Further Thunderstorms. Rain in the Country. Good Fall at White Cliffs. Some High Temperatures
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 7
Rain was reported yesterday by only five stations, and the amounts registered during Saturday were insignificant. Yesterday Eden, Gabo Island, and Green Capo advised misty…
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The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 8
A message from Brisbane says:— "The Commissioner of Police has received details of a serious accident which took place near Booroondarra station,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rotokino From the Islands.—a Violent Gale Encountered
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6
The Union Steamship Company's steamer Rotokino, which has temporarily taken the place of the Manapouri in the island trade, arrived at Sydney at 7 o'clock on Sunday evening from Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. The Rotokino left…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Overtaken by a Storm. Goldfields' Auctioneer's Death
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6
PERTH, Monday.--The body of George T. Rose, auctioneer, of Menzies, was found near Jessup's Well on Friday last. Mr. Rose left Menzies early on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone in Northern Queensland. Great Damage in Townsville. Disturbance Working Southward. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4
The Telegraph Department received the following message tins morning from Townsville:—"Blowing a hurricane here since about midnight; fear Bowen must have had a cyclonic visitation, as all our lines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic and Cable News Fearful Cyclone at Townsville. Buildings Wrecked. Position of Shipping. Brisbane
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 4
Townsville and Bowen have been visited by another of those cyclonic storms which periodically visit North Queensland, wrecking houses and devastating the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone at Townsville. Cabs Overturned in the Streets. Roofing Blown Away. Telegraph Lines Down. Heavy Losses Feared
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 5
BRISBANE, Monday.--Townville and Bowen have been visited by another of those cyclonic storms which periodically visit North Queensland, wrecking houses and devastating the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Violent Southerly Change. Wind Reaches a Velocity of 63½ Miles. Gale on the Coast. Further Useful Rain
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 7
A violent change occurred in the meteorological conditions at Sydney yesterday morning, the hot northerly winds of the past few days giving place to a southerly gale. The storm came up in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm Velocities
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7
At a meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society, London, some months ago, Mr. C. Harding read a paper on "The Gale of December 21-22, 1894, over the British Isles." In the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Cyclone at Townsville
Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 17
BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—Townsville is absolutely isolated. One message was squeezed through, notifying that a terrible cyclone had partly devastated the town yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Disastrous Cyclone in Northern Queensland. TOWNSVILLE
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 625
At midnight on Sunday the wind suddenly shifted from the north to north-west. At 10 a.m. yesterday the wind increased and the barometer fell rapidly, and at 11 it was blowing a gale, which increased…
Continued on Trove, page 625 →Second Edition the Cyclone. Experience of the Peregrine. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7
Captain Pain, of the steamer Per[?]grine, which arrived at Brisbane this afternoon, states that the Peregrine left Townsville on Saturday afternoon, and Mackay at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The "Sigma" Gale. Thrilling Experiences. Damage to Shipping. Desolated Township
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7
It this disturbance has exceeded in violence the cyclone, of 1896--which is popularly known by its meteorological associations as the "Sigma gale"--it must have established something near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cyclone in Queensland. Awful Experiences. Widespread Destruction. Ten Persons Killed
Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4
BRISBANE. Wednesday Morning.—The telegraph lines which were blown down by the recent cyclone on the North Coast have now been partially restored, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Queensland Cyclone. Great Damage in Townsville. Mane Buildings Demolished. Five Hospital Patients Killed
Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3
BRISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.—Towns[?]e is absolutely isolated. One message was squeezed through, notifying that a terrible cyclone had partly devastated the town yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at T0wnsville. Terrible Disaster. Hospital Patients Killed. Great Damage Done. "Leonta" and "Sigma." Townsville
The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3
A terrible cyclone, with disastrous results to both life and property, occurred here on Monday. In addition to a number of deaths, many persons were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Second Edition. the Townsville Cyclone. Summary of the Damage Wrought. Telegraphic Communication Restored. an Appeal for Assistance
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6
BRISBANE, Wednesday Morning.--Telegraphic communication with Townsville is now restored, although only urgent business is being got through, and it is not expected that full…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Interview with a Northern Visitor. Probable Course of the Storm. Where the Damage Lies
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7
A resident of Townsville who has been on a visit to Sydney for several weeks, commenting on the cyclone and its effects on the North Queensland city, is of the opinion that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Cyclone. in Northern Queensland. Great Damage in Townsvillr Heartrending Scenes. Collapse of a Hospital Wared. Several Typhoid Patients Killed. Many Persons Injured. Townsville
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6
A disastrous cyclone, resulting in several deaths, occurred here yesterday morning. There was much destruction of property, and many persons were injured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Disaster in Queensland. Cyclone at Townsville. an Unprecedented Calamity. Widespread Destruction. Serious Loss of Life. Collapse of a Hospital Ward. Several Patients Killed Others Injured. Churches, Hotels, and Schools Severely Damaged. Steamer Barratta Missing
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The cyclone which visited Townsville was fearful. One of the wards at the hospital collapsed, killing six patients and injuring several…
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