A Violent Storm. Horses Killed by Lightning
A heavy storm broke over Brisbane on Friday afternoon, accompanied by vivid lightning. During the storm three horses attached to a lorry owned…
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Floods & storms, 1909
141 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 8
A Magnetic Storm. Telegraph Lines Rendered Useless. [Reuters Message.] London
A magnetic storm rendered, most of the telegraph lines in Great Britain and on the American continent useless for two hours after midday. The storm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cales Along Coast. Shipping Severely Handicapped, Sea Running Mountains High. Marama in the Gale. Sydney
Dangerous weather conditions ruled yesterday "night along the New South Wales Coast, and as a result shipping operations were severely handicapped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Magnetic Storm. London
The Observatory at Cheltenham (Maryland) recorded on Saturday, the severest magnetic storm since the Observatory has been founded. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at Wollongong. Houses and Fences Damaged. a Narrow Escape. Sydney
At Wollongong yesterday a boisterous and cold westerly wind sprang up and immediately commenced to blow with hurricane force. A number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fishing Boat in a Storm. Carried Out to Sea. Pilot Steamer Searching for It. Sydney
Four men, Dines, sen and jun, Crompton, and Martin Howe, who were fishing in a boat about four miles from land yesterday, started to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday's Storm. Boat Overturned. Ship and Crew of Four Missing. Sydney
The Water Rolice have been notified of the death of a youth as the result of the fierce storm on Sunday. A party of lads was sailing, and when…
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The town of Wyalong was visited by a severe cyclone and dust storm, causing the destruction of a good deal of property. Telegraph lines suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Cyclone. Man Severely Injured
The town of Wyalong was visited by a severe cyclone and dust storm, causing the destruction of a good deal of property. Telegraph lines suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Missing Waratah. Liner's Good-bye. Last Seen on Eve of Great Storm
The missing Lund liner Waratah was last seen on the eve of a great storm off the South African coast. The Waratah left Durban for Capetown on July…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →River Bursts Its Banks. Town Flooded and 500 Lives Lost
Monterey, Mexico, was (stated the New Orleans correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" of August 30) nearly wiped out on Friday night by a flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Violent Storm. Sydney
A violent cyclonic, storm occurred at Oberon yesterday, many sheds and outbuildings being unroofed, and chimneys blown down. Large trees were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bengal Cyclone. Stations Wrecked and Steamers Sunk. Number of Fatalities. [Reuter's Message.] London
A cyclone wrecked Goolanda and other, Eastern Bengal stations to-day, sinking many river steamers and a great number of native craft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Thunderstorm. House Struck by Lightning. Portion of Roof on Fire. Sydney
A heavy thunderstorm passed over the city yesterday, a residence at Marrickville having been struck by lightning. Portion of the roof caught fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Country. Extensive Damage Caused. Wheat Crops Injured. Sydney
Extensive damage has been caused in the country districts by floods. At Hargreaves the water rushed from the hills, carrying everything before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rains and Floods. Railway Bridge Collapses. [Reuter's Message.] London
Heavy rains and Hoods have occurred in the South of England. The railway bridge between Ti[?]hurst and Effingham collapsed to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in England. Large Tracts Under Water. Thousands of Sheep Drowned [Reuter's Message.] London
Owing to heavy ranis many parts of England have been flooded. Large tracts of Sussex are under water, and Canterbury and Folkestone…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in England. London
Boats are being used in the streets of Canterbury and Folkestone, owing to their Hooded state. The country is flooded around Lewes, and serious…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm Centre Shifted to Sydney. Holding a Conference
The storm centre of the strike has now shifted to Sydney. This morning a Trades Hall meeting will take place, upon which the hopes and fears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Executions in a Thunderstorm. Perpetrators of Terrible Murders Go to Guillotine. Pouch of Human Skin
Three of the most callous murderers of whom any record exists in French annals were (says "Lloyd's" of September 26) guillotined on Wednesday…
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