Floods in New Zealand
Referring to the recent disastrous floods in parts of the south island of New Zealand, the Argus' Dunedin correspondent, writing on August 26, says:—"The floods which took place in Otago have…
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Floods & storms, 1886
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Flood in Scotland
In August, 1829, a terrible rainfall took place on the Monadhliath to the north and the Cairngorm range to the south of the Spey. For some days water took the place of air. The water did not…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Storm in Texas. (Correspondent's Letter to Arugus.)
A tremendous storm in the Gulf of Mexico, on the 22nd August, made havoc with several important towns in Texas. Galveaton suffered the most. Ruins of houses, large and small, were seen in every…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thunderstorm in Paris
A tremendous thunderstorm, accompanied with hail and rain, burst over Paris on August 23. The hailstones were as large as walnuts, and fell with extreme violence. For an hour there was not an…
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The W[?]ia correspondent of the Echo telegraphs:—Great inconvenience and loss is being occasioned in this town owing to the flooded state of the Tally walka country, south of the Darling, near…
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When Belford found that the rope, which constituted his sole chance for life and liberty, was giving away, he gave a spring upwards and reached the sound rope. He put forth every effort, strained…
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Destructive hoods are reported in many of the provinces in southern France, also in Italy…
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A very severe thunderstorm prevailed last evening from 7 to 11. The rain fell in torrents, and the lightning was remarkably vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Review. A Flood that led on to Fortune, by Old Boomerang, author of In the Depths of the Sea, Launching Away, etc. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1886
The Australian writer whose memories go back to the early days of colonisation, and who has woven the recollections and observations of a long life into various fictious, once more appeals to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods of the Darling
An interesting paper concerning the history of floods in the River Darling was read recently (says the Herald) by Mr. H. C. Russell, F.R.S., the Government Astronomer, before the New South…
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The barque Melpomene was caught in a cyclone off Madras, in the sea of Bengal. Amongst the passengers were a band of pilgrims who were proceeding…
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A very heavy gale raged with much violence over the greater part of the Kingdom on Oct. 15 and 16, as well as in France, and a most tempestuous sea prevailed along the whole sea border of…
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There was a terrific storm at Temora this morning. Over three inches of rain fell, and flooded the town. It is still raining. On the western slopes of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cablegrams. [From Greville's Telegram Co.] London. Wednesday. Gales in the British Islands
A terrific gale has been raging over England and Ireland. It has been especially severe on the south coast of England and numerous wrecks are reported along the…
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A severe gale was experienced in the north of England and on some parts of the Welsh coast, and in the Irish Channel, on Friday night and Saturday morning (November 5 and 6), and several…
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