Damaged by the Storm
The heavy rains of the 11th and 12th inst. did a considerable amount of damage around Ryde district, and were also responsible for a large number of…
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662 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 34
Mackay Disaster. Cyclone and Flood. Urgent Call for Relief. Town on Rations
BRISBANE, Friday.—According to a telegram received from the harbor master At Mackay a cyclone and tidal wave with floods struck Mackay…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Disaster at Mackay Heavy Loss of Life Cyclone and Tidal Wave Widespread Damage
Mackay has been struck by a cyclone and tidal wave. There has been heavy loss of life. Fourteen bodies have been [?]vered. Several steamers have been washed ashore. There is widespread distress and hundreds and homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Westmead. Flooding the Soldier
Mr. Stan. E. Mullett, a returned soldier wrote to the Blacktown Shire Council stating he had purchased Mr. D. Munro's property at the corner of Old…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flood Damage
At this week's meeting of the Sherwood Council the overseer reported that considerable damage had been caused to the Great Western-road near Staunton's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tropical Conditions Influence of Queensland Cyclone Storms Expected in N.s.w
In common with practically the whole of Southern Australia, New South Wales was under high pressure and consequently fine weather influences throughout the week. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cyclone in the North
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AT MACKAY Post Office Savings Bank Customs House Main Street, Bowen Bowen Jetty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Leonta" Previous Record Cyclone Fifteen Years Ago
People familiar with the recent history of the north-eastern coast of Australia will at once recall the terrible storm of March 9, 1903, which swept over and practically…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mutterings of the Storm London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reported on Friday night: -- We captured positions in patrol encounters southward of Loos…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Cyclone's Wake Flood Disasters in Queensland Marlborough Wiped Out Fate of Other Towns Uncertain
Our Brisbane correspondent, telegraphing last night, states that no further news has been received from Mackay or Bowen, which are still Isolated. Telegraphic communication with Townsville is still limited to one hand duplex line, business on which is congested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone. Thrilling Escapes at Sea. Fate of Mackay. Brisbane
The Premier received the following radio[?] message to-night through the Naval Department from the Bingera, which arrived at Mackay to-day:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Morinda in a Storm. Very Grave Danger. Passengers Don Lifeselts
The steamer Morinda, which arrived in Sydney from northern ports yesterday, had a terrifying experience of the Queensland cyclone. Mr. E. Ost[?], one of the passengers, described…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coming Storm West Front Reawakening Begins Blow May Fall on French Austrian Troops in Belgium and Alsace London, Sunday Night
The improvement in the weather and the increase of raids indicates that the reawakening of the west front is approaching. The enemy's methodical raids in all sectors…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week-end Weather. Scattered Rain and Thunderstorms
[?] weather [?] lover New South Wales [?] the week-end. In part of the Western [?] thunder[?] of a light to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Town of Mackay Subject to Flood Low-lying District
Mackay, built on the inside of a bend on the Pioneer River, has suffered many Inundations. The land is low-lying and monotonously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warrego in Flood
BRISBANE, Sunday-- The Augathella townsfolk. not anticipating the floods, have been caught napping, and are having a bad time for foodstuffs. Burenda Station has sent to town…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Morialta in the Cyclone
The Adelaide S.S. Company's steamer Morialta (Captain S. G. Webb) arrived at Sydney yesterday from Cairns, and berthed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone and Flood Queensland Towns Destroyed Tragic Deaths and Thrilling Escapes
The Jury of the cyclone that raged along the northern coast of Queensland during the past week appears to have concentrated upon Mackay, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Storms Heavy Falls in West
During the past week end tropical storms have been operating over portions of the Northern districts of the State, which resulted in heavy rains in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Moira Shelters From Gale. Newcastle
The steamer Moira, which arrived to-day from Brisbane, sheltered in Keppel Bay from last Saturday week till the following Wednesday. Owing to the heavy gale the steamers Chillagoe, Wyreema, and…
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