The Queensland Flood Relief Fund
A deputation is to wait upon the Mayor of Sydney to-day at noon, to urge him to take some action towards starting a fund in this city for the relief of those affected by the…
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Tasmania. a Fierce Gale. Destruction to Property
HOBART, Thursday.--A fierce northerly gale is raging, and is destroying fences and trees, and unroofing buildings. The sheltershed at the Bellerive terminus, Sorell…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A northerly buster, accompanied by douse clouds of dust, blew during the greater part of to-day. The heat was intense, the thermometer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE FlOODS IN QUEENSlAND Latest Details. The Damage in Brisbane and Suburbs. Heartrending Scenes. Estimated Loss £3,000,000. Ships Aground In the Botanical Gardens. The Loss of Life. Recovering the Bodies. Sympathy from the Secretary of State. Drunken Orgies. Incidents of the Flood. Newspaper Difficulties. Railways Disorganise
BRISBANE, Friday.—The floods have pretty well subsided all over the country. The damage to stock in the wholesale warehouses is immense; in fact, no idea can be gained for some time of the…
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The following message was received by the Postmaster-General at 11.15 a.m. Thursday from Ipswich: "We are sending business by special…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in Queensland. Further Details of the Calamity. Hundreds of Families Driven From Their Homes. Scenes of Misery and Ruin. Many People Completely Heartbroken. Awful State of Affairs at Toowong. Dreadful Condition of the Streets. the Work of Cleansing and Disinfecting. Sensational Escapes From Drowning. the Estimated Damage—£2,000,000. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Toowoomba
The flood has pretty well subsided all over the colony. At Brisbane the gunboat Paluma und the steamer Elamang and the hulk Mary Evans, which were washed on to the Bunya Walk in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Floods. Interrupted Railway Lines
The Railway Department has received the following information regarding the interruption to the Brisbane line : -- The up mail train to-day is bringing forward…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Disastrous Floods in Southern Queensland Episodes of the Inundation. Interview With An Eye-witness. After the Flood. People Returning to their Homes. The Waters Subsiding. Distressing Details. The Estimated Damage--Amounting to £2,000,000--The Loss of Life--Mishaps to Ships--Ships Landed High and Dry. Famine Prices--Offers of Assistance--Sympathy from Victoria--Aid will be Gratefully Received--Terrible Experiences--A Night Astride a Roof BRISBANE
It is estimated that the damage done by the flood will not be covered by less than £2,000,000, of which the Victoria and Indooroopilly bridges alone cost £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Round the Refuges. Pitiable Stories of Flooded-out People
A visit to the town-ball last evening showed that some change had been made in the arrangements for shelter for tho flooded out. The groups of women and children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Floods. the Latest Details From Brisbane. Enormous Damage in City and Suburbs. an Estimated Loss Oe £3,000,000 in the Colony. the Collapse Oe the Victoria Bridge. Three Steamers Aground in the Botanical Gardens. Sixty-seven Inches Op Rain in Three Days
To-day we publish a number of delayed telegrams from Brisbane regarding the floods. The overland mail that arrived in Sydney last night at 11 o'clock brought a large…
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Yesterday the Mayor of Sydney, in response to a requisition signed by several prominent citizens, convened a meeting of citizens, to he held, on Monday evening next…
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A storm of a severe character occurred at the New Hebrides on January 14 last, which is reported to have done a great deal of damage to the French company's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods in Queensland Brisbane After the Deluge. Scenes of Desolation. Succoring the Destitute. Prompt Action of Government. Estimates of Private Losses. I Inquests on the Drowned. Famine Prices for Food
BRISBANE, Saturday.—Although heavy rain fell yesterday, it had not any appreciable effect on the river, which remains at about its average height, and the floods may be fairly considered a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. Disastrous Storm at Sea. Destruction of a Fishing Fleet. 123 Fishermen Drowned
LONDON, February 10.-The Norwegian fishing fleet oft the Loffoden Islands has been destroyed in a terrific Storm. Great loss of life took place, 123…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After the Deluge. the Scene in Brisbane. When the Waters Receded. Sydney Steamers Safe. The Rising of the Waters -- Terrible Placidity of the Lakelike Scene -- The View From High Ground -- A Picturesque Sight -- The Collapse of the Victoria Bridge -- A Moonlight Scene -- Incidents of the Inundation. BRISBANE
An attempt is being made to estimate some of the losses by the floods, The following are some of the estimates : -- Jack and M'Kenzie, drapers, £1500; Perry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in Queensland. the Citizens' Relief Fund
Contributions continue to arrive towards the fund being raised in Sydney for the relief of the sufferers by the Queensland floods, and this afternoon it was reckoned that, including the £500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Floods. Brisbane Ruined. Great Loss Op Life and Property. Several Towns Submerged
THE news from Queensland this week is very sad. A huge flood has practically ruined the colony. Brisbane itself has suffered most. All the to was between Brisbane and Ipswich are flooded at at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →[By Telegraph.) (From Our Correspondent.) the Flood Abating. Sanitary Precautions. Extent of the Damage Done. Toowoomba
The flood in the Brisbane River is a thing of the past, unless renewed by the heavy rains now falling. The city is being gradually restored to order and the filth and d[?]is removed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in Queensland. in the Flooded Country. Approaching Brisbane Feom the South. the Fiest Traces of the Flood. Appearance of Ipswich As Seen From the Train. Tales of Losses and Disasters. the Unprecedented Character of the Inundation. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Commissioner.) Brisbane
There is no need to travel far into Queensland to learn that there is a visitation upon the land Even at the changing station between the two colonies, Wallangarra, the railway officials are aware of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Brisbane Flood Relief Fund. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I would suggest that in every church, chapel, and meeting-house in Sydney and suburbs the collection on Sunday evening be devoted entirely to the above fund. If at all picnic parties leaving Sydney on…
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