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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms
113 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 6
Blasting operations have recently been proceeding in Little Collins-street, near the junction of Elizabeth-street in connection with the making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A heavy thunder and hail storm is reported to have occurred at Peak Hill. The disturbace was precoded by a duststorm of unprecedented…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kallatina, one of the best-know[?] steamers belonging to the North Coast Company, met with a serious mishap in the Clarence River yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The four-masted barque Buteshire, which left Sydney last evening in tow of a tug, met the full force of a violent southerly gale immediately she had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Radbod mine, Westphalia (Germany) where, owing to an explosion of firedamp 400 men were entombed, nearly all of whom lost their lives, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The crew of the 18ft. sailing boat, Osprey, had an exciting experience in the south-cast gale which raged at the commencement of last week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrific thunderstorm has caused the Barkens River to rise with such startling rapidity as to flood Port Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A terrific thunderstorm caused the Ratkens River (Cape Colony) to rise with startling rapidity and flood the town of Port Elizabeth. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During a heavy thunderstorm at Castlereagh (in the Pe[?]rith district) last night the lightning was very vivid. It struck trees and fencing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Deputy-Postmaster-General advises having received from the Postmaster at Stanthorpe a report to the effect that a very heavy hailstorm occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →While driving some caws home last night during a heavy storm Edward [?]eaney, aged 12, was struck dead by lightning at Sunny Side, near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy thunderstorms have been experienced during the last three days at Tenterfield. During one of these yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The steamer York, which to-day arrived at Port Adelaide, from New York, reports that soon after leaving America, the second officer, Eric Bayley, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A report has reached town to the effect that a heavy shower of rain fell between Thorn's, diary and the Nine Mile Creck yesterday afternoon, which…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The disabled steamer South Australian is still at anchor off Norfolk Island. The wind has been blowing hard from E.S.E. for the past few days, with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent storms occurred yesterday in the country districts cf Victoria. Several buildings at Hopetoun were unroofed and fences destroyed. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A terrific dust storm took place to-day at Denman. During the storm lightning struck an unoccupied house, the wind took the roof off another house…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Male, who represents Broome in the Legislative Assembly and is interested in the pearling industry, received a message yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Information has been received from Broome to the effect that another strong gale is blowing, and that it is feared a number of pearling luggers will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Male, M.L.A., received a further message yesterday morning from Broome in relation to the report of several pearling luggers having been…
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