Flood at Cootamundra. Railway Washed Away. COOTAMUNDRA
A flood occurred here last night, parts of the town, being 3ft. under water. The main railway line and branch lines have been Washed away, and the mail train is…
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Unprecedented Flood at Cootamundra. Railway Lines Washed Away. Mail Train Blocked. Three Feet of Water in the Town. Gasworks Flooded. Narrow Escapes From Drowning
COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--An unprecedented flood occurred here to-night, parts of the town being three feet under water. There have been many narrow escapes from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Floods in Queensland. Eleven Inches of Rain in Twenty-four Hours. Farrow Escapes From Drowning
BRISBANE, Thursday.--The Deputy-Postmaster-General reports that Coen advises that floods occurred there last night, the waters rising 8ft. above the highest known record…
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The low-lying parts of Redfern in the vicinity of the stonnwater sewer on the northern side of Cleveland-street have suffered a good deal from flooding in times of heavy rain. Several months…
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The fearful devastation wrought during the appalling cyclone by which Townsville was swept in the early part of last month was graphically described in an address delivered…
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Four youths, whose ages ranged from 22 years down to 13 years, had a trying experience in a snow storm in Central Otago, New Zealand, at the end of March. They set out from St…
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ADELAIDE, Friday Afternoon.—Information is to hand of heavy floods in the north. A telegram from Bruce states that the Mount Brown Creek is running a banker, and the country is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Cootamundra Flood. a Wrecked Town. Government Assistance Asked
COOTAMUNDRA, Saturday.—Some heavy showers fell yesterday afternoon. The council held a special meeting, and has wired to the Minister for Works, asking for Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cootamundra Flood. Twenty Inches of Rain. Rescue Parties Out Ail Night
COOTAMUNDRA, Friday Afternoon.—The damage done by the flood is greater than appeared to be the case this morning. No loss of life resulted, but otherwise the flood was more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charles Dickens Actor Stage Stories Brought to Mind by the Promised Flood of Dickens Dramatisations
As the theatrical manager, when in doubt, produces Shakespeare, so the publisher in a similar mental condition issues a new edition of Dickens. But our greatest novelist now appears…
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The floods at Coen have reached the highest point ever known. The suspension bridge connecting the township, has been carried away, and three persons had narrow escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cootamundra Deluged. Townspeople Flooded Out. Great Destruction of Property. Many Narrow Escapes. an Unprecedented Downpour
COOTAMUNDRA, Friday. -- Yesterday the people were in the merciless hands of the drought. To-day the land is covered with water. A great flood, unprecedented in the history of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Flood Subsides. No Lives Lost. Damage to Business Premises About £5000. Repairing the Railway Line
COOTAMUNDRA, Friday. -- The flood has now subsided, and it is certain that no lives have been lost. The Temora and Gundagai railway lines are…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Very heavy rains have fallen throughout the Central and North-eastern districts of the State. The downpour will do an immense amount of good. In some parts,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rain and Storm. Greater Part of the State Benefited. a Cootamundra Phenomenon
The reports received at the Observatory up to a late hour last night conveyed the welcome tidings that the greater part of the State had been favoured with beneficial…
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An unprecedented flood occurred in Cootamundra on Thursday, parts of the town being three feet under water. There were many narrow escapes from…
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WAGGA, Saturday.--Phenomenal rains have been experienced in the town and many parts of the district during the past couple of days. On Thursday six inches fell at Lake Albert, pulling…
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The "Cootamundra Herald" gives the following account of the course of the storm, and the damage caused by it:- "The most miraculous escape in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country Reports. Sharp Storm at Albury
ALBURY, Saturday.--Great rains fell throughout this portion of Riverina last night. The storm lasted three and a half hours, and in that time the rainfall ranged from 1in. to 3in. At…
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A heavy storm and rainfall occurred here last night at 5.30, and continued until 9 o'clock, 140 points being registered in that time. The storm was accompanied by vivid…
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