A Great Storm Hundreds Killed
The greatest storm for over 20 years is sweeping Central and Western Slates of America Scores of cities are isolated by…
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Great Storm. Damage in America. Vancouver
The greatest storm experienced for 20 years is sweeping ,the central and western States, from Memphis in ihe south, though the cotton States. It is…
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A Queensland message reports bounteous rains, Floods are causing interruption with the railway traffic in the north and west…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Bathurst. Train Held Up. Sydney
A cyclonic storm swept through Bathurst yesterday, doing considerable damage to buildings, crops, orchards and fences, uprooting avenues of trees and…
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News from Queensland states that the steamer Wyreema was unable to enter Keppel Bay yesterday owing to rough weather and was sheltering…
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The latest news from Rockhampton shows that the floods are increasing. Hundreds of louses are submerged, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Floods in Queensland. Towns Isolated. Brisbane
A telegram from Rockhampton stats that all the low-lying parts of the town are flooded. The Fitzroy River is still rising and is now within…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Floods. Position Improved. Danger Still Feared. Brisbane
The latest report from Rockhampton states that the position has improved, the flood having reached its maximum. The Fitzroy River…
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Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent of the "Frankfurt Zeitung" says: The sudden rising at Nahe is responsible for damage to the…
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The latest news from Rockhampton shows Fitzroy River to be still rising Boats are engaged in rescue work. A large number of residences and business…
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The New South Wales noting divisional officer at the Weather Bureau stated this afternoon that the Queensland cyclone had now lost its chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Cyclone. Destruction at Mackay. Tidal Wave and Flood. Fourteen Drowned and Hundreds Homeless. Brisbane
The port of Mackay (Q.) was struck by a cyclone, followed by a tidal wave and flood. Several vessels were sunk. Hundreds of people are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Then the Deluge. Horrors of Floods Towns Wiped Out Mackay Disappears Great Loss of Life Sydney, This Day
Further particulars of the great Queensland floods show that the Home Hill and Don bridges were carried away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. Town Wiped Out. Danger at Other Centres. Three Persons Drowned. Brisbane
The township of Marlborough, situated 68 miles from Rockhampton, has been practically wiped out. The fate of Bowen and St. Lawrence is still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer in Cyclone. Terrifying Experiences. Bravery of Passengers and Crew. Sydney
A steamer which arrived at Sydney to-day from northern ports had a terrifying experience in the Queensland cyclone. At one stage the captain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Flood. Mackay Swept Away. Loss of Life Appalling. Still Raining. Sydney
Further particulars of the Queensland flood shows that Home Hill and Doll Bridges were carried away. The flood water is 25 feet over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. Mackay in Ruins. Great Loss of Life. Brisbane
The Premier (Mr. T. J. Ryan) received the following radio message last night through the Navy department from the steamer Bingera, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland Floods. River Still Rising. Townsville Cut Off. Serious Conditions in Central Districts. Brisbane
The Fitzroy River has risen to 25ft. Gin. this morning and is still rising at the rate of an inch an hour. The Postal Department reports that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. 2.30 p.m. NEWS. Queensland Floods. SYDNEY
A telegram from Brisbane this morning states that the Fitzroy River is now 30 feet 4 inches high, and still rising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still the Floods. Damage, One and a Half Millions Shortage of Meat Sydney. This Day
Further particulars of the Mackay disaster show that the material damage is estimated at one million and a half sterling…
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