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Between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday evening a storm, which had been browing for the greater part of the day, burst upon the city. The wind blew fresh from the N.E. in the earlier part of the day, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Friday.—Twenty-three inches of rain fell at Normanton since Christmas Day. All the lower portions of the town are submerged. Boats are out rescuing families. Three men were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy rain and floods continue to be reported from various parts of the North. The heaviest rainfall recorded was at Cardwell, where over 49in, fell from 25th December to the 2nd January;…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Twenty-four inches of rain have fallen at Normanton, Carpentaria, since Christmas Day. The whole country is flooded. Three men, Joseph Crow, William Pinkerton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A large number of cuttle are being washed down by the floods, and the Normanton waters are almost covering the telegraph wires. Rain has set in in the Herberton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Friday.--Serious flood, have occurred at Townsville and Charters Towers. Railway traffic has been temporarily stopped. A large number of cattle are being washed down by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A storm broke suddenly over tho city and suburbs last night about half-past 6 o'clock. The rain, which had been threatening for some time, was accompanied by exceptionally vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane, Monday.-The floods in North Queensland hare done terrific damage. Thirty-six inches of rain have fallen in Herbert River District since Christmas Eve. The Lands Office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The residents of the Canterbuy-road, Petersham, had a somewhat exciting experience a little before lo'clock this morning. Their slumbers were rudely disturbed by a loud explosion at about that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather has for the past three days been strangely unsettled. Dark ominous clouds gather overhead, continually threatening au impending; downpour. So it has continued here in the metropolis since…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE exceptionally hot and trying weather which was experienced yesterday culminated in the evening in a very severe thunderstorm, accompanied by exceptionally vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods have occurred in the northern districts, causing terrific damage. Twenty-six inches of rain have fallen in the Herbert River district since Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Sunday.--The floods in the North are doing terrific damage; 26[?] of rain have fallen in the Herbert River district since Christmas Eve. The land office at Ingham is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narara-terracb, May-street, St. Peters, had a narrow escape during the storm of Sunday. About 7 p.m. two ornaments which stood upon the parapet over the front of the terrace were struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Monday.--The Electric Telegraph Department have received the following telegram in reference to the floods:-- "The water at Normanton has receded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The floods in the north still continue. The following report has been received from Croydon:— Heavy rain continues. Over 40 carriers between Carron Crossing and Normanton are in peril of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The latest telegram from the flooded districts state that the waters are slowly abating. The flood at Normanton is the highest known there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The latest telegrams from the flooded districts state that the waters are slowly abating. The flood at Normanton bas been the highest known there, being 13ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.âThe latest flood reports are to the effect that the Gilbert R iver rose 5ft on Tuesday night, and it is still rising. The Burdekin River at Clare is 14ft above…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The floods continue in the Northern and Central districts. At Normanton the water commenced rising again yesterday. There are over 80 persons in the outlying country who will…
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