Late Mr. G. Gale
Mr. George Gale, who died at Leura on Monday, and whose remains were buried in the Waverley Cemetery yesterday afternoon, was an old resident of Randwick. For many years…
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The Mackay Cyclone. Death and Destruction. "A Jumble of Ruins."
Details of the Mackay disaster show that the cyclone accompanied by heavy floods and tides did damage that will take long to repair, and will involve expenses…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Destructive Storm Near Melbourne. Two Lives Lost. Many Buildings Damaged
In the Melbourne metropolitan area on Saturday afternoon a brief but violent wind storm occurred at Brighton and Brighton Beach. Much damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Northcote Cup Race in Cyclone
The first heat of the Northcote Cup between The Rip, nominated by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, holders, and the Killara, representing the St. Kilda Yacht Club, in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone and Flood The Queensland Disaster Fishing in Rockhampton Streets
Another. victim has been added to the long list of those that suffered by the destructive cyclone that passed over Queensland last week. A coach-driver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods. Orete Still Missing. Brisbane
The divisional traffic manager at Rockhampton hus sent a telegram to the Commissioner for Railways stating that families should be advised not to travel at the present,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Film at Crystal Palace
The first exclusive pictures of the Townsville floods have been secured by Australasian Films, Ltd., and are due at the Crystal Palace this afternoon, probably at the 3 o'clock session. Many close viwes of the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Recurrence of Floods. More Rain in Queensland
BRISBANE, Thursday.--Just when things were looking bright on account of a fall in the river there was a recurrence of monsoonal rains to- day, when over two Inches was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waiting. Calm Before the Storm. Western Activities. London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Halg reports:-- "We successfully raided eastward of Armentieres, taking prisoners. "There has been hostile artillery fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Queensland Floods. [?]Toring Communication. [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Floods in Pictures
Cinematgraph pictures of the disastrous Queensland floods are being shwon at the Crystal Palace, George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Flood Victim. Rockhampton
It is reported from Westwood that an elderly woman, Elizabeth Cross, lost her life while tyring to cross Sebastopol Creek. This is the sixth drowning accident in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Queensland Floods. Rockhampton
All the rivers are now falling slowly. Up to the present, so far as can be seen, the damage to streets and lanes here is not so great as was anticipated. There have been…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Late Cables a Silent Battlefield with Sudden Gusts of Fury the Calm Before the Storm London, Saturday Morning
Mr. Philip Gibbs writes: The battlefield is hushed before the storm. The enemy's guns burst into uproar here and there for an hour [?] two, and our guns answer the challenge with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mackay Flood Pictures
Motion pictures have been taken by the Paramount photographer of the floods at Mackay, These pictures will be shown at the following picture theatres:—Broadway Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Railway Problem Huge Flood of Traffic Experts to Confer
It is probable that very shortly the railway systems in Australia will undertake the inter-State transportation of coal, timber, and merchandise that in the past was always…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hun Legions Gather for Supreme Blow First Shots of Armageddon Artillery Tests Allied Lines From Alsace to Sea Allies Confidently Await Storm Hindenburg Masses Millions for Last Tremendous Stake 191st Day of the Fourth Year of the War LONDON
Offensive activity, preparatory to the gigantic battles of 1918, has commenced on the West Front. Spasmodic artillery fire searches the positions from Alsace to the sea. The Germans are making daily raids, seeking prisoners for information. Most of these…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Coming Storms
The lull before the storm figures in the headlines of newspapers all over the world, which waits breathless for the war-tempest to break on those rigidly-waiting armies in France. And, while the fate of the Empire is in the balance, certain elements in Britain choose the moment for precipitating a political conflict, which may disturb the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather Bureau and the Recent Storms
Mr. H. A. Hunt, Commonwealth Meteorologist, writes in reply to the comments in "Day by Day" of February 4, on the recent disturbed weather on the central coast of Queensland and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Enemy Plans. a Waiting the Storm. Winter Warfare. Patient Confidence. London
Mr. Phillip Gibbs telegraphs to the "Daily Chronicle".--The battlefield is hushed before the storm. the enemy's guns burst into uproar here and…
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