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The floods are almost upon us. The enemy is coming down in fearful form, and rapidly. The disaster is expected to-night. The flood wabers are spread over miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Advice from the Postmaster-General's Department states that owing to heavy thunderstorms yesterday evening a number of telegraph lines became unworkable,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Travelling on the North-western line is something in the nature of an adventure just now. Passengers Journeying by the Glen Innes train are landed at the junction…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Conditions in the city were still hot and muggy yesterday, until a thunderstorm came up and cleared the atmosphere. Other thunderstorms, with light to moderate and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →NEW SOUTH WALES (to the Acting-Premier and the Treasurer): "You've got my money; do whatever is necessary for those unfortunate people--and do it quickly."…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The chief engineer for existing lines reported yesterday that the line had been opened to Narrabri West, and that it was hoped to establish rail communication with Narrabri to-day or…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A fearful storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and lightning, broke over the town last night, and in about three hours an inch and a half of rain had been recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A terrific thunderstorm broke over Queanbeyan this morning at 10 o'clock. One hundred and ton points fell in twenty [?]oinutes. The downpour was the heaviest…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →There is nothing sensational happening hero as yet, and reports from outside are encouraging. So far there have been no losses of stock. It is reported that a big…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In a single-sheet issue the Tamworth "News" records the disaster. For a time the town was without gas or water cept flood water), and the loss of town…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The most disastrous flood ever experienced in the north occurred in the Tamworth district. The town itself has been extensively damaged, the losses to business firms amounting to many…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →It is estimated that at present the Railway Department has 800 men engaged repairing the damage caused to the lines, and it is hoped that communication…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The recent floods in the north serve to emphasise the urgent necessity for the supply of efficient boats in all low-lying townships. Most of these places have boats, but in many…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The eastern half of the State reports light to heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms. Light showers have also fallen in Riverina. The heaviest falls reported are: Windsor 192 points,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Very severe storms were experienced in many parts of the country on Friday, evening, and considerable damage was occasioned. At Cape Hawke. near Forster, the Methodist…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FORSTER, Saturday.--A storm of cyclonic force passed over Cape Hawke last night, doing much damage to buildings and fences. The Methodist Church was blown off its tiers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.— Generally fine and warm and oppressive; variable winds. ' . • Ocean Forecast.—Squally north-west to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAMAGE TO THE RAILWAY TRESTLE BRIDGE AT NARRABRI REPAIRING A WASHAWAY ON THE LINE, PASSENGERS WAITING TO BOARD THE FIRST TRACT FOR A WEEK FROM NARRABRI WEST TO SYDNEY,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The swirling waters of the flooded Peel and Cockburn Rivers have left a trail in the Tamworth district which will not generally be effaced for some very, considerable time, while in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Commonwealth Meteorologist, Mr. Hunt, has stated that he gave repeated warnings of floods in the eastern districts. He was confident the rains ?would develop into something…
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