lives have been lost in floods in that district. Cairns reports that a caretaker, on Green Island, with his son and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Waters. Complaint to Tomki Shire
George Little, Casino, in a letter to Friday's meeting of the Tomki Shire drew. attention to the drainage near his property. During the recent rains a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Lives Lost. Floods in Ingham District
BRISBANE, Monday.—Ingham police magistrate advises that 12 lives have been lost in floods in that district. Cairns reports that a caretaker, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Lives Lost Devastating Floods North Queensland Rivers Burdekin Breaks Banks
Following the terrific cyclone which swept Cairns on Wednesday, devastating floods have occurred in North Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Cyclone. Northern Queensland Devastated
Northern Queensland has been visited by a terrific cyclone, followed by abnormal rain. Incalculable damage has been done to property, while there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fighting a Cyclone. Steamer on Reef
CAIRNS, Monday. —The steamer Kallatina, which reached here on Friday last, had a miraculous escape from becoming a total wreck on the Barrier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Danger Passing Conflicting Reports Regarding Extent of Fatalities People Being Rationed Owing to Shortage of Food
BRISBANE, Monday. —Conflicting reports have been received concerning the extent of fatalities in use northern floods. A message from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boy Drowned. Flood Waters Scour Out Favorite Swimming Pool. Brother's Futile Attempt at Rescue
BRISBANE, Monday. -The recent flood was responsible for another case of drowning this afternoon, when Matthew Byrne aged 14 years lost his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods Total Fatalities Not Yet Known Conflicting Reports Situation Generally Easier Brisbane
Conflicting reports have been received concerning the exact number of fatalities in the northern floods. A message from Ingham police states that three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Cyclone Cairns Wrecked
Buildings collapsed like houses of cards during the disastrous cyclone which struck Cairns on Wednesday night last, and the wreckage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Workmen Burned Deluge of Sulphuric Acid
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Three men, Thomas Cumming (23), laborer, John Blanning (22), laborer, and Charles Luckman (25), mechanic, were…
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