Flood at Lismore
The river at Lismore is up 24ft. and the lower parts of the town are submerged. The weather is still showery, and the river is rising…
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A Tea-cup Storm
"OUT of the fulness of the heart the tongue speaketh." Consequently there was no cause for surprise at the action of the Australian Premiers in Melbourne in uniting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourhe. Monday, Heavy Storm in Melbourne
A terrific storm broke over the city shortly before 1 o'clock to-day, and lasted about half-an-hour. Rain, accompanied by heavy wind, prevailed with but little or no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victoria. Terrific Storm in Melbourne. Streets Flooded. Pedestrian and Train Traffic Blocked. Melbourne, Monday Night
A terrific storm broke over the city shortly before one o'clock to-day, and lasted for about half an hour, Rain, accompanied by heavy wind, prevailed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland. Heavy Rain at Gympie. Floods Feared. Brisbane, Monday Night
Owing to the rapid rise of the river at Gympie the flood gates were shut down this morning, causing a cessation of work at a number of mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. a Terrific Storm. Fishing Vessels Driven Ashore. Ten Fishermen Dhow London, Sunday Ni[?]
A terrific storm has been [?]enced at Memel, a fortified Pr[?] seaport, lying at the norther [?]tremity of the Kurisches Haff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane. Monday. Floods at Gympie
Heavy rains have fallen in Queensland. Floods have occurred at Gymple and the river is rising [?]. Serious damage is anticipated and business people are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Coraki. Great Damage to Maize Crops
At Coraki heavy and continuous rain is falling. The river is 3ft over the wharf, and much damage has been done to the maize crops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Destructive Cyclone. the Comoros Devastated. London, Munday
The Comoro Islands, 350 miles fro the North-west coast of Madagascar, which belong to France, have been devastated by a cyclone, and many persons have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland. Flood in South Brisbane. the River Rising. Brisbane
The weather is now fine, but the Brisbane Hirer continues to rise slowly. The water at 10 o'clock this morning was a couple of feet deep in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cable News. America and Spain. Continued War Preparations. Spanish Torpedo Flotilla Detained by a Gale. London
A gale which has been raging on the coast of Spain has prevented the Spanish torpedo flotilla from leaving Cadiz for Cuba…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooding of a Scotch Mine. Splendid Heroism of Rescuers. Three Men Drowned—sixteen Rescued. London
Through the sudden flooding of a colliery in Ayrshire, Scotland, a number of the miners wore entombed. Sixteen were rescued after having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Peace of Ir[?] a Prelude to a [?] Storm. London, [?]
At a banquet given [?] Nationalists in London [?] St. Patrick's Day, Mr. [?] M.P., presided. He [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood Relief Fund
Not many people would appear to be aware of the fact that there is a Flood Relief Fund in existence, and the long spell the public have enjoyed from anything in the shape of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mount Kosciusko. OBSERVErS Lost in a Snow Storm
A telegram from CooMa states that the observers at Mount Kosciusko had a lively time during a recent snow storm. While away from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in America. Thousands of People Homeless. in Great Danger From Flood Waters. London, Thursday Night
From New York it is reported that disastrous floods have been experienced in the States of Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. New South Wales. the Colliery Disaster Near Newcastle. the Mine Found to Be on Fire. No Further Effort to Recover Bodies. the Pit to Be Flooded. Pitiable Grief of Relatives of Victims. Sydney, Friday Night
The latest news with regard to the disastrous explosion in the Dudley Mine, near Newcastle, is to the effect that this morning a number of experts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The University Boat Race Rowed in a Heavy Gale. Oxford Wins Easily. Cambridge Stops Exhausted. London
The annual eight-oared boat race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge was rowed on the Thames to-day over the usual course. The recent betting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Catastrophe. a Town Destroyed.—200 Persons Drowned. London
A serious calamity is reported from the United States, resulting from the floods which have prevailed for some time past on the River Ohio…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Storm at Newcastle. the Town Flooded. Railway Lines Washed Away. Telegraph Lines Interrupted. Newcastle Friday Night
A storm ot a very severe character broke over Newcastle last night, and several of the lower portiou of the city have been flooded. Much…
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