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BRISBANE, Friday.—The weather bureau forecast indicates rain with thunderstorms over the greater part of this colony, and in New South Wales in an easterly direction, from a line joining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ST GEORGE (Q.). Thursday.—The river has risen since the last wire, and it has broken over the eastern or town side. Balonne river is miles wide, and preparations are being made by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the absence from town of the Minister for Works, and the case being one of urgency, the Colonial Treasurer (Mr. M'Millan) yesterday received a deputation of residents of the Clarence district, who desired to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The flood is now subsiding. About 300 persons have been brought into town, but happily no lives are known to have been lost so far, and shelter was found for all. The damage done by the floods is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The body of the man John Larkins, who was drowned whilst attempting to cross the Upper Macleay at Merriwa, was found yesterday afternoon at Skillion Flat, 40 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A thunderstorm, accompanied by a terrific downpour of rain, was experienced in the city last night. The floods at Roma are now abating slowly. Further rains, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooded out farmers who reside near Wilberforce Common and have a right thereto intend to petition the Government to sell them allotments on the common, so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A few showers only fell in Sydney yesterday barely sufficient to keep the ground damp, but a very cold wind set in during the morning and continued until nightfall, such as was more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--A thunderstorm, accompanied with a terrific downpour of rain, visited the city to-night. The floods at Roma are now abating slowly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, March 28.-A. disastrous cyclone has occurred in the United States. Its worst effects were felt in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois, where…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrific storm occurred at Emu Park last night. A survey party, under the Government Surveyor, Mr. Richardson, were camped in the scrub just off the beach. The party consisted of Harry White, in…
Continued on Trove, page 694 →Captain Stewart, of the Sydney-owned schooner Edita Mary, hence to Rockhampton, reports:—We lett sydney on the 1st instant, and had southerly winds with occasional variables, up to the evening of the 3rd when the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THE Cunard Royal Mail steamer Gallia, Captain Murphy, from Now York, arrived in Queenstown Harbor shortly after midnight on January 21. The big steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous cyclone has occurred in the United States. Its worst effects were felt in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Illinois, where the destruction of property was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Reports from America state that the lowlands in Arkansas and along the Mississippi are doomed to extensive floods, and that numerous fatalities are already…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—A wet moon having again set in on the morning of the 21st, those who are accustomed to regard its influence on the weather and are affected by flooded rivers should begin to consider their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A sad case of drowning occurred during the recent flood in Brisbane. A Miss Selina Brown, aged about 16, was engaged at the Plough Inn in trying to save furniture, which had floated out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Saturday.-The traffic on the Southern and Western Railway beyond Ipswich will be restored this morning. Accidents to several small vessels are reported from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KEMPSEY, Friday.-One hundred and forty-seven, points of rain fell since Thursday morning. The river here is about 12ft over the Government wharf. The river at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WE learn by telegram from Brisbane that on Monday night a very serious cyclonic disturbance existed off the coast of Queensland. A cyclone and flood have occurred at Townsville, where houses…
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