Cyclone. Cairns Stormswept. Losses Ln Northern Queensland. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 13
The Marine Department has been noticed by the Harbour Master, at Cairns that the pilot launch Daigonar was sunk in the harbour as the result of being holed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sydney's White Way. Great Flood of Electric Light. Section of George-street
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 13
Sydney's first White Way was auspiciously switched on last evening. Miss Nellie Shackell, a little girl of about six years, daughter of the honorary organiser,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Cyclone Blown Out BRISBANE
Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 2
The last has apparently been seen of the cyclone which has devastated several North Queensland towns during the week. According to this morning's observations,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cyclone's Trail Farmers Hard Hit Lose 50 Per Cent of Possessions BRISBANE
The Sun · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 2
The Mareeba district has been hard hit by the cyclone. Farmers generally estimate their losses at 50 per cent. of their possessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over the Mountains Record Australian Flight at 100 Miles an Hour Air Pockets and Storms
Sunday Times · Sunday 8 February 1920 · page 3
Mr. Birtles, the well-known overlander, recently accompanied Flight-Commander Love on an serial trip 10 Gculburn and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Cyclone Assistance Asked For
Evening News · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4
The Lord Mayor Sir Richard has succeed a telecome from the since council of [?] stating that a serve cyclone was [?] in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Cyclone. Assistance for Sufferers
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Advice has been received by the Railway Department from Normanton to the effect that the floods there constitute a record. The water yesterday was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone. Several Lives Lost. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 11
Official information has been received by the Commissioner of Police from Cairns to-day of the loss of two Japanese fishermen who left Cairns on February 2 in a motor boat for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in Queensland
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 10
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A message from Gordonvale reports torrential rain throughout the district during the week-end, causing a flood in the Mulgrave River. The water is many…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sufferers by Cyclone
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4
The Lord Mayor is in receipt of a telegram from the shire council at Port Douglas slating that a severe cyclone was experienced in the district on Monday night last week;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Port Douglas Cyclone Subscriptions in Sydney
The Sun · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3
The Lord Mayor has received a telegram from the shire council at Port Douglas stating that owing to the recent cyclone every building was partly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Port Douglas. Appeals to Sydney for Help. Ravages of Cyclone
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 7
The Lord Mayor (Sir Richard Richards) is in receipt of a telegram from the shire council, Port Douglas, North Queensland, stating that a severe cyclone was experienced in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Aloft in Gale Aviator's Nightmare Silver Queen Buffeted Crossing the Mediterranean LONDON, February 10
The Sun · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 1
Reuter's correspondent at Cairo, telegraphing yesterday, stated that the South African Government machine, the "Silver Queen," arrived at 8.25…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone and Flood Enormous Damage in Queensland. Several Lives Lost
The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 4
The cyclonic storm that visited parts of Queensland last week had been responsible for the loss of several lives, In addition to enormous damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →H.M.A.S. Encounter. Stokehold Flooded. Hobart
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1920 · page 6
Whilst anchored in the stream at Hobart on Tuesday, the stokehold of H.M.A.S. Encounter was flooded to a depth of six feet through the opening by mistake of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cairns Cyclone and Tidal Wave
Evening News · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 1
The eyeone and [?] wave which swept on February 2 and 3 did damage to the extent of £130,000. The [?] was completely swamped, business premisers, churches, and Government officer being rased to the ground. In make matters [?] telephone trunk communication was completely cut off, and the town [?] for some time. The business part of Abbott-street was not severely damaged, but the greatest harm of all was cased in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunting in Storm Prince of Wales' Experience LONDON
Evening News · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 1
The Prince of Wales hunted with the Pytchley bounds near Weedon on Friday in a heavy snowstorm Up to the present a remarkably…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Moderate Gale Cooler Weather General
Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 6
The weather in the City yesterday was warm to hot, the highest temperature being Sides, accompanied by a high percentage of humidity. At 5.25 this morning the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Training in a Gale Gallops at Randwick Brown Flour and Amber Rose
Evening News · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3
Following are the fastest gallope recorded at Randwick this morning:— Tambaroora and Warawal, 4 in 49 Faithful Laddie, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Artificer's Mistake. Floods the Encounter's Stokehold
The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4
While anchored in the stream at Hobart (Tas.) on Tuesday, the stokehold of H.M.A.S. Encounter was flooded to a depth of 6-ft. through the…
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