Thunderstorms
Mr Clement Wragge gives the following advice:—If in the house and a heavy thunderstorm is raging, provide a draught, as through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1899
8 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers
A Storm in a Teapot
THANKS to the good offices of Mr. John Norton, none the less effective because they wore entirely unintentional, the breach between the Government and the Opposition—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods
There are heavy floods on the Hunter, and boats have been sent to Raymond Terrace. There are also great floods at Singleton, Maswellbrook and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gale
The recent rough weather outside the heads was well represented! within our beautiful harbour as well, though the wind: did more harm than the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Did She Know the Storm Was Coming?
A swan, belonging to a gentleman, was sitting on her eggs on an island in a river. One morning her owner found her very busy collecting sticks and other rubbish, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Great Storm
November has for ages been popularly credited with being the moat stormy month of the year on the coasts of North-Western Europe. To our Saxon forefathers it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weekly Short Story. How Did He Escape the Flood
An Irishman there was who got an order for a coffin in which to enclose the body of a young man, the most famous angler in all the country…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Transvaal War. a Bloody Battle Great British Victory. Boers Storm British Towns Boer Attempts Utter Failures. Routed with Heavy Loss. British Cavalry Irresistable. So Are British Bayonets. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney
The British have shelled Colenso. The British column opened up, allowing the cavalry to advance, killing 1000 and capturing 2000 of the enemy…
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