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ALTHOUGH those concerned are not yet aware of the exact application of the increased valuations made by the Civic Commissioners' valuer for 1930, it is generally believed that when the actual rates are levied…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →At 9 o'clock this morning, according to the Brisbane Weather Bureau, the cyclone which travelled on Sunday from the Coral Sea to the Gulf of Carpentaria, had its centre a few miles…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Owing to water still covering the rails on bridges over rivers and creeks, the mall train, which has been held up at Innisfail, was unable to get…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain is failing in torrents on The North Queensland coast, the rivers are rising, and floods are feared. The cyclone, however, is abating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A howling wind, crashing thunder, and the monotonous sound of heavy rain are often heard on a fine night now that the broadcasting of radio…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fears are entertained concerning Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard and their child, who disembarked from the Kallatina at Flinders Island on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A terrific cyclone swept the Fijian Islands last month, leaving death and widespread damage in its train. Seven lives were lost in the Rewa…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →PERTH, Tuesday.--A cyclone, with a velocity at times of 85 miles an hour, struck the Gulf of Carpentaria on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"THE devotion and magnificent seamanship of Captain Pedro, a Thursday Islander, and the second mate, saved us all from certain…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The lives of eight white men, experienced fishermen, and of two island "boys" depended on the skill and devotion of "Captain" Pedro, a Thursday Island native, and the stoutness of the 33ft. launch Euphemia, during…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →There was a continuance of cyclonic rain in North Queensland on Monday, and to-day several of the coastal rivers are flooded, and large areas of cane country under water…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- All last night it rained heavily on the Atherton tablelands, and 589 points fell at Ravenshoe up to 9 am. This…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In some centres, such as Babinda and Tully, two feet of rain has fallen since the cyclone disturbance began on Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Excessive heat has been experienced in the northern and central parts of Australia, and though the heat in Sydney has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Nothing but devotion and the magnificent seamanship of Pedro, of Thursday Island, second mate of the beche-de-mer lugger Waikato, saved ten of us from death…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Arrangements are now being completed for the establishment of a branch of Mr. W. M. Hughes' new Australian Party at Chatswood. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another story of a battle through waves after the big storm at the week-end was told last evening when a party of six Deeral residents reached…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day further heavy rain was recorded in tropical coast divisions, and was again very heavy between Cooktown and Cardwell…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A terrific gale is sweeping the North Island. Torrential rain has fallen, and the main [?] express from Wellington was greatly delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. and Mrs. Maurice Sheppard and party, who left Flinders Island for Port Stewart, en route to Coen on Saturday morning, have arrived safely at their…
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