A Gallant Mailman. Another Victim of the Flood
BRISDANE, This Day.—The Post and Telegraph master at St. Lawrence has reported that a mailman, named Andrew Cuthbertson, was drowned…
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The Floods in Queensland. Two Mailmen Drowned. (By Telegraph)
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Two fatalities from the recent floods in the north are reported to-day. A mailman named Cuthbertson, whilst trying to swim across the Clairview Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Barque Diamond in a Gale
The barque Diamond, which arrived at Melbourne on Saturday from Kaipara, had a narrow escape from foundering on the 16th instant. She was caught in a fearful squall from the southward, in lat. 37 and 154 E. long…
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BRISBANE, This Day-- All the Rockhampton wharves are now under water…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand. Floods in Westport District. Extensive Damage Done
WELLINGTON, This Day.--A heavy flood has occurred in the Westport district. The water channels were flooded owing to the excessive rain, and in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in New Zealand. a Town Inundated.--one Life Lost. (By Cable.)
Auckland, Saturday.--The district of Westport has been visited by an extraordinary downpour of rain, the heaviest ever experienced in that part of the country. The rain fell in…
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LONDON, Monday.--Terrible gales raged yesterday in different parts of England and along the coast. The extent of the damage has not been ascertained; but already…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fearful Storms in the English. Channel. London
A violent storm, attended by serious shipping disaster and loss of life, has occurred in the English Channel (The steamers City of Corinth and Tasmania…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in New Zealand. Many Narrow Escapes Reported. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland
Later accounts show that the floods at Westport were of a very extensive and serious character. The Duller-road has been completely destroyed. O'Brion, a surfaceman, was smothered by a landslip, Many…
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WELLINGTON, This Day.--Later news from Westport shows that a man named O'[?]rien was knocked down by a landslip and crushed to death. Several person…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Storms in England
LONDON, Thursday.--Terrible gales of Wind and heavy snowstorms are being experienced throughout England. The Storms are so severe that railway and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Gales on the New Zealand Coast. a Ship Driven Ashore
Auckland, Friday.--Heavy gales have prevailed along the New Zealand coast for the past few days, seriously impeding the shipping…
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Heavy rains have fallen in the Westport district, and the town was cut off from telegraphic communication, for some days. The greater portion of the town was flooded. The Buller River was in…
Continued on Trove, page 594 →Heavy Gales in New Zealand. [By Carle.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Auckland
On Thursday a heavy gale sprang up in the Wellington district, and increased with hurricane force during Friday. The telegraph wires were destroyed, and the Northern portion of the Island was cut off from all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Storms in America. Over 200 Fatalities--a Ship's Crew Frozen. Ships Wrecked
LONDON, Sunday.--A terrible blizzard bas occured in the Eastern States of America and a fearful loss of life has occurred. Up to the present over 200 fatalities are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Coasting Steamer in a Gale. Cargo Thrown Overboard. [By Telegraph.]
MELBOURNE, Monday--The steamer' Julia Percy, from Warrnamhool with passengers and cargo for Melbourne, was caught in a ter[?]ific gale near Port Campbell on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cables. the Late Terrible Blizzard in America. 200 Persons Frozen to Death. Disastrous Storm at Sea. London
Thousands of navvies are at work digging away the snow deposited during the recent blizzard in America. The bodies of men and women have been found in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Gale, M.L.A., at Queanbeyan
QUKAN[?] This Day.--Mr. John Gale. M.L.A lectured on "Protection to Native Industries" last evening, receiving a very fair hearing. His remarks were of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Opium Smugglers Heavily Flood
MELBOURNE, This Day.--At the South Melbourne Court Chow Shang and A[?] were fined £100 each or one month, for smuggling opium…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Gales in New Zealand
On the 15th a heavy gale sprang up in the Wellington district, and increased with. hurricane force during Friday. The telegraph wives were destroyed, and the Northern portion of the Island was cut off from all…
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