Heavy Rain in Victoria. Floods Feared in the Country. Melbourne
Heavy rain [?] throughout last night and his [?] and almost every [?] set down for this afternoon was postponed. [?] Park races…
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894 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 45
In Victoria Miles of Flooded Country Melbourne
Rain is falling incessantly here. Thirty-five miles from Melbourne passengers on the train from Albury saw an extraordinary sight. The train passed through miles of country…
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Heavy rain fell last night and to-day, registering over two inches. The Umberumberka Reservoir is overflowing, and all the creeks are still running. The rain put the…
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Floods are reported from many places in the State in consequence of the heavy rain. Comparatively little damage has been done, residents in low-lying areas having been…
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A record continuous rainfall has been experienced throughout Victoria during the week-end. In Melbourne, except for a couple of hours…
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Because of the floods four houses at Brunswick are on the point of slipping into a quarry 130ft. deep. Rain is still falling, and Mr. Hunt, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain. Two Inches in the South. Further Falls Expected
The clouds and overcast weather report from the [?] of New South Wales yesterday morning [?] another light to heavy and gen[?]. The rain was only light and…
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Reuter's Paris correspondent says that a French correspondent 12 miles behind the front gives a graphic account of the bombardment which preceded this attack…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Victoria. Noah's Ark at Kensington. Man and Wife, 300 Fowls, 100 Cats
Many acres of low-lying land in the vicinity of the Moonee Ponds Creek at Kensington are on der water, and about two hundred homes ar[?]lsolsted (says Monday's Melbourne "Argue"…
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A report was received to-day by the Water Commission that the flood in the Goulburn River was likely to be equal to that of 1870, one of the most disastrous floods in the…
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The floods in the suburban areas began to subside late last evening, and since then they have fallen steadily. While attempting to cross Skeleton…
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Rain is still falling steadily. The Yarra la Hooded, hut in the Maribyrnong district the waters have receded. Flemington Race course is still under water, and the training…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Further extensive damage is reported as the result of the flood, which is one of the worst in the history of the State. Flemington racecourse…
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The rainstorm over south-western Australia is moving eastwards only very slowly, and, during the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday, it caused further widespread, and…
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Heavy rain fell in Melbourne on September 22, and almost every sporting event set down for the afternoon of September 23 was postponed, including the Aspeudale Park races…
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LONDON. Tuesday.--The steamer Port Curtis, of the Commonwealth and Dominion line, has put into the Bhrbadoes. She reports having encountered heavy storms, during which the…
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Further lives have been lost in the floods in various parts of Victoria. The Premier (Sir Alex. Peacock) this afternoon received a telegram stating that the country from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flemington Flooded
The recent rain in Victoria has played havoc with the Flemington racecourse. So strong was the torrent that ran across it that some of the steeplechase jumpr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electrical Storms Mailboat's Experience
A violent electrical disturbance was experienced last night by the passengers on the American mailboat Ventura, which arrived to-day from San Francisco. It was so bad…
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