The Floods in Queesland. Brisbane
THE floods in the north still continue. The following report has been received from Croydon:—"The heavy rains continue Over 40 carriers between the Carrow…
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A Sad Tale of the Floods in Queensland. William Coomber's Account
"On the night of Monday, January 13, the Glastonbury creek, at Glastonbury bamlet, 18 miles from Gympic, rose in sudden flood, sweeping away trees, crops, and…
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HEAVY rains, causing floods, are reported from the Northern districts. Kempsey wires on Tuesday that the river is over a great part of the town and rising rapidly. All the…
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The floods are causing ruin and desolation in every direction. At noon on Thursday, the water was 5 feet above the 1887 flood mark. The flood water is up to the…
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THE river fell 18 in, during the night, but it is expected to rise again when the upper waters reach here. Doctor's creek is about half a mile wide…
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VERY great distress has resulted from the late floods. Over 1000 houses were flooded in Brisbane and the immediate suburbs alone, and consequently, several thousand…
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A MIRACULOUS escape is reported from Contharaba. During the recent heavy gales, when the storm was at its height, Mr. Burnett, the manager of a cattle station,…
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TERRIFIC floods still continue to deluge Queensland. A message from Charters Towers states that a telegram was received on Wednesday from Warden Selheim stating…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tremendous Cyclone in Kentucky. London, March 28
A cyclonic storm of the most violent character last night swept over the northern portion of the State of Kentucky. In its progress lay the city of Louisville, the capital…
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OVER a very large area of the colony heavy rains have fallen, and destructive floods have occurred. At Armidale all the low lying land was submerged, the gas works were…
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A TERRIFIC cyclone carried bodily the .chief railway station of Louisville into the river Ohio. Two thousand [?] were razed to the ground in…
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A BOURKE telegram of Friday, says:—A letter was received to-night by the manager of the Commercial Bank, from a well-informed gentleman residing on the Culgoa…
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A Bourke telegram of Tuesday says 'Great danger of inundation by the flood vaters of the River Darling still exists at Bourke, and Lord C[?]ngton,, who,…
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A GREAT deal of anxiety is felt in town this morning concerning the state of the embankment. The position is now considered dangerous…
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THE following telegrams are from Bourke by a correspondent of the Echo :— Wednesday. I have just returned from a trip with Mr…
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THE river at Brewarrina is still rising slowly, averaging about 3in is 21 hours. Great damage will be done to property in town. Many brick buildings are now…
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THE calamity which has overtaken Bourke is none the less terrible because of its approach being gradual, and not unlooked for. Up almost to the last moment, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. (We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.) Bourke Floods. (To the Editor of the W. W. Advertiser.)
SIR,—The eye, and the sympathy of this continent, is for the moment focussed on the sad and desolate condition of the inhabitants of Bourke—their, prosperous town inundated…
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THE gallant efforts made by the citizens of Bourke to keep the water out of the town have proved in vain. The day was one of alarms, but matters ha[?] threatened so long…
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A GREAT deal of anxiety is felt in town this morning concerning the state of the embankment. The position is now considered extremely dangerous. Early this morning a…
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