Floods in Victoria. Severest for Many Years
MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Moe Swamp floods at Trafalgar are the most severe experienced by farmers for many years past, and are much worse than was at first supposed…
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Battles with the Gales. Barque's Protracted Voyage Twice Abandoned by Tugs Owing to Perilous Conditions
The barque Antlope. which had all exciting time in rough weather with tags off Newcastle during last week, reached Port Jackson yesterday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nine Days' Storm. Terrific Seas. Ship Towed From New Zealand. Tug Champion's Great Task
"It was a hard plug all the time." remarked Capt, Halcrow, who was in charge of the tug Champion, which yesterday morning brought the dismasted…
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Rain has fallen, throughout Victoria during the present week. Floods are reported from various northern districts, and the railway authorities have advice…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Barque Antiope in the Gales. Exciting Experiences
After an exciting time in the gales off the coast; during which she, was twice abandoned by tugboats, the barque Antiope, Isden with lumber from Eureka reached Port Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Melbourne Bound Vessel Seeks Shelter. the Selwyn Craig Buffeted by Gales
The New Zealand barquentine Selwyn Craig, laden with timber for Melbourne, was towed into port last evening. The vessel was forced to put in here for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Towed Through Storms. Tug Champion's Great Feat. Ship Leicester Castle Reaches Sydney
Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Champion put up a splendid fight against terrifle westerly, gales on her 1281-mile run from New Zealand with the ship Leicester Castle in tow. She…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Buffeted in the Gales. Selwyn Craig Puts in at Sydney. Short of Fresh Water
An unexpected visitor to the port of Sydney last night was the barquentine Selwyn Craig, laden with 387,000 feet of lumber, and bound from Thames, New Zealand, to…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Railway advices from Tocumwal indicate that there is another flood in the Murray River. It is expected that by about Tuesday next…
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PERTH, Monday.--Wild stormy weather continues. Sunday's gales did considerable damage to telegraph poles, hoardings, etc. The average velocity of the wind was 37 12 miles an hour. Phenomenal hail fell at…
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PERTH, Monday.--The R.M.S. Mantua arrived at Fremantle this morning up to her schedule time. After passing the Lesuwin she ran into the teeth of a storm, and shipped some big…
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MELBOURNE Monday.--The Goulburn flood waters, throughout the Kotupna district, are now at their highest, and are causing residents considerable trouble. The water is flowing in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Western Australia. Cyclone at Pingeley. Perth
Reports from the country show that the recent stormy weather extended far inland. A great volume of water from the upper reaches of the Swan caused the river to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods in Victoria. Crops and Sheep Destroyed. One Man Drowned. Melbourne
Apprehension is felt at Donald regarding the rapid rise in the Richardson River, which runs through the town. The river has overflown its banks, flooding…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The Campaspe River, at Rochester, has overflowed its banks, and at Echuca it is backed up by the Murray, which is 25ft. 9in. high, and still rising. When…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood in George-street. Nine-inch Water Pipe Bursts
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning the cap on a 9in water pipe at the Junction of Margaret and George streets blow off, and for half an hour a stream flowed unchecked…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood in the City. Mishap to a Water Main
The cap blew off a 12 inch watermain in Georgo-street, at the intersection of Margaret-street, yesterday, and the flood of water was so great that shops on the down…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the Murray. Resiedents Move Their Furniture
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The River Murray, at Echuca, has risen 2ft. 2in. and it is now 28ft. high, and still rising. Sawmill Flats are under water, and many residents moved their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Torrents at Narrabri. Place Nearly Flooded
NARRABRI.—Very heavy rain has continued throughout the district, and it would not take much more to flood the country; 2½ inches have fallen locally, while other districts centres have totalled over 3 inches…
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A telegram received last night from Tumut stated that the river had reached a height of 9ft 9ln above summer level at 6.30 p.m., and was still rising…
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