Caught in a Storm
Melbourne, Saturday.--A tremendous hailstorm occurred in the city to-night. Four youths and a coxswain, who were returning from an outing up the Yarra, had a…
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charged. in a Gale. Schooner Badly Buffeted
ADELAIDE. Sunday.--The schooner Wollamal, which arrived at Port Adelaide from Hobart on Friday with a cargo of timber, had a rough experience…
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The shire Council has ascertained that the damage done by the recent foods in the Bills bong is greater than at first cetimated The Brooklya Bridge. on the main road from Walla…
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The continued absence of rain in the watershed of the Murray and the principal rivers of Victoria, is being reflected by the diminution in the height of the flood levels of the…
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CULCAIRN, Monday.—The Shire Council find that the damage done by the recent floods in the Billabong, is greater than at first estimated. The Brooklyn Bridge, built…
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OWING to the washaway of the road and bridges between Wodonga and Albury a local train service has been established between these places. The empty trains which are usually sent across to Albury from Wodonga to form the up express to Melbourne are being utilised for passenger purposes. A calculation has been made of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Floods. Deniliquin Under Water
The flood in the Edwards at Deniliquin reached its height on October 31, when it was only 3½ in below the record flood of 1870. The river overflowed on the south side below the bridge,…
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The extensive Antarctic disturbance, which was responsible for the rains over the eastern half of the State between Monday and Tuesday, has since then passed completely off the…
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BYRON BAY.—Constant rain has been falling here for the last three days and nights without any sign of ceasing. Over 700 points have fallen, being the heaviest rain for years…
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At 2 p.m. today the signalmaster at South Head reported that the wind, which was freshening during the morning, had increased to a full gale. It came away from the east,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gaza Triumph Turks Suddenly Bolt Deluge of Iron and Steel Cairo, Thursday Night
Reuter's correspondent telegraphed from the British headquarters In Egypt on Wednesday night:--I have just returned from Gaza, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood Rains Lismore Partly Under Water 13 Inches at Tweed Heads Rough on the Coast
City Forecast.--Heavy rain with strong south cast winds. New South Wales Forecast.--More rain, with thunderstorms, in the north eastern…
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These pictures, taken by the Mirror photograp her, give some idea of the tremendous floods in the Albury district. Portion of the bridge con necting the main road between Albury and Wodonga was swept away, thus severing connection between N.S.W. and Victoria by road…
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ULMARRA.—Thursday night's torrential downpour of rain resulted in considerable damage to the crops throughout a large area of the Middle Clarence district. Hundreds of…
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Heavy rain fell over the Lower Hunter on Thursday night and Friday, and caused a sudden fresh in the river, which rose 13 feet in three hours…
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In the storm yesterday Mrs. Mary M'Ilwraith, 59. of Woonona, was drowned while endeavoring to get over Cabbage Tree Creek, which crosses the main road at Para Meadow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wide Flood Rains. 13 12 Inches at Tweed Heads. Many Families Homeless
Flood rains are reported from the far north coast, as the outcome of the stormy conditions prevailing there. At the Tweed River Heads no less than 13 12 inches of rain have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood Tragedies. Feared Family of Four Drowned
BELLINGEN, Friday.--Alex. Mathieson, a young married man, his wife, and three children, who were all camped on Spickett's Creek, between here and Bowraville, were washed off…
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