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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
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Dull weather prevails in the city. Heavy storms of wind, accompanied by rain, have occurred at Gunnedah, Walgett, and other central districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A severe thunderstorm broke over the city last night. The wind travelled at the rate of 71 miles an hour and the rain fell in torrents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrific storm, lasting about 15 minutes, passed over the city and suburbs last night. The wind reached a velocity of 71 miles an hour, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Poatmaster-General received news this morning from Port Darwin to the effect that the barometer is unusually low and heavy rain has fallen, 5in. being recorded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Postmaster-General, as telegraphed last evening, received a message from Port Darwin, stating that heavy rain and a severe hurricane had visited the township. When…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News has been received that considerable damage has been done at Port Darwin by a cyclone. Nearly every building was wrecked, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Postmaster-General states that repairs to the overland line were quickly executed, and early this morning Fort Darwin was in a Position to take outward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy rains fell all night in Melbourne, accompained by a violent thunderstrom. There were also copious rains in the country. At Stawell the railway line was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saturday was showery; Saturday night was boisterous. Towards morning the wind increased to a gale, and heavy rain began and was faling until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Friday's thuunderstorm, of which particulars have already been communicated, was succeeded by southerly gales of extraordinary violence. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather is again fine, and the telegraph lines are working as usual. A better idea of the effects of the recent storm can now be gathered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A telegram from Newcastle reports that the steamer Sophia Ann, Captain Weston, which has arrived there from Sydney, picked ap on the ran a boat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Further particulars of the cyclone at Port Darwin state that a great number of vessels foundered at their moorings. Twelve luggers are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN Aberdare correspondent reports to an English paper of December 15 that on Wednesday night, shortly before the day shift at the River Level colliery, Abernant, ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Thames valley and large areas in the Eastern, South, and Midland counties are submerged through floods, the worst experienced for many years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A terrible bail and rain storm occurred yesterday afternoon in the easteran and south-easten suburbs. At Mitcham Mr. John Moyse was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Rockhampton message reports that the engineer of the steam launch Wallaby wont ashore General Island recently, and found the skeleton of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy rain has fallen, all the low-lying portions of the city and suburbs being submerged. Hundreds of sheep and poultry have been drowned, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. WALTER LODGE, one of the Kilkenny blockers, near Adelaide, had a rather startling experience daring the terrific storm on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mount Browne mail arrived last night 30 hours late. The driver reports rainfall from 1½. to 2in. along the track. The coach was detained nine hours throngh one…
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