Storm Water Damage
Mr. W. J. Boston, M.L. A., has received the following letter from the Undersecretary for Finance and Trade, under date December 28:-"With reference to…
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Floods in Queensland. Sydney
The Mackenzie River, Central Queensland, is in flood, the gauge indicating 60ft. above summer level…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Floods. Damage in Queensland. Hundreds of Lives Lost. Town Partly Destroyed. Sydney
There are great floods in Queensland. Clermont was partly washed away, houses being demolished and hundreds of lives lost. Fifty two bodies have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm at Parramatta. Telegraphic Interruption. Sydney
A heavy storm broke over Parramatta this afternoon. Heavy rain, accompanied by [?] fell and gradually [?]was very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Troopship in a Storm. Three of the Crew Overboard. London
Sick and wounded soldiers who returned to Sydney this morning by a second troopship had an exciting time. A few days after leaving the port of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods. More Damage Threatened. Railways Swept Away. Bodies Still Sydney
The Latest reports concerning the Queensland floods show that 10,000 tons of sugar were lost. Flood waters are pouring into the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegraphic News. Sydney, Thursday. Queensland Floods
The Hoods in the central railway of Queensland are abating, except in the Dawson Valley. The Fitzroy River is still rising. Bread, tea,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods. Scene of Desolation. Restoring Communication. Sydney
A Clermont correspondent describes the place as like a town in France after being battered by the Huns. A local boat's crew saved between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Queensland. Shocking Disaster at Clermont. OVER 50 Persons Drowned
Queensland has been having a particularly had time during the Last week or more owing to heavy weather which culminated on Wednesday week,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. Waters 16 Miles Wide. Great Damage Done. Sydney
A telegram from Richmond, in the north-west of Queensland, states that the flood waters are 16 miles wide at Nolda…
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A telegram from Charters Towers states that the Burdekin Biver rose 24 feet above summer level and has now fallen 25 feet. No trains have reached…
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'Latest advices from Hughenden, Queensland, state that all North Hughenden and the Chinese gardens were totally submerged, and several…
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The Fitzroy River at Rockhampton in still rising slowly and the water is now 25 feet above the ordinary level. There is nothing fresh concerning the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. Calamitous Results. Five Members of One Family Drowned. Sydney
Terrible calamitons floods are reported from Hughendon (Queensland). Five members of the Jenkinson…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Strange Storm Warning
While a British brig was gliding moolhly along before a good before a good bieeze in the South Pacific some birds,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland's Peril Big Flood Reported. Whole Family Drowned. Hughenden's Turn Now. Brisbane
A terrible and calamitous flood is reported from Hughenden. Five members of the Jenkinson family—J. Jenkinson, his wife, and their son John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Storms
The New Hebrides Group was recently swept by a terrific storm, shipping suffering considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms on North Coast. Sydney
The terrific heat last week culminated in fierce thunderstorms at Grafton on Friday night and yesterday afternoon, both storms doing considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods. Damage to Railways. Clermont Relief Fund. Brisbane
A telegram from Townsville states that one-third of the Inkerman bridge over the Burdekin River, the longest bridge in Queensland, was washed…
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The New Hebrides Group was recently swept by terrific storms. Shipping suffered considerably…
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