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A letter was read to-day before the Water and Sewerage Board from one J. J. Thompson applying for a- provisional license as a Plumber pending passing the examination at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Macintyre River has overflowed its banks, and the water is now in the streets of Goondiwindi. The river is 31ft. 6in. above ordinary summer level. All the adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Collingwood district, Nelson, the river Aorere rose to an extraordinary height, and the residents had to be taken from their homes. While Mrs. Patterson was carrying two children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The M'Intyre River came over the banks at 5 o'clock last evening. The water is now in the streets, and the river is still rising slowly. It is 31ft. 61n. above summer level. All the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Early yesterday morning a terrific gale was experienced over the city and suburbs, which was accompanied by rain of a phenomenal character. Between 8 and 9 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →As forecasted by Mr. H. C. Russell, Government Astronomer, the storm on the Queensland coast this morning was intensifying, and the sea was increasing. The northern coast line of this colony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The heat to-day was intense. This evening a severe gale sprang up from the east, accompanied by clouds of dust. The velocity of the wind was probably 40 miles per hour. It gradually subsided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The district is suffering terribly for want of rain. House and battery tanks are nearly empty. the weather is hot. Continuous dust storms of terrillo force have prevailed, unroofing houses and blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ketch Dewdrop returned to Sydney yesterday morning from Lord Howe Island. Among the passengers was the Rev. Dr. Perter, of Lewisham, who has been on a trip to the island for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, February 7. 3.55 p.m.—Terrific storms have swept over the Atlantic. The Cunard Company Royal mail steamer Lucania, Captain Horatio M'Kay. R.N.R.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great storms have been experienced on the Atlantic routes, and traffic hits been considerably interfered with. On the trip to America the splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--Heavy storms over the Atlantic have seriously interfered with the shipping traffic. The great Cunard liner Lucania fought her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrifie storms have swept over the Atlantic. The Cunard liner Lucania experienced a hurricane for 16 hours. Oil was thrown…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, December 30.--The Christmas season this year in England generally, and in London in particular, has been more remarkable for its weather than for anything else. Christmas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GLADSTONE (Q.), Thursday.—The heavy rain which tell all day Tuesday caused the new railway dam to overflow and burst its banks. It is estimated that the dam at the time contained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exceptionally heavy rain fell during the whole of yesterday, and caused the new railway dam to overflow along its whole length, eventually carrying away the bank on the down side. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrific storm raged in Gladstone during Tuesday night, and when it was at its fiercest about midnight the new railway dam broke away, and liberated an immense body of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GLADSTONE, Wednesday.--A new railway dam was washed away at midnight last night by the wash being quite incapable of carrying off the surplus water. The water broke through at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MessrS. Burns, Philp. and Company's steamer Ysabel arrived from the islands last evening, and brings news that very bad weather had been experienced at the Solomon Group, much damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A great storm swept over portions of Ireland on December 27, doing very considerable damage. The storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning in Clare…
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