Flood Waters Burst Through Railway Embankment
WHEN RECENT FLOODS had finished with the Dorrigo-Glenreagh…
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Gales and Deluge Byron Bay
The weather here yesterday was very boisterous with a strong southerly wind blowing. Rain had been falling throughout…
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A SPECIAL Ocean forcoast issued to-day by the State Meteorologist, Mr. Mares, stated:- "Fresh southerly winds on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone. Rivers in Flood. North Coast Deluged
Heavy rain has fallen on the north coast of New South Wales, causing floods in the Tweed and Richmond Rivers. The whole of the country as far south as…
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A radio from the motor ship Elm-worth states that the vessel has been sheltering for two days off the Caledonian Coast in order to avoid a…
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BRISBANE, Friday. -- Mystery surrounds the whereabouts on the Queensland coast of the tugboat Coringa and the cargo steamer Baralaba, and there…
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"Unsettled, with rain; strong south to south-east wines, which may reach gale force; and rough seas."…
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BRISBANE, Friday. -- The crippled steamer Arafura continued its journey down the Queensland coast to-day in tow of the tugboat Forceful, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Men Lost. Off Finnish Barque. Storm in Atlantic. Melbourne
Flying the Finnish flag the bargue Ponape anchored off Williamstown to-day, with a cargo ot timber The vessel, which left Sunds[?] (Sweden), on October 12…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Davidson.) Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. Newberry v Gale and others
This was an ex parte application by Mr. S. A. Thompson and Mr. S. G. Webb (instructed by Mr. J. B. Moffatt) on behalf of the plaintiff in the suit of Arthur Lawrence…
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FLOODS are reported on the North Coast following the southerly gale and torrential rain which commenced on Wednesday. Overflowing streams are pouring into the Richmond River, and Kyogle, Casino, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Houses Flooded at Lismore River Rises 28 Feet. Lismore
The Richmond River to-day was in flood. In the high country at Nimbin, 13 inches were recorded in 24 hours. Seven inches full at Lismore, where the river has risen…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →'Phone Girls Carried Through Flood Country Awash Waters Lap Steps of Lismore Post Office Lismore
Flood waters lapped the steps of the Lismore Post Office last night, and the telephone girls had to be carried to their work by the men of the Post Office staff. No boats were available and work was carried on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods at Murwillumbah Roads Inundated Heavy Seas Impound Tweed Mouth Murwillumbah
Heavy rain, which commenced to fall early on Thursday morning, has caused flood conditions on the Tweed…
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Blow, blow thou summer wind. I'd like to get my boot behind Thy bluster rude. Thou'rt worse than any biting blast…
Continued on Trove, page 50 →Rescue Tug's Heroic Battle Against Gigantic Storm Wounded Coringa Limps to Port Terrifying Ordeal Crew's Thrilling Story Brisbane
With her lower deck railing and her chartroom battered in, the tugboat Coringa, victim of the cyclone which for nearly three days raged off the Queensland coast, came up the river this evening, and berthed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water As Far As Eye Could See Floods at Lismore Jubilee Postponed Lismore
A broad expanse of water stretching as far as the eye could see surrounded the town of Lismore this morning…
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BY the merest fraction, Lismore has escaped being flooded out. The river this morning was 29 feet high, which meant that another five feet would have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cut Free Horses in Flood Family's Escape Awakened Just in Time Murwillumbah
At 9 a.m. to-day boats were plying in the low-lying streets of the town, carrying people to their work and on shopping expeditions…
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CYCLONIC condition?, mostly centred about Lord Howe Island, are still raping over the Tasman Sea generally…
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