The Late Floods
CORAKI, Saturday.--A thoroughly representative meeting was held at Coraki last night with the object of urging upon the Government the necessity of…
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Stormy Weather. Heavy Rain and Floods in Country Towns. Great Damage to Crops and Bridges. Traffic Stopped and Rivers Rising
The accounts from several parts of the country show that on Saturday night and Sunday there was exceedingly heavy rain. In Sydney there was a shower early…
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Telegrams to hand report that a disastrous storm has been experienced in the Transvaal, South Africa. Rain fell in torrents for a time, and several mines were flooded…
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MOSS VALE, Monday.—The devastation made by the floods is without parallel in the history of the district. The creek which runs through the town during Sunday became very swollen, and at…
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An untoward occurrence took place yesterday in the Full Court which provided infinite diversion for lawyers and loungers alike. The case of Carnofsky v. the N. Z. Insurance Company…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in the Country. Enormous Damage to Property. Bridges Washed Away. Collapse of a Dwelling. Narrow Escape Op the Inmates
BOWRAL, Tuesday.—The damage done to town property in this district by the floods is enormous. On the Centennial-road, one of the chief approaches from the Berrima Bridge was completely…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The goods as well as the passenger traffic between Sooth Brisbane and Brisbane proper is now being carried on successfully by steamers. The double line between South…
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A meeting convened by the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Bunn) was held to-day to raise funds in aid of the sufferers by the late floods; £42 10s was collected in the room, and a good amount more is expected. It…
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On Saturday night rain fell, after a beautifully fine and warm day, and continued falling more or less until yesterday morning, when it began to show signs of clearing up; but at about 10 o'clock it began…
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Bega has just been visited by the heaviest flood known for years. After two terribly hot days, Thursday and Friday—on the latter the thermometer reaching 130 degrees in the sun—easterly…
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CROOKWELL Monday.--Rough weather is being experienced. On Saturday a thunderstorm, which was unusually severe, commenced about 4 o'clock, and within two…
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BOWRAL, Monday.--The hot weather of Saturday was followed by a thunderstorm at night, which brought up heavy rain, causing yesterday the heaviest flood known here…
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MACLEAN, Monday.--On Saturday night a public meeting, largely attended, was held at Shark Greek, to consider the best means of relieving the distress in that locality caused…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--The steamer Moray, shire has arrived at Moreton Bay from Sydney with a load of frozen meat, but, owing to the silting of the channels, was…
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Yesterday afternoon southerly weather set in, and one or two light showers fell before sunset. After dark, however, rain commenced to fall in earnest, and up to half-past…
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The southerly gale is general all along the coast this morning, most of the stations reporting thick, dirty weather, with rain squalls and heavy sea. So far there is no…
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LONDON, Monday Night.--From the Cape it is reported that a terrible storm has swept over the Transvaal, the South African Republic, causing cuormous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loss of a Warship. Wrecked in a Cyclone. Twenty-three Lives Lost. LONDON, March 7
The French warship Labourdonnais, of 860 tone, was caught in a cyclone off Madagascar, and became a total wreck. Twenty- three members of the crew were drowned…
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LONDON, March 6. — The Queensland Flood Belief Fund now amounts to £7000. A. little more is expected to be received…
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BOURKE, Tuesday.—A terrific storm occurred north and east of Bourke, distant about 20 miles, on Sunday night. Reports now to hand show that a large quantity of rain fell. Five inches were…
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