The Gale at Bulli
The gale of Saturday and Sunday, and also the severe rainfall experienced during those days, has proved disastrous to farmers, orchardists and others about…
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8 stories in Illawarra's papers
Damage by the Gale
One of the walls of a two-storey house on Smith's Hill occupied by Mr. G. B. Robertson was blown in on Sunday night. The roof of the back portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Phenomenal Rainfall. Thirteen Inches in Forty-eight Hours. a Heavy Gale and a Terrific Sea
Saturday was an oppressively warm day, and the banking-up of heavy black clouds in the south during the afternoon presaged downpour of rain, which, sure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Gale. Wrecks on the Coast
IN addition to the wreck of the Brig Amy, which went ashore near Bulli in the gale of Sunday last, when all the crew perished, other disasters have to be chronicled. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Gale. Serious Damage Through-out the District. Phenomenal Rainfall
From all parts of the district we hear tales of serious damage worked by the terrific gale of Sunday last—fences swept away, corn crops levelled, flower and…
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THE "Mercury" takes advantage of the opportunity afforded by the disasters caused by the recent gale to promote the Port Kembla Harbour scheme. The wrecks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Gale
The Marine Board has been [?] post mortems on the wrecks ca[?] by the recent gale, and in every case his exonerated all concerned from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ship Hereward. Another Attempt at Salvage, Ruined by the Gale
ANOTHER attempt was made on Tuesday morning to resfloat the ship Hereward, which has been cast up on Maroubra Beach for many a week. The tug Hero was sent…
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