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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Heavy rain, accompanied by squalls, began to fall about 11 o'clock last night, and still continues. Judging by the latest forecast, more heavy rain may be…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →MARCH 16.—Our correspondent writes: It is my painful duty this week to record the doleful tale of disaster by floods to this district, which seemed to terminate the long-continued period of rain,…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Mr. H. M. Tiddy, York-street, writes us as fellows: "I have had telegrams from several of the leading merchants in Townsville, Queensland, requesting me to contradict the reports which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London, March 29.—Latest accounts to Land report that the tornado affected all the Western States. The worst effects of the catastrophe were felt along…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, March 28.—Later details of the terrible cyclone in the United States are horrible in the extreme. The railway station at Louisville, the centre of the cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AUCKLAND, Sunday.--The schooner Annie Hill arrived here today, 17 days out from Bowen (Q.). The vessel encountered terrific gales during the voyage and at times was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News from Ingham states that a terrific cyclone passed through that district on March 23 and 24, by which the English Church was blown to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A cyclonic storm of the most violent character last night swept over the northern portion of the State of Kentucky. In its progress lay the city of Louisville,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BRISBANE, Monday.—A dreadful hurricane has been experienced on the Herbert River and all along that portion of the Queensland coastline. At Cardwell the crew of a schooner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW YORK, March. 28.—Intelligence from New Orleans reports that the dykes of the Mississippi at Greensville are strained to the utmost extent, and a serious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Saturday.—Later: The weather is fine, though threatening clouds are hanging about. The fresh water at Ipswich is fully half down again. The floodwater is running strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MACLEAN, Saturday—Owing to the flood Mr. Macnaughten's imported horses, Amazement and West Suffolk were unable to be shipped to Sydney Show to-day. The river is again in flood. Rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weather at Hockhampton is fine, but threatening. The explosive magazine has been shifted 6ft. above the highest flood mark. The highest flood over known has occurred at Bollon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The weather has a more promising appearance and it is now fine. The river here is up about 24ft., raing slowly. At Irvington the rise is about 39ft. Mail communication is still in a disorganised…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Owing to the extraordinary rainfall, the, rivers Arkansas and Mississippi are in high flood, and the lowlands adjacent to these rivers are under water…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Big River has overflowed its banks. The Mehi is also a banker, and rising rapidly. The town is surrounded and also divided by water, the east and west ends being separated by a raging…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BOURKE, Saturday.--A telegram from Bolion, Queensland, states :--" Highest flood ever known here. All buildings except courthouse, police barracks and telegraph-office flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Very little rain fell in any part of the colony on Friday night and on Saturday also the weather was fine. Late on Saturday night, however several very heavy showers fell in Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, March. 29.-The tornado, accompanied by a terrible snow blizzard, was experienced with more or less severity over a great portion of America; the area…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Later details state that the mortality in connection with the recent tornado and floods which swept the Ohio Valley in the United States was about 200, and that the…
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