Flood Waters. Goondiwindi Under Water
GOONDIWINDI (Q.), Sunday.--Last night the Macintyre River at Yetman was 28ft. up, and stationary; at Boggabilla it was 38ft. 3tn., and at Goondiwindl 31ft. 10in., and stationary. It…
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Floods in the North West with Loss of Life and . Property. a Fatality in Bocca[?]ri
In the north-western part of New South Wales, owing to the heavy rain that has fallen recently, a big flood has been recorded. The rivers have risen to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Waters Many Districts Suffer
The past week or so has been most remarkable for the remarkably heavy rains and thunderstorms that have occurred over practically the whole of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →World of Boxing News Continued From Page 8. Boxing Booth in Flooded Town
Mr. Neil Foster, of Murwillumbah, writing last week says:—"Am writing to tell you that our small town has an invasion of boxers this week, but unfortunately we were fated not to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods on the North Coast: Scenes at Lismore. Lismore, As Viewed From Ballina-road
Tremendous damage has been done in various parts of the North Coast of New South Wales as a result of unusually heavy floods. Several lives have been lost. A public fund has been opened in Lismore and other centres for the relief of distress. A YOUNG man named Alex. Mathieson, his wife, and three children, who were ca[?] on Spickert's Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Floods on the Northern Rivers--Large Areas of Country Submerged
The flood in the Richmond River reached the maximum on November. 11, and had almost completely subsided two days, later. The town of Lismore suffered serious…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Serious Floods on the Northern RiversâHow Lismore Suffered by the Inundations
View of Union-street, South Lismore. South Lismore under water Flood waters around the Post Office at Lismore. General view of Lismore, showing portion of the town covered with water…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →Curlwaa Settlement. Precautions Against Flood
A report has been circulated that the irrigation blocks on the Curlwaa (or Wentworth) area have been seriously damaged by flood owing to the breaking of the loves. This is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale on the Coast. Coasters Seek Shelter
All, cast to north- east gale, accompanied by a heavy sea, developed along the coast yesterday, and stand- off signals were [?] at Narooma and Klama, on the South Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods at Mildura
MILDURA, Thursday --The Murray is now at the highest level since the foundation of Mildura settlement --28ft, 10km. above summer level. Heavy rains. gauging 175 points, fell…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aeroplane Rescue for Storm-tossed Sailors
More than a hurricane on the high seas do sailors fear even sixty-mile gales near a rocky coast. To the life-savers, also, a rocky coast is most dangerous. In any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swept Away in Storm Sensation at Leichhardt. One Boy Drowned; Another Missing
Two boys were swept away by the food waters during last evening's storm and carried down the Leichhardt Canal. Their names are George Liddell, aged 10, who lived at 6…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Queensland Floods
BRISBANE, Friday.--Rain has caused several washouts on the central western line. This morning there was 21 12 feet of water in Sandy Creek, Clermont, and Langton Flats…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boys Drowned at Leichhardt Swept Into Flood Channel
On Friday, in the rush of stormwaters in Leichhardt, two boys were swept into the channel and carried down the canal. One of them was seen floating in the flood, being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passing of the Rain Storm
The great disturbance responsible for the recent persistent rains has gradually lost in intensity, and on Saturday was depicted on the weather chart in a very attenuated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mizpah. British Storm Site. London, Nov. 24
An official message from Palestine states: We stormed on Wednesday Nebisamwil ridge, which is the site of the ancient Mizpah, 5000 yards westward of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Notes. Western Storm-centres
In almost every offensive that has been made on the Western front there has been one particular village, wood, or redoubt around which the whole fury of the opposing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Victim of the Floods. a Man Drowned at Miles
A man named John Henry Holley, aged twenty-seven years, was drowned near Miles (Q.) last week. He attempted to cross a flooded creek on horseback, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Macquarie in Flood. Warren
The Macquarie River is again in flood, Many parts of the district are inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thunderstorms and Rain. Light to Heavy Falls
The lingering influences of the recent great rain disturbance were responsible for light to heavy rain, with thunderstorms, at very scattered places over the eastern half of the State…
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