The North Queensland Floods. an Appeal for Aid
The Right Rev. C. G. Bartow, D.D., Bishop of North Queensland, is in Sydney for the purpose of appealing for funds to assist his diocese in the calamity which…
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688 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 35
The Country. Violent Storm at Maitland. Great Damage to Property
WEST MAITLAND, Monday.--One of the most violent and destructive hailstorms witnessed in the Maitland district for the past 20 years occurred yesterday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Floods in the North. Brisbane
Heavy floods are again being experienced in the north. The Burdekin River is 14 ft. over the rails at Charters Towers, while the railway service to Hughenden has been blocked for two days…
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For some reason or other the final settling up in connection with the Flood Estate dispute, which was to have taken place yesterday morning, still hangs firs. It is…
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LONDON, March 3.—The river Tigris, in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks and flooded the surrounding country. Six hundred Arabs in Mesopotamia have been…
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The River Tigris, in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks and flooded the surrounding country. Six hundred Arabs in Mesopotamia have been drowned…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--The river Tigris. in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks, and 600 Arabs are reported to have been drowned in Mesopotamia…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Estate, Leichhardt. Settlement of the Difficulty
A few years ago the above estate was sold by the legatees of the late Edward Flood to the National Building Society. The society at the time paid a considerable amount of money as a deposit, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Terrific Flood at Georgetown. Brisbane
A terrific flood, unprecedented since 1875, visited Georgetown last night. The rain commenced to fall about 8 o'clook, and by midnight 8.20in. were registered. The Etheridge River rose with…
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Some years ago the legatees of the late Edward Flood sold their interest in the estate at Leichhardt to the National Building Society. The society paid a very…
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Yesterday the negotiations which have been pending for some weeks between the directors of the National Building Society and the trustees in the Oatley Estate with reference…
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One of the most violent hailstorms witnessed in the Maitland district for the past twenty years occurred on Sunday evening a few minutes before 6 o'clock (Says the Maitland…
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At about 11 o'clock last night a violent thunderstorm passed over Sydney, from north to south. The thunder was very load, and the lightning most vivid The fall of rain was extremely…
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BRISBANE, Saturday. — During the recent floods at Georgetown the water covered the whole of the local cemetery to a depth of 6ft, and, with the exception of four, the strong current…
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Amongst other damage done by the fleed the local cemetery was particularly badly treated. The water covered the whole cemetery to a depth of 6ft. A strong current demolished the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in Queensland. Damage to the Georgetown Cemetery. Scarcity of Rations
GEORGETOWN. Friday.--Amongst the other damage done by the recent floods, the local cemetery has been particularly badly treated. The water covered the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Heavy Storm at Picton
PICTON, Tuesday.—Picton last evening experienced a violent thunderstorm from the south-east, with vivid lightning, accompanied by torrents of rain, three inches and twenty points…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last Night's Storm. a Heavy Downpour. the Suburbs Flooded. Marrickville Partly Under Water. Places Struck by Lightning. Damage to the Team Lines
An exceptionally heavy thunderstorm burst over the city and suburbs about 7 o'clock last night. The lightning was most vivid, and the thunder at times almost deafening. The rain fell…
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The satisfactory settlement of the difficulty in connection with the Flood estate, whereby some forty families who stood in danger of losing their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. a Violent Thunderstorm. Damage to the Tram Line
One of the most violent thunderstorms experienced in Sydney for some time burst over the city between 6.30 and 8.30 o'clock last evening. The storm came up from the…
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