The Floods in Queensland
BRISBANE, This Day.--The train is unable to cross the Normanby River, the water being 12ft over the bridge. The flood is the highest known. Previous…
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358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 18
Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Great Storm in Western America. London, Jan. 18
A "blizzard," or storm of wind and snow, has caused terrible Buffering and destruction of property in. Western America. Two hundred persons were frozen to death…
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Four thousand workmen who were engaged in building a breakwater at the mouth of the River Hoang Ho, in China, have been engulfed by the late disastrous floods in that…
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TAREE, This Day.--A heavy thunderstorm passed over Tarce last night. There was very little wind or electrical disturbance, but torrents of rain fell, doing a vast…
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CROYDON, This Day.—Over £3000 worth of damage was done by the storm on Tuesday night. The gardens in Gorge Creek and Cork Creek were destroyed,…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--The recent thunderstorm had a meat disastrous effect at Junction Creek. In the electric telegraph office the instruments were smashed and…
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The "blizzard," or storm of wind and snow which caused such destruction of life and property in the Western States of America, completely isolated several small towns by its…
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MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The steam yacht White Squall (Mr. Sesan, of Adelaide, owner) arrived in Hobson's Bay from Adelaide to-day. She reports that when off Cape…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--After a close day, a strong southerly wind came up yesterday afternoon, raising clouds of dust. The streets were clouded with the…
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THE southerly buster which came up at such short notice this afternoon, made walking in any part of the city, most unenjoyable undertaking. A considerable…
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A steamer which has arrived at New York from Cape Hayti reports that heavy weather was experienced in the northern West Indies from the 6th to the 8th instant, causing much damage along the coast. About 70 vessels…
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The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was called for Monday night, and there assembled the Mayor (Mr. N. G. Bull), Alds Taylor, Ashcroft, Haigh, Carter, Nelson, Clyde,…
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The Government residentat Geraldton telegraphed yes terday to the Colonial Secretary from Walkaway station, via Dongarra, at 6 p.m. as follows:—The heaviest flood over known in the district took place last night. It…
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PERTH, This Day.--Information has been received here of terrible floods which have taken place in the vicinity of Geraldton. Without any previous warning,…
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Perth, Monday.—A great flood occurred on Saturday at Greenough, near Geraidton, an important farming district. The water came down suddenly flooding the whole of the districts…
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A special meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Friday night There were present —Aldermen Clyde, Christiansen, Haigh, Taylor, Ashcroft, and Carter. In the absence of…
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Further telegrams from Greenough report that so far as is known only four lives have been lost by the floods, viz., those of twe men and two women. Nearly the whole of the inhabitants are camped on the sand…
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PERTH, This Day.--From information from Greenough I learn that on the back flats the water is rapidly going down, and that in other parts it is subsiding, though…
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PERTH, Tuesday.—The flood at Greenough is [?]bsiding No further loss of life is reported…
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KEMPSEY, Day.--A terrific thunderstorm passed over the district yesterday, accompanied with heavy rain. At Gladstone several houses were damaged…
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