Heavy Storms at Currawang
HEAVY STORMS AT CURRAWANG.—A correspondent, writing from Currawang on Thursday, says:—The heaviest thunder nod hail storm that has been known here for some years passed over Currawang on…
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Floods & storms, 1887
40 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Terrific Storm at B[?]yney
ABOUT 2.30 on Thursday morning a terrific thunderstorm passed over the town of Blayney, lasting about 35 minutes. The thunder and lightning were frightful, and…
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The rain continued at Braidwood without intermission Thursday morning till Sunday. Over 7 inches were registered. A storekeeper's horse and cart were washed away while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Floods in Queensland. Brisbane
DISASTROUS floods have occurred all over the southern part of the colony. The lower parts of Brisbane and of Woolloongabba are submerged, and all traffic by road stopped. On the…
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THE most continuous downpour of rain experienced in Brisbane for years past commenced falling on Saturday evening, and increased in violence on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Flood in Queensland
DISASTROUS floods have occurred all over the southern part of the colony. Brisbane and the lower part of the Woolloongabba are submerged, and all traffic by road stopped. On…
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GRAFTON, Thursday—The Clarence and Richmond Rivers districts were, on Saturday last, visited by the most disastrous flood on record. In Grafton and…
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THE heavy rains have done a deal of mischief in Araluen, where all the claims except E. Smith's large one have been filled in. The Star washed out 19 oz. the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Floods at Bungendore
ON Friday morning the rain again started and continued steadily all day, and, almost without intermission, up to four o'clock on Saturday, when the flood waters came down and the lower…
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THE unnatural heat yesterday bore evidence to an unusual accumulation of electricity, and towards evening huge black clouds began to collect in the west and gradually overspread the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood and Washaway on the Railway
A COOTAMUNDRA telegram of Sunday says:— Unprecedently heavy rain fell along an extensive tract of the southern line last night, resulting in a very serious washaway about a mile and a-half…
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DURING the storm at Melbourne on Saturday no less than 2-10 inch fell in 10 minutes. In the afternoon the rain was still heavier, an inch having fallen in Ices than 20 minutes. Many of…
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HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTING.—A heavy thunderstorm burst over the city on Monday night. The thunder was unusually loud, one peal in particular being very startling, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cootamundra Floods
FROM Sunday morning to Monday night 565 points of rain fell at Cootamundra. Miss Hurley suffered loss in endeavouring to save the Hurleyville dam with galvanised iron, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclone at Burketown
A BURKETOWN (Normanton) telegram of Monday says:—On Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock a terrific cyclone commenced blowing, accompanied by heavy rain from S.E. It…
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SEVERAL LIVES LOST.—Brisbane, Monday.—The colonial treasurer has received a telegram confirming the message received from the telegraph manager at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Afloat on the Flood. a Story of the Conway Intervales
One of the most beautiful sights of all the pleasing scenery in and around North Conway, New Hampshire is to stand upon the high bank at the west of the village and gaze down upon the widespread intervales lying…
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A VERY heavy cyclone occurred on Monday afternoon about 4 o'clock, near Wangaratta, Victoria. The ordinary afternoon train from Albury had to be pulled up on account of the…
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A VIOLENT thunderstorm occurred on Saturday evening in many parts of the colony of Victoria. No damage was done in Melbourne. At Eagle-hawk the storm was attended by fatal results to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Sydney and Suburbs
ONE of the heaviest falls of rain occurred on Wednesday morning in and about Sydney that have boon known for a number of years. Trams were delayed for some time on various branches,…
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