Severe Dust Storm
TOWARD noon yesterday a westerly disturbance displaced a north-easterly wind which had been blowing from an early hour. The high wind brought with it…
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35 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2
Storm Risks
THIS is a feature of insurance which in the colonies is much overlooked, though in America offices which take risks against tornados and cyclones are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →My Cyclone-proof House
Two or three months ago, when I was just deciding to build a house, I saw in our local paper a description of a cyclone-proof dwelling. Now, if there is anything I dislike, it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Mondays Storm
WHEN we went to press lost Monday evening the information to hand regarding the damage wrought by the whirlwind or cyclone which passed over the district…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Children's Column. Saved by a Cyclone. the Avenging of an Indian Raid
"Jack, can you see the lights?" "No." "Then something's wrong." "Looks like it. We ought to see them…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →What Not to Do in a Thunderstorm
Although the reply is sometimes made to a person who expresses fear of some fatal event which is likely to occur, "Yes, and you may be struck by lightning,"…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Floods in England. Great Damage. London, February 8
Disastrous floods have occurred in the valley of the Thames and in the Eastern and South Midland counties of England. They are the worst that have been known…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Gale in England. Serious Damage. London, March 3
The southern counties of England have been visited by a gale of unusual violence. Serious damage was done to property, and the mail trains have been greatly delayed,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Flood in America. Fifty Lives Lost. London, March 22
A disastrous flood has occurred in the Mississippi at Memphis, a city of 65,000 inhabitants, in the state of Tennessee. The river is 40 miles wide, and has flooded a…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Mississippi Floods. 60,000 Victims Receive Food. London, April 18
The recent floods on the Mississippi have caused terrible distress to the dwellers on the banks of the great river. At Memphis, in Tennessee, 6000 persons have been…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Great Flood in New Zealand
Terrible floods are reported from Hawke's Bay. The River Tutaekuri Ngururoro burst its banks on Friday, flooding Napier to depth of severl…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Will History Repeat Itself? the Great Flood of ’70
Mr C. C. Palmer, our well-known townsman, (says the Riverine Herald) whose recollections go as far back as almost any resident as to the history of Echuca, stated, in a chat about the drought,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in New Zealand
The mayors of the chief towns in the colony have received the following telegram, which speaks for itself, from Mr. G. H. Swan, mayor of Napier, New…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Tornado at Sydney. Destruction of Property. Heavy Rains and Floods. Sydney
Some portions of Sydney were visited by a tornado this morning, which, caused considerable destruction of property, but so far no loss of life ia reported. The tornado…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Floods in France. Factories Destroyed. London, June 8
Terrible floods have occurred in the valley of the River Morge, in the department of Isere, in the south of France. The chief damage was done at Voirons, a…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Cyclone in Paris. Houses and Factories Wrecked. London, June 20
A cyclone of great violence occurred in Paris and the suburbs to-day. It lasted only 10 seconds, but in that time many houses and factories were…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Violent Gale in England. Many Lives Lost. London, June 17
A violent gale was experienced yesterday in the Irish Sea and along the West Coast of England. Heavy damage was done to shipping and much loss of life occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Floods in Germany. Enormous Damage. London, August 1
Disastrous floods have occurred in Silesia and South Germany. In magnitude and the widespread destruction they have [?]used they have not been equalled during the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →A Storm in a Teacup, the Policy of the Government
In the Assembly last week Mr Griffith said he desired to make a personal explanation. He noticed in an evening paper an article based an a statement from the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Good Flood Gate
The best and cheapest flood gate I have ever used or seen is represented in the illustration. It is my own invention and is constructed as follows:—Twist four, six, or eight…
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