Desert Sand-storm
In writing of the region south of the Atlas Mountains, the author of "The Great Sahara" gives a lively description of a pillar of sand which passed Lim at no…
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37 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2
Remarkable Storm in Sydney a Record Rain. Great Damage to Property. SYDNEY
A remarkable storm burst over the city last night, accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning. Nearly three inches of rain fell in half an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Cyclonic Storm
An extraordinary duststorm brok over Albury last week, when the wind blew with cyclonic fores, doing much damage. When the storm was at its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Moonlight in Storm Bay
The summer's gone, and o'er our green hillsides No gentle zephyr plays with soothing power. But the cold breath of sober winter bides In the west wind, which nips the autumn…
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Few ideas are more firmly rooted in the popular mind than the notion that the equinoxes are times when severe gales are to be expected. Last Friday the gun…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Heat in Victoria. a Cyclone at Melbourne. Destructive Bush Fires. SYDNEY
There was great heat in Victoria yesterday, the shade thermometer reaching 109 A terrific cyclone swept over Melbourne in the evening, traffic was stopped, roofs lifted,…
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One of the most violent duststorms that has ever been experienced in Melbourne swept over the city on Thursday evening, and came as a fitting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Floods in Gippsland. Settlers' Homes Surrounded. Warragul
The disastrous flood which swept down upon the promising settlement known as the Moe Swamp just 12 months ago has now been eclipsed in its severity by the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Effect of a Storm
A violent blast of wind played havoc with the decorations erected at Princes-bridge, Melbourne, in honor of the Royal visit, and which at that point had been loft standing. A pair…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Hailstorm and Flood in Russia. Great Damage and Loss of Life. London, July 25
The district of Shatsk, in the province of Tamboff, in Southern Russia, has been visited by a violent hailstorm. Many of the hailstones were of immense size…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Track of the Goldseekers. [Copyright.] Story of the Australian Alps. Chapter Xxiii. a Storm
Towards daylight the atmosphere became very cold, and Foster kept a strong fire burning. He had just thrown on an armful of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Great Flood in Ohio. Cleveland Under Water. London, September 2
Unusually heavy rain storms have fallen in the state of Ohio, flooding the city of Cleveland, which ia situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Cuyahoga,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →During a Storm
'Captain,' said the mate of the good ship ' Cauliflower,1 while the storm was at its height,' the ship has sprung a leak, the water-tight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Wind Storms
AT this period of the year it is not unusual to have to record damage done by high winds and monsoonal deluges, such as swept over the district on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gale at Beechworth
From Beechworth comes a report that a terrible storm, with thunder and lightning, occurred at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday. The wind uprooted trees, unroofed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrific Storm
During the thunderstorm which raged over the Nathalia district towards evening on Saturday last some extraordinary experiences fell to the lot of residents on their farms in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Floods in China, 10,000,000 People Homeless. London. September 24
Harrowing accounis are published of the disastrous floods ia the valley of the Yangtse Kiang, which have caused great destruction of life and property. It is estimated that 10.000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Flood at Tocumwal
The Tocumwal correspondent of the "Argus," under date of Wednesday, states:—"The Murray has reached a height of 18ft. 6in. on the wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farmer Oak and the Storm
When farmer Oak, on hie way towards his humble cottage one niggt, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmer Oak and the Storm
When farmer Oak, on his way towards his humble cottage one night, struck his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light indoors, he observed a…
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