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A fierce cyclone hit the south coast of Queensland and the north coast of New South Wales early yesterday morning, and the torrential rains that accompanied it threaten…
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Cyclone Damage at Bertangles
LIFTING iron roofs, smaching many windows, and demolishing a chimney which stood in its path, a terrific mid-summer cyclone caused extensive damage…
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Early yesterday morning a fierce cyclone hit the south coast of Queensland and the north coast of New South Wales…
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FLOODS are imminent in the northern part of the State, following torrential rains there yesterday…
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Men working underground in Mt. Isa mine were in danger yesterday, when a terrific cyclone hit the town, paralysing the electric system and stopping the ventilation apparatus…
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The Burns, Philp steamer Montoro, bound for New Guinea, encountered a severe cyclone after leaving Brisbane on Monday…
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A CYCLONIC disturbance off the southern coast of Queensland, which is working down to this State, has already caused flood…
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NORTH Coast rivers, swollen by heavy rains, have overrun their banks, flooding large areas along the Richmond, Nymbolda and Orara…
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Sixteen miners are reported to have been killed by the flooding of a plumbago mine in the Kurunagela district. There was a sudden inrush of water from a disused shaft…
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Seven men had narrow escapes from drowning this afternoon in the swollen floodwaters of the Stanley River. A. Hudgell, a carpenter employed on the…
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Flood waters are to-day swirling over large areas on the North Coast, causing thousands of pounds damage. One man has been drowned, hundreds of cattle have been swept away and many crops ruined…
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A SEVERE cyclone, which struck Queensland and parts of New South Wales yesterday, has caused floodings in many…
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WITH loss of human life, homes washed away, families marooned, communication of towns cut off, hundreds of…
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A terrific gale struck Mt. Isa yesterday afternoon. It lasted only 15 minutes, but caused considerable damage at Mt. Isa mine and in the town…
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A FIERCE cyclone on the north coast of New South Wales on Wednesday, accompanied by torrential rains, caused extensive flooding in…
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After a day of anxiety, the flood position eased last night on the north coast, but only after huge areas were inundated and great damage done. Further heavy rains would cause disastrous flooding. The…
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Large towns escaped by the narrowest of margins, but the flood waters invaded the main streets of Murwillumbah and Kyogle and residential…
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While the cyclonic depression has shifted towards Lord Howe Island, flood waters have caused considerable…
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RAIN has practically ceased on the North Coast, and the danger of flooding has passed. Rivers have fallen to almost…
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MISS BARBARA HITCHINS reached here today, after being forced to fly blind at times through a storm…
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