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A terrible storm passed over Newcastle yesterday, from the direction of Lake Macquarie, and did considerable damage, particularly at Pelican Flat, where several houses were wrecked. Elizabeth Boyd, 16…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Monday.--Steady rain has set in in most parts of the colony. Several mails have been delayed through flood-in the creeks. The Brisbane mail to Surat was conveyed from Springatre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Monday.--Steady rata has set in in most parts of the colony. Several mails have been delayed through floods in the creeks. The Brisbane mail to Surat was conveyed from Springsure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →By the arrival of the cutter Dapbne, Captain Bain at Auckland, news has been received of the recent fearful gale and loss of life at Rarotonga. The NEW ZEALAND says:—"The gale on the night of Monday, December 17,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The recent storms have made great havoc with the telegraph lines in the north. The wires are broken in twelve places between Bowen and Inkerman. In some places the wires are entirely gone for over a mile. In…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On the 3rd February a telegram was received from Bowen which stated:—"A storm, began on Wednesday morning, when houses as well as trees began to fall. The Primary school, a brick building, and numerous other buildings in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →In reference to the late gale in the North, advices of from Bowen say that pilot South Wood, from Towns-ville arrived there yesterday in the steamer Star of Hope which was chartered by the Harbour Depart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN reference to a tornado at Bowen, one account says that only three houses are left. But the telegraph operator at Bowen reports as follows:— strong gale began to blow on Tuesday night. On…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A TERRIBLE storm passed over Newcastle yesterday, from the direction of Lake Macquarie, and did considerable damage, particularly at Pelican Flab, where several houses were wrecked. Elizabeth Boyd, 16…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, February 8.—Disastrous floods have occurred at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in consequence of the overflow of the Allegheny River. Ten thousand persons have been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous floods have occurred at Pitts-burgh, Pennsylvania, in consequence of the overflow of the Alleghany River. Ten thousand persons have been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A heavy flood occurred at Mackay on Friday. The wharfs were entirely submerged, and the streets were flooded, with three feet of water in some of the houses. The north approach to the Pioneer bridge was…
Continued on Trove, page 255 →Owing to the fact that considerable anxiety has been manifested with regard to vessls which were supposed to have encountered the recent cyclone on the Queensland coast, the Brisbane correspondent of the Herald has forwarded the following information:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr W. Swinney, of Wentworth Court, has received a letter from a gentleman at Port Mackay, who, after referring to the ravages of the fever there, gives a graphic account of the floods which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Monday,--At Cooktown over eight inches of rain have fallen during the last 24 hours. A great freshet is coming down the Endeavour River. No signs of clearing. All…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YOUNG, Tuesday.--A violent thunderstorm burst over the town this afternoon ; in a short time a heavy stream was flowing down the street, filling several cellars. The rain guage at the post-office…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Writing on Monday, February 13 our Bowral correspondent reports:—The weather during the morning was unusually hot and searching. About 3 p.m. the clouds began to rather to the west and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible flood has occurred at Cooktown, where 24 inches of rain have fallen in the 24 hours, with a violent gale raging, and doing immense damage to the shipping. The Kate Kearney capsized, and is a total…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--There has been a tremendous fall of rain at Cooktown, nearly 24in. having fallen in 24 hours. A fierce gale was raging, and the schooners Exchange and Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible flood has occurred at Cocktown, where 24 inches of rain have fallen in the 24 hours, with a violent gale raging, and doing immense damage to the shipping. The Kate Kearney capsized, and is a total…
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