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Floods & storms, 1890

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Floods in Queensland. a Floating Telegraph Office. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 January 1890 · page 4

The latest flood reports show that the Gilbert River rose 5ft. on Wednesday night and is still rising. The Baudekin River at Clare is 14ft. above…

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The Floods in Queensland. Divers Still Rising. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The latest reports from the flooded districts show that the Gilbert River rose [?]ft. last night and is still rising. The Burdekin River at Clare is 14ft. above…

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The Floods in Queensland. [By Telegraph.) (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 5

There is little fresh to report concerning the floods in the north. The flood waters appear to be either stationary or subsiding in most places. Traffic is still partly blocked on the Central…

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Floods in Queensland. People up the Trees. One Man Drowned. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 6

The Minister for Mines has granted exemption to all miners on the Croydon field for one month, owing to the heavy floods in the Aramac district. The flood is the…

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The Queensland Floods. Mounting Trees for Safety--one Man Drowned. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday. --The Minister for Mines has granted an exemption to all the mines at Croydon for one month owing to their being flooded…

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The Queensland Floods. More Heavy Rain. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 6

The floods in the Gulf country began to subside, but heavy rains have again commenced…

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After the Storm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 32

Then a mighty wind arose, and blew from the sunset land, Blew till the tall trees bent like the slender blades of grain;…

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Floods in Queensland

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 7
Also in Australian Town and Country Journal

The floods in North Queensland have done terrific damage. Thirty-six inches of rain have fallen in Herbert River District since Christmas Eve. On Monday the Lands Office at Ingham…

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The Floods in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 12

Latest reports from the north show that there is very little alteration as regards the flood. The rain still continues more or less throughout the north, so that there is little immediate prospect of the…

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Heavy Floods in Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 74

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;…

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Great Floods in Queensland

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 8

Tremendously heavy rains have visited the North of Queensland. At Cardwell over 49 inches (four feet one inch) fell from 25th December to 2nd January. That is equal to…

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The Floods in Queens. Land. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--A telegram received today states that the Central Railway, the Northern Railway and the Gulf of Carpentaria still report Hoods, Rain commenced to…

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The Floods

The Australian Star · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--It rained in Brisbane all day yesterday. The telegraph department received advices that the floods continue in the Georgetown, Richmond, and…

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The Queensland Floods. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 January 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--Rain has been falling in Brisbane all to-day. The Telegraph Department has received advices that the floods continue in the Georgetown, Richmond and…

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Terrible Cyclone. Enormous Damage. Loss of Life

Evening News · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 4

NEW YORK, January 13.—Intelligence has been received that a terrible cyclone, accompanied by a sleet storm, has swept over the State of Illinois, causing immense…

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Floods at Bourke. Seven Inches of Rain. BOURKE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 5

Quite a phenomenal fall of rain for this time of the year has set in. It commenced raining on Friday last, and has continued heavily without intermission…

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The Floods in Queensland. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--Showery weather still continues in Brisbane. Reports continue to be received of bountiful rainfall in tho southern and western portions of tho colony, whilst the…

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The Floods in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1890 · page 7

There is little change to report in the weather. but so far as the northern floods are concerned the worst appears to be over. The weather is fine at Croydon, and work has been resumed there. The…

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Severe Cyclone. Enormous Damage Done. Trains Derailed. LONDON, January 15

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1890 · page 5

Severe cyclones have been experienced in Canada. Enormous damage has been done, and so great was the wind pressure that several trains were derailed…

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