Bleak Weather and Heavy Rain. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A terrific southerly gale, with heavy rain, blew all last night. From 9 o'clock yesterday morning until midnight 5in. of rain were registered within…
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Floods & storms, 1898
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Heavy Rain in Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
Heavy rain has been fulling in Sydney to-day…
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Rain fell in torrenis throughout last night, nearly live inches being registered since yesterday morning. The rain was accompanied by a terrific gale, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coastal Storm. The Missing Steamers. An Anxious Night. The Weather Abating. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A message from the lighthouse keeper at Barranjoey, a few miles north of Manly, says that an object like a steamer is asbore about four miles north of Barran joey and a mile from Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southerly Hurricane on the Coast. Steamers and Ships Wrecked. Floods Around Sydney. Telegraph Lines Down. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon
The southerly hurricane, with rain, continues in Sydney and along the coast. The sea is running mountains high. All the northern coastal telegraph lines are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Sydney Storms. Other Wrecks. the Coastal Vessels Suffer. the Duckenfield. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The following vessels have been wrecked in Nelson's Bay, on the coast:—Steamer Ethel, total loss; ketch Lena and Lillian, foundered; schooner Mabel White, ashore; ketch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our late editions Saturday:— the Coastal Storm. Wreck of the Maitland. Several Passengers Drowned. Another Big Steamer Founders A Brave Lifeboat Crew. Anxious Time in Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon
The fate of the Newcastle steamer Maitland has been ascertained, and the details are sad. The vessel struck on the rocks off Cape Three Points after her engines broke down,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coastal Storm. the Maitland Disaster. Vessel Fast Breaking Up. the Safety of the Duckenfield. Two of the Crew Injured. Another Schooner Wrecked. Vessels in Distress. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The steamer Duckenfield arrived safely in Nelson's Bay last night. She had a terrible experience, all her botas being smashed and two of the sailors injured. Captain Johnson…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the Coastal Storm. No News of the Duckenfield. Steamer Tyrian Reported Ashore. Bodies Washed Up. Almost Demolished by Sharks. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon
All the news to hand from along the coast with regard to coastal and intercolonial shipping continues to be far from assuring. The tug Champion, which was despatched…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coastal Storm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon
The weather is still cold anil wet; rain has been falling all day. Mr. Wragge, too, forecasts more heavy weather. Rough seas are reported along the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegraphic News a Disastrous Storm. Shipwrecks and Loss of Life Sydney
The recent storm and a considerable amount of damage to various suburbs. Railway lines escaped with trifling damage, but telegraph lines are down in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coastal Storm. More Bodies Recovered. Recognition of Heroism. A Mystery of the Sea. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Heavy rain has been falling all night. The sea along the coast has been very rough. Two more male bodies from the wrecked Maitland have been found, one three miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coastal Storm. Still Continues. Thirteen Inches of Rain. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
Rain is still falling in Sydney. The steamer Lubra. which departed from Sydney for Newcastle yesterday, returned to Port Jackson to-day, after battling for 16…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Mine Flooded. Experience of a Miner. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Pitfield Consols mine at Ballnrat became flooded last night. Thomas John, a miner, was bravely rescue by the manager, J. Gunn, Three men ran for their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mine Flooded. Experience of a Miner. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
The Pi[?]d Consols mine at Ballarat became flooded, last night. Thomas John, a miner, was bravely rescued by the manager, J. Gunn. Three men ran for their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coastal Storm. Another Wreck Sighted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The captain of the intercolonial steamer Barrabool, which has arrived in harbor, reports that on Saturday night, en route to Sydney from Brisbane, he passed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone in Japan. 200 Smacks Wrecked. 1500.Fishermen Missing. [Reuter's Message,] London, Sunday Afternoon
A most disastrous cyclone has devastated the north-east coast of Japan. Immense damage was done. Two hundred fishing smacks are believed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Adelaide. The Hill Waters. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
Last evening the water pourad down from the Hills through the southern suburbs, [?]ooding the streets and filling the cellars, and doing considerable dnmage to the gardens…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coastal Storm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
Satisfaction was expressed to-day when the Crown of India, a four-masted, full-rigged, steel barque, was towed into harbor. She bore unmistakeable signs of a terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Coastal Storm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The inquest on the victims of the wreck of the steamer Maitland has been concluded. A verdict was recorded that no blame was attachable to the captain, the officers, or the…
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