An [?]aclad in a Gale
One who was on board the Leigh, on her passage to Charleston Harbor, gives the following second of her:—"We left Brooklyn Navy Yard on the 25th of August, in tow of the…
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The Late Gale
Seldom has it been our lot to furnish such a chronicle of maritime disaster as that which appears in our present impression. The list of casualties embraces almost every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mutterings of the Coming Storm
Casting a glance over the state of the world " from China to Peru," as represented by Reuter's telegrams, we cannot avoid being impressed with a feeling of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods. Tamworth
FEBRUARY 15.—This part of the country has been visited with one of those awful floods with which the colony is sometimes afflicted, utter rain to many, and sadness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood at the Na[?]
The following is a copy of a letter received in Maitland yesterday, from Mr. Otto Baldwin:— "Derriwarindi, Feb. 13, 1864.—Saturday. "We are in a deplorable condition here; we…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods at Murrurundi
On Wednesday, as early as nine a.m., the Page had commenced to rise—at eleven a.m., very rapidly so that it was bank high. Some fours were at this time apprehended for the safety…
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I hasten to inform you of one of the most disastrous floods that has taken place in this district since its first foundation, but I am happy to inform you that we have lost no lives; and at…
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The rain began to full on Tuesday evening, and pound down steadily until Thursday afternoon. The river became impassable to drays on Wednesday, rose rapidly during the night, and…
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THE Brisbane Courier of the 30th gives the following particulars of the damage done to the various cotton plantations in Queensland by the floods:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Heavy Gale. Wrecks of a Ste[?]er and Three Sail In: Vessels, with the Loss of Ten Lives
The heavy gale which swept along our coast on the 2nd and 3rd instant has left a fea[?] record of its lat I effects. We are alrea[?]y in possession of the particulars relating to the loss of four ships, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties by the Late Gale. Wrecks of a Steamer and Three Sailing Vessels, with the Loss of Ten Lives
The heavy gale which swept along our coast on the 2nd and 3rd instant has left a fearful record of its fatal effect. We are already in possession of the particulars…
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In the "Herald" the following account of the last trip up of the Hunter is given:—The Hunter (s.) left Eden at 3 p.m. on the 10th with a fresh breeze from the south; 11 p.m., heavy squalls from the south east…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Storm. the Weather at Wollongong
Although the wind has abated yet there are no certain indications that the weather is settled, the rain falling at intervals both day and night. With reference to the Bulli jetty we regret to ascertain that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood at Goulburn
There was a heavy f[?]ed in the river on [?] when it reached a point higher than ever [?] before; but it did not flow into the streets. [?] Bridge was covered for a short time. Greater…
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A telegram on Tuesday at 11 p.m. says:-Th[?] here are most disastrous. All the digging[?] flooded. The damage dene to claims at Ara[?] very great. Two lives have been lost there, and [?]…
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Yesterday's "Empire has the following:— The steamer Morpeth arrived yesterday every from Newcastle, having been unable to proced to Morpeth, in consequence of the Hooded stale…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Immense Flood on the Hawkesbury
The "Herald's" correspondent says:—It is my melancholy duty to relate that the highest and most disastrous flood which has been known on the Hawks-bury for many years his just taken place, and whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shoalhaven. Wreck of the Pacific. Rumored Loss of Two Other Vessels. Flood Expected
A letter was received yesterday afternoon from Shoalhaven, stilting that the Pacific was wrecked on the 12th instant, on Crookhaven Heads. The beach below the Crookhaven Heads was strewed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. The Railways, &c
The damage done to the railways does not appear to have been so serious as was at first reported, nor to be of a permanent character; but now that the lines to Picton and Penrith are the…
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