Floods in Victoria. Orbost Isolated
MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Orbost is completely isolated by one of the largest floods in the history of the district. On Saturday and Sunday heavy rain fell over East Gippsland and on the…
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Floods Everywhere
Church - street was a picture during sonic of the gusts on Monday afternoon, the kerbs running bankers; and backing the water far into the roadway, made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclonic Storms. Causes to Be Investigated. Melbourne
Mr. Kelly, honorary Minister, has approved of the Common wealth Meteorologist inspecting the meteorological stations along the Queensland coast, to discover the causes and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Buffetted by the Gale. Vessel Swept by Heavy Seas
Passengers from the Hastings reached Sydney yesterday afternoon by the Yulgilbar from the Macleay River, and they tell an exciting story. The Hastings, which is running for the…
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Particulars reached here yesterday of the narrow escape of the passenger and crow of the coastal steamer Hastings during the recent storm. The vessel was severely…
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Myra Jane Gribble, about 7y years of age, was found drowned in the river this morning by two boys. The recent rains have caused a fresh in the river, there being now 4ft…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WARRAGAMBA. ENOrMOUS Water Scheme. to Store the Floods. £3,000,000 at Stake
The Warragamba water scheme will settle the question of Sydney's water supply for all time. It will bring fresh towns into existence,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Maitland Floods
WEST MAITLAND.—The river, after attaining a height of 27ft, commenced to fall just before noon, and since then it has been going down rapidly. The last two feet of the rise brought flood waters through…
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WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday;—All danger of a flood has passed. The river continued to rise slowly last night, and this morning stood at 27ft. It remained stationary until midday,…
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The Namoi reached Its highest early this morning-about 20ft, The water Is now stationary. It is reported some losses of sheep have…
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NEWCASTLE. Friday.—The barque Kilmallie, which arrived from Santos to-day, experienced some rough weather on the voyage, and in addition to losing the lifeboat, had her…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Phenomenal Storms in England. Hailstones Weighing Twelve to the Pound. Houses Struck by Lightning
ONCE agian the British climate has brilliantly vindicated its heary traditions for ficklences. In the middle of an over-poweriing heat wave…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Gales. Sailing Vessels Suffer. Trying Experience. Newcastle
During Friday and Saturday five sailing vessels entered the port, and each one had encountered severe storms or gales, and suffered to some extent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Airman and Lady. in a Rain Storm at 6000 Feet London, Sunday, 8.50 p.m
Mr. Harnel, the well-known airman, carrying a lady passenger, made a flight at Hen don, on Saturday, during which they encountered a heavy rain storm at a height…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Maitland Flood. the Belief Fund
WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—The sum of £1205 has been subscribed to the Maitland Flood Belief Fund, and there is an amount of £37 to come in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crops in N.s.w. Best for Years. Heavy Rain Kills Rabbits
Following is a summary of the condition of stock, crops pastures, etc., during the month of June, 1913, gleaned from the reports furnished by observers throughout the State of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barque in a Gale. Sails Blown Away
The Norwegian barque Birtha arrived from Buenos Ayres last evening, and anchored off Chowder Bay. Captain Larsen reported experiencing a rough passage of 65 days. About…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Storm-water Vendetta. Vaucluse and Woollahra
In spite of [?] protracted law proceedings. Woollahra Council Appears quite ready to again [?] the legal [?] A week ago it wrote [?] neighbor of Vaucluse,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Washaway. Another Flood. Wee Waa
Owing to a washaway on the line at near Merah North on Tuesday, the mail train was delayed some time till repairs had been effected…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Liability of Farmers for Flood Debris
The recent floods have been responsible for bringing down the rivers large quantities of debris, consisting of farm produce, haystacks, outbuildings, etc. Such a loss is by no means a small one, and it is still…
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