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The Austrian steamer Melpomene, which arrived in port on Friday (says the Calcutta Overland Mail of November 30), en countered the cyclone on Monday last, about 800 miles from the Sandheads. On the 4th instant the vessel left Jeddah for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →January 15.—Intercolonial Yacht Race, first heat. Sydney Amateur [?]was Dingey Club, Barnes's trophy. January 22.—Intarcolonial Yacht Race, second heat. Sydney Amateur Sailing Clubs; 22 to 24th half-deckers…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →BRISBANE, Monday.--Bundaberg wires to say that the sweltering heat of the past few days ended in a terrific storm and deluge of rain this morning. The coach to Maryborough was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Thursday.--The Government resident at Wyndham telegraphs to say that very heavy floods have occurred around the Cambridge Gulf country, which is covered for miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 2.30 this morning a terrific thunderstorm passed over the town, lasting about 35 minutes. The thunder and lightning wore frightful, and the hail and rain far exceeded anything over known hereabouts Every place in…
Continued on Trove, page 171 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--The moat continuous downpour of rain experienced in Brisbane for years past commenced falling yesterday evening and increased in violence this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous floods have occurred all over the southern part of the colony. The lower parts of Brisbane and of Woolloongabba are submerged, and all traffic by road stopped. On the Thompson Estate, a large suburb…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy rain has fallen during the last two days, and coming after the previous showers it has done much damage to the wheat crop. Hundreds of acres of cut wheat had been stacked for some time, and this, through the excessive…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BATHURST, Monday.--Fifty-one points of rain fell for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day. Heavy showers fell at intervals on Sunday and this morning the barometer was low, but there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Monday.--The engrossing subject of talk everywhere is the terrible flood which has visited the south-eastern part of the colony. On Friday morning, rain, accompanied by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney had a return of the wet weather yesterday, late in the afternoon a thunderstorm followed by a heavy downpour visited the city, and rain continued all night. In consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The barque Kingdom, of Sweden, Captain Cooper, arrived off Cape Moreton on Thursday. She was ordered out to sea by the pilot, and arrived in the bay yesterday. The captain reports that on Friday and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Accounts continue to come in of the distress and damage caused by the recent flood. The first communication from the Logan district was received to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BATHURST, Tuesday.--One inch of rain fell yesterday, the heaviest shower being experienced at about 10.80 p.m. Nearly 5in. of rain have fallen during the last week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The most disastrous flood on record in the Upper Richmond occurred here on Saturday. The rains set in the previous Wednesday night, and continued up till daylight on Saturday, fully nine inches falling here, and in other…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The weather continues fine. Traffic on the railways is being gradually restored; but the extent of damage on some of the lines is not yet known. The floods in the Logan and Albert Rivers have been very disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The present weather is a puzzle to "the oldest inhabitant," and if it continues much longer we shall begin to think that o[?]r "fine" climate is not so much to boast of after all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- More authentic news regarding the fatalities and the loss inflicted upon property in the Logan district by the floods has now come to hand, and confirms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest reports from the Logan and Albert Rivers show that at one place about 260 people have been reduced to a state of starvation by the floods, and they are destitute of clothing or shelter. The Waterford Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest reports from the Upper Logan and Albert districts are to the effect that the losses of stock by the floods are very heavy, and great damage has been done to homesteads, crops and fencing. The…
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