The Drought. [By Telegraph.] Heavy Rain in Sydney. SYDNEY
It has been raining heavily at intervals through the night and morning, but the fall is confined to the coast districts…
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Floods & storms, 1897
98 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 5
The Storm in Sydney. Sydney
Tuesday's tornado caused enormous damage. Nothing more fierce or devastating has been experienced for many years. The roofs of houses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Heavy Rains in West Australia. A Flood at Yalgoo. Will the Central Drought Break Up? Mr. Russell Hopeful. Mr. Wragge Doubtful. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Monday Afternoon
The drought has broken up in this colony. Heavy rains have fallen in the city and throughout the colony generally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in West Australia. Perth
Heavy floods have occurred at Perth, where a portion of the railway line has been washed away. A sheet of water eight miles in extent has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Cable News. Floods on the Continent. LONDON
In consequence of exceedingly heavy Alpine rains, terrible floods have swept the Vioron district of France, and also the valley of the Morges, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Switzerland. Great Destruction of Silk Factories. London, June 9
Heavy floods have occurred in Switzerland, resulting in several silk factories being destroyed. Hundreds of the inhabitants have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in West Australia. Perth
Heavy rams heave fallen at the Murchison, and the country is flooded. Twelve miles of the railway were washed away, resulting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Severe Gale in the Irish Sea. LONDON
There has been a violent gale in the Irish Sea near the coast of England and Wales. Great damage was done to shipping and considerable loss of life was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gales in the Irish Sea. Great Damage and Loss of Life. London, June, 17
Violent gales have occurred in the Irish Sea, resulting in great damage to shipping and heavy loss of life. Lord Nelson's old warship, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone in Paris. LONDON
A cyclone has occurred in Paris and the suburbs. It lasted 10 seconds and wrecked many houses and factories. Carriages were overturned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Premiers in England. Mr. Reid's Distinguished Visitors. A. Flood of Correspondence. Cambridge Confers Degrees. [By Cable.] London
Many distinguished persons have called on the Hon. G. H. Reid, Premier of New South Wales. Among them were the Duke of Abercorn, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Steamer in a Gale. Abandonment of the Sultan. Perilous Transhipment. Ten Persons Drowned. [By Telegraph.] Albany
The R.M.S. Valetta has arrived, and brings particulars of the abandonment of the steamer Saltan under very exciting circumstances in the Arabian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Cable News. Disastrous Floods in France. LONDON
Disastrous floods have occurred in the south of France, resulting in much loss of life and damage to property. Three hundred persons are known to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in South France. 300 Lives Lost. London, June 7
Floods in the South of France have destroyed property valued at (light millions sterling. Three hundred lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] Auckland
The recent heavy rains have extended to the Wairarapa district, where most of the rivers are in flood. A slip occurred on the railway line near Faetahuna, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. [By Telegraph.] Floods on the Sydneyside. Gales on the Coast. SYDNEY
The weather showed signs of clearing last night; but to-day the sky is dull again. The rain proves to have been pretty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News The Weather—Rains, Floods, &c. Sydney
Strong easterly to northerly gales, accompanied by heavy rain, have continued since Saturday, with no sign of clouting. The rain rain has extended to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Germany. Great Damage and Loss of Life. [By Cable] London
Terrible floods have occurred in the Austrian province of Silesia and in South Germany. They are reported to be unequalled during the century…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Germany, Great Damage and Loss of Life. [By Cable] London
Terrible floods have occurred in the Austrian province of Silesia and in South Germany. They are reported to be unequalled during the century…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Germany. Great Damage and Loss of Life. London, August 2
Terrible floods, unequalled in the present century, are reported from Sil[?]iaand the South of Germany. Damage is estimated at many millions…
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