A Boy Drowned in the Floods
GLEN INNES, Wednesday.--A boy named Stanley Robinson, 10 years of age, was drowned to-day in a flooded creek whilst crossing a gully near the…
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688 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 35
The Weather. Heavy Rain in Queensland. BRISBANE
Heavy rains have occurred again on the watershed of the Brisbane River. Yesternight 3in. fell at Cressbrook, where the river is now 32ft. up. Nearly 4in, fell at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rain in Queensland. More Floods Expected. Railway Lines Washed Away
BRISBANE, Friday.—Heavy rain has again fallen near Brisbane. Three inches fell at Cressbrook, 4in at Woodford, and 5in at Nanango. The rivers were rising rapidly at each of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Floods in the North Anticipated
LISMORE, Friday.—The river rose nineteen feet yesterday, and was still rising. The weather now shows signs of clearing, and nothing serious ia anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rains and Floods. Brisbane
Steady rain set in in Brisbane and the surrounding district last night, and continued withour inrermission. Over 2in, were registered in Brisbane. The low-lying parts of the suburbs are again…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Floods in the Rockhampton District. Rockhampton
The river is still below the wharfs, but is rising slowy. Advices from Yaamba show that it rose 18in. last night, and is still rising. Heavy rain fell in the valley of the Conuors River, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the North. Lismore Partly Submerged. One Death by Drowning. LISMORE
The river rose to 24ft., but is now falling very slowly. All the low -lying parts of the town are submerged. The weather is still threatening. A child named Fox, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Washaways on the Railways. a Mail Train Capsized
BRISBANE, Thursday.--Heavy rams fell again on the watershed of the Brisbane River. Three inches fell at Cressbrook, where the river is now 32ft. up, and rising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thf "Flood Estate." Probable Settlement of the Dispute
Since the publication in "The Daily Telegrph" last Friday of the facts in connection with the difficulty between the trustees of the Oatley Estate and the directors of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in the North
The weather chart yesterday showed that the disturbance in the north had caused further heavy rales. At the Clarence 525 points were, registered up to 9 a.m. Casino, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in the Country
MACLEAN, Saturday.—During the past week rain has fallen almost every day in drenching showers throughout the whole district. On Friday rain fell in torrents, registering 500 points at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Gale in Adelaide. ADELAIDE
South Australians will have great cause to remember February, 1896. Without doubt it has been one of the most disagreeable within the recollection of the oldest colonist. A terrific gale sprang up early on…
Continued on Trove, page 434 →The Storm at Townsville. (See illustrations on page 19.)
Our illustrations depict some of the effects of the recent great storm which did such immense damage to Townsville. It is estimated that about £20,000 worth of damage has been done to the breakwater…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Floods in Queensland. the Fitzroy River Rising. Heavy Rains Along the Dawson Valley. Railway Lines Under Water. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Rockhampton
There is every prospect of another high flood in the Fitzroy River. The Yaamba River has risen 10ft. 6in. since Wednesday night, and is still rising fast. The Comet River rose 31ft. 6in. since 6…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Floods in Queensland. Great Damage in the Mackenzie Country. ROCKHAMPTON, Feb. 19
The river is still falling, but very slowly. All the wharfs except the high level one which has been submerged since the 30th January, are still under water, and likely to remain so for many…
Continued on Trove, page 434 →Hunter River Floods
It will be remembered that some months ago the Minister for Works (Mr. J. H. Young) authorised an examination of the Hunter River, with a view of devising means to…
Continued on Trove, page 431 →Floods in Queensland. Serious Railway Washaways
ROCKHAMPTON, Friday.--There is every prospect of another high flood in the Fitzroy River. At Yaamba the river has risen 10ft. 6in. since Wednesday night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle News. a Steamer's Engine-room Flooded. a Timely Discovery. NEWCASTLE Saturday Night
The British-India steamer Chilka, which arrived last night, proceeded to No. 11 crane to load coal for Colombo. At an early hour this morning [?] Ryan, master coal trimmer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Maitland. Enormous Damage
WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—A terrific storm occurred last night about 6 o'clock of wind, rain, and haiL Farts of trees, fences, verandahs, roofs of sheds, &c., were carried away, and streets were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Floods in the North. Rockhamption
Latest advices to hand show that all the rivers flowing into the Fitzroy are rising. All the lowlying whar[?]sare are under water. Very heavy rain fell round Rockhamption on Thursday., and the roads…
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