Floods and Fires
A group of cities on the East side of the Mississippi and north east of St. Louis are from 10 to 18 feet under water. Seven hundred people spent the night on the…
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Floods & storms, 1903
45 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 3
Caught by the Flood
“If only it was not quite so near the river, George,” Mrs. Roden said, in answer to the husband’s inquiries as to how she liked the house they had taken…
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An amusing story is told of a victim of the Johnstown flood of 1889, who, when he reached Paradise, ascended a cloud that served within…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in the Wimmera
THE overflow of the Wimmera River, in Victoria, has proved most serious, attaining a height almost equalling the flood of 1894. On Friday night word was received that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Police Court. Wednesday, July 22. BEFORE the P.M. (Mr. A. Elliott), and Messrs. J. Gale, E. G. Atkinson, Wm. Beatty, A. Brassey, and Win. McLaughlin, Js.P. TRESPASS
Alexander McDonald v. F. Griffith and Wm. McClafferty (separate eases). Mr. Garraway, for the plaintiff, stated that the defendants having publicly apologised for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Snow-storm at Captain's Flat
A WIRE from Captain's Flat on Saturday says, "The heaviest fall of snow for the past twenty years fell here on Thursday, the flats and hills being covered to a depth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Jamaica Cyclone
The relief of the sufferers in Jamaica by the recent cyclone is progressing satisfactorily. The Government is spending £20,000 in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts. (Before the P.M., and Messrs. Gale and Campbell J's. P.)
William Ryan v. George Summers. Mr. Garraway appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Woodward for defendant. This was a case of trespass upon property, and was adjourned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Police. Wednesday, August 19Th. Before the P. M., and Messrs. Wright, Gale, and E. O. Campbell. J's.P
John Fitzgibbon pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language in a public place at Queanbeyan. Fined 10s and costs, in default seven days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. Wednesday, August 19Th, Police. (Before the P.M. (Mr. Elliott), and Messrs. Gale, E. C. Campbell, and J. J. Wright, J's. P.) Language
John Fitzgibbon pleaded guilty to using obscene language in a public place, to wit. Monaro-street, Queanbeyan, and was fined 10s and 4s 10d cost of court, in default 7…
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A remarkable thunderstorm raged this morning at Broken Hill when a stream of water three feet deep ran into the reservoir. The residents are naturally very jubilant…
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It was in the smoking room of an Atlantic steamer that a worthy Teuton was talking about weather forecasts. "Looks here," said he, "I dell you vat it is…
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Heavy floods in the Broken: Hill district have delayed country [?] coaches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge in New York
It raised for 30 hours in New York, during which time 9 9-10 inches fell. Portious of the New York central railway line and goods yards were submerged to a depth of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, October, 26. BEFORE Messrs. J. Gale and E. G. Atkinson, J's.P
Edward Neville Humphries, on remand, in custody from Balmain, was brought up and pleaded guilty to a charge of deserting his wife and child, and leaving them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, October 26Th 1903. (Before Messrs. Gale and Atkinson, Js. P.) Wife Desertion
Edward Neville Humphries, for whose arrest a warrant had been issued, on the ground of his disobeying a summons made returnable at Queanbeyan on Wednesday last, was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm
A terrific hailstorm occurred at Charters Towers (Queensland) last Monday afternoon, doing damage to the extent of £10,000. [?] without any rain filled all the gutters in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Gale in England
A terribly destructive gale swept over England on the night of September 10. The nature of the disturbance can he imagined from the experience of an Australian lady…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. (Before Mr. John Gale, J.P.)
A SHEARER, named Phillips, alias Nicholson, about 32 years of age, was before the local bench yesterday afternoon, on a charge of having stolen from the premises of Messrs Hayes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, 12Th November. Before Mr. John Gale, J.P. Stealing From a Shop Front
James Nicholson, with the alias of Phillips, was presented to the court on a charge of stealing, on that morning, from outside the window of Hayes & Russell's…
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