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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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Not for years has the district had such a succession of useful storms as during the past three weeks. Every day or so some centre on the North Coast gets a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Monday:--Much damaged has been caused to cotton and corn crops in the Mundubbera district, and fences have been washed away by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The river, which rose rapidly yesterday, had fallen sufficiently this morning to permit the Woodenbong mail car and the lorry with butter…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The full force of the storm, only the fringe of which was experienced in Lismore on Monday afternoon, was felt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weather is following the sequence of 1863, and there is likely to be but a short respite before the climax of the wet season, writes Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is many years since the North has had such a succession of heavy storms as have occurred in the past fortnight -evclonic wind, terrifying lightning, cloud…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,-I am sure all readers of your valuable paper were delighted at the paragraph in last Friday's "R.R. Herald" in connection with the above. I venture…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Friday--Torrenjtial rain is falling in the Tully and Innisfail districts, causing floods and Dislocation of railway traffic. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Torrential rain falling in the Tully and Innisfail district is causing floods and dislocation of railway traffic. Since 8 o'clock on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A big deposit of mud washed on to the road near Gordon Vale during a recent storm. Cr. R. J. Moore (president of Kyogle shire council) is on horseback, conferring with the employees…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Sunday:--More torrential rain was reported from the far north yesterday. The dislocation of the railway services continues. Most…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TULLY, Sunday:--The Tully River to-night had subsided only 10 inches in 14 hours, the reading at 7 o'clock showing the flood waters 7ft. 5in. over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Tuesday :--The Tully River is still several feet over the rails, thus preventing the resumption of the train services between Cairus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAIRNS, Wednesday:--A special train which left Townsville at 9.30 a.m. arrived at Cairns at 8.25. All rivers between Cairns and Innisfail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An inquest was opened to-day into the deaths of the Davis family who were drowned in the recent storm in Stanwell…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Further torrential rain fell in Tully district throughout the night, 1051 points being recorded, with the result that Tully River at 1 p.m. was 7ft…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →TOWNSVILLE; Saturday :--The continued coastal rains, especially about the, Ingham and Tully districts and the Tableland. have caused, further flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Monday:--The marooned western mail train was able to continue its journey to-day after a delay of 36 hours. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The floods holding up railway traffic in North Queensland receded to-day, allowing the resumption of some services…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ponsford came next, and Mitchell went on at the southern end. Some heavy clouds had been working up from the south-west, with indications…
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