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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The steamer Tyrian, from Sydney, arrived to-day after an adventurous passage. When about three miles off the land between Point Lookout and Stradbroke Island a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Wednesday Afternoon.-Water has now flowed into the streets in the low-lying parts of the city on both sides of the river, and at 9.30 a.m. to-day was with in 3ft of the flood mark in 1890…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Wednesday morning.-News from Maryborough last night indicates that moderate floods will take place in that town. A telegram at 10 o'clock last night said: "The river has been rising…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy and continuous rains have been falling for the last few days. Rain still continues lightly On the average a fall of 4in. has been registered during the last 24 hours in and around the city…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When day dawned this morning South Brisbane presented a pitiful scene. The river had risen during the night fully two feet, and low-lying portions of South Brisbane were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraphic communication throughout the colony is greatly delayed. It is impossible to send much news. The Brisbane River is still rising several inches an hour, and is expected,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Telegraphic communication throughout the colony is greatly delayed owing to the floods. The Brisbane River is still rising several inches an hour, and is expected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Thursday Afternoon.-The flood waters reached their greatest height at 3.30 this morning, namely, 19ft 5in above summer level, or lft below the level of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river is nearly equal to the level of the 1890 flood. Railway communication between Brisbane and Ipswich is fast becoming interrupted between Milton and Toowong, where…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Brisbane River reached a height of about 19½ft. last night, which is one foot below the 1890 flood. The water then began to gradually recede, and is now falling at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.-- When day dawned this morning, Scuth Brisbane presented a pitiful scene. The river had risen during the night fully 2ft., and the low-lying portions of South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Of the gales which raged along the British coasts at the beginning of last month a shipping exchange of the 8th ultimo says:—"The gale at the beginning of last week was more disastrous in its effects than we knew when our…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Matters in connection with the flood in the Brisbane river give every indication that the flood will soon be a thing of the past. There has been a steady fall since 4 o'clock this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Brisbane River, after reaching a he light of 19 12[?], is now receding at the rate of several Inches an hour. Railway services have been resumed, and occupants of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Brisbane River, which gradually rose till last night, reached a height of 19½ft., which is about a foot below the level of the 1890 flood, and then began to recede,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Adelaide Company's steamer Adelaide, which arrived yesterday from Queensland ports, encountered the full force of the recent gale off that coast. After leaving Townsville a fresh…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Orizaba s[?] to have had an ex[?]ting time [?] arrival in Hobson's Bay. A Melbourne account to hand thus describes it:—"The sudden shift of wind from N.W. to S.E. brought up a sea of unusual height in Hobson's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Steamers are now able to come, up the river, though the current is running fairly strong. The Aramac berthed alongside the wharf at 6 o'clock. The water is now down level with the highest…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Heavy and continues rains have been falling for the last few days. Rain still continues lightly, On the average a fall of 4in. has been registered during the last 24 hours in and around the city…
Continued on Trove, page 116 →Up to the present the receding waters of the flood have not disclosed any serious damage to property. Though the water is now down it still covers a considerable area…
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