Wimmera River in Flood
As a result of the recent heavy rams all the creeks in the Horsham district are running bankers, and all the low-lying land is under water. The Wimmera River overflowed its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Floods & storms, 1906
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Modern Noah's Ark. "Wild Beasts Break Loose in a Storm. New York, May 14
The Phoenix Line steamer St. Andrew, which arrived at Hoboken from Antwerp yesterday laden with wild beasts, made an exciting passage…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Heavy Rain in London. Railway Trains Stopped
LONDON, Sunday, 2 p.m.—Over two inches of rain fell in London in nine hours, causing extensive floods and doing much Many of the District Railway trains were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales on Victorian Coast. Melbourne
A furious gale swept the coast to-day, causing serious inconvenience and delay to shipping. Blinding squalls of rain and high seas increased the discomfort, if not danger, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain in L0nd0n. Much Damage Done. London, Sunday, 3.5 p.m
Over two inches of rain fell in London in nine hours, causing extensive flooding. Much damage was done in many districts. Railway trains were stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Anglian in the Storm
The steamer Anglian, which arrived here on Saturday morning, encountered violent conditions on the run from Hobart. Captain [?] C. Dunsford reports having experienced a strong NW gale and high seas to Barren…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales in the Tasman Sea. the Mokoia Has a Rough Trip
Another steamer belated by the gales in the Tasman Sea was the Union Company's steamer Mokoia, from Auckland. She arrived at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, and reported a rough…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--As a result of the continued heavy rains, many the rivers in Victoria have already swollen to overflowing point, and it is feared that they will break away…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flooding of a Tin Mine. Launceston
The manager of the Briseis Extended [?] mine thinks that nothing can now be done towards unwatering it until the training wall has been constructed. This will occupy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Weather. Snow Storms. Sunny Corner
The severest weather experienced this year has been in evidence here for the past three days. The temperature in the Government meteorogical box fell to 26 degrees, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales [?]He Victorian Coast. Wreck of the Australia Disappears
MELBOURNE Monday.--The heavy westerly gales raging along the coast have caused an exceptionally rough sea from the entrance of Port Phillip as far round as Barwon Heads. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Murry Flood. Stock Being Removed. Farmer's Awkward Predicament
COROWA, Tuesday.—The Murray River during the past few days has risen rapidly, and is now over Us banks. Low-lying lands are submerged, and stock-owners are busily engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Colliery Flooded. Men Live on Candles
CONDON, Monday, 3.10 p.m.—Owing to a flood, sis men were imprisoned in the Caradoc Vale Colliery, Glamorganshire. Three of the men were drowned. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beaconsfield Gold Mine Flooded. Launceston
The June cake of gold from the Tasmania mine. Beaconsfield, is valued at between £10,000 and £11,000. Through the breaking away of Blyth's Creek several million gallons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Rivers in Flood. Melbourne
Many of the inland rivers are in flood, and several cases of drowning are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Living on Candles. Miners Terrible Experience. Prisoners in a Flooded Gallery. London, Monday, 3.10 p.m
The story of how two entombed miners subsisted on candles for five days comes from Glamorganshire, in Wales. The scene of the tragedy in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Murray Flood. River Rising Rapidly
MELBOURNE, Monday.--News was received by the railway authorities to-day that a very high Hood is coming down the Murray. It is expected that the river will rise to within…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Pilbarra in a Gale
FREMANTLE, Wednesday,—The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer P[?]barra arrived here from Adelaide yesterday; two says late. The captain says that it was the worst passage they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Glebe Storm-water Sewerage
The Glebe Council on Monday evening spent some time in discussing the question of the action of the Government in draining property into the storm water sewer which emptied itself into Blackwat[?]le Bay. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In a Gale. Barque Armadale's Experiences
The British four-masted barque Armadale arrived from Liverpool yesterday, 123 days out. Her lengthy passage Captain Steven attributes to baffling winds in the Channel…
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