Severe Storm in Sydney. Buildings Wrecked
Particulars of a thunderstorm which ravaged the Parramatta district late on Saturday afternoon state that the damage will amount to £10,000…
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Thunderstorm at Mary-borough
MARYBOROUGH (Q.), Tuesday. Simon O'Brien, 70, was killed instantly when struck by lightning in a paddock, where he had gone to bring…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storm Off Coast. Vessels in Distress
There was a strong southerly gale off the coast this morning, and the Japanese steamer Honolulu Maru was in grave danger. The vessel was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Poland. Vistula Overflows and Destroys Villages. Heavy Loss of Life Feared. WARSAW
Thawing snow caused the Vistula to overflow. A wall of water destroyed forty villages, and a heavy loss of life is feared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bridge Collapses in Spain. The Flooded Guadalquiver River. Thirty Bodies Recovered
A Madrid message says that a bridge over the Guadalquiver River, near Algaba, owing to heavy floods, collapsed while 200 people were on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in New Zealand. Great Damage Done. AUCKLAND
Heavy rain fell incessantly since Wednesday night, and many districts report heavy floods. Some houses were swept away and many bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Floods. Phenomenal Rain
Heavy rains in South Taranaki caused serious washouts. The railway express train was imprisoned between two slips. A 20-foot chasm was…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →New Zealand Floods. Enormous Damage and Loss of Life
After great damage had been done by storms and floods the rain in New Zealand cased off, only to resume with greater violence. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Liner in a Gale. Paris, April 14
Anxiety regarding the Atlantic liner Maurctania, which left Southampton on Friday morning to have repairs effected at Cherbourg, which could not…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Terrific Cyclone in Georgia. Atlanta (Georgia)
A terrific cyclone is sweeping the southern States. Already 43 lives have been lost and the total will possibly reach one hundred. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter-box. Autumn. Flood Vale, Narandera
Dear Uncle Jeff,—Last time I wrote to to you you told me that I had created for my self "a reputation, up to which I'd have to live." I thought…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The "Dry" Flood. (Published by Arrangement)
John Barleycorn is increasing his nativities in America at a rate which, unless they are utterly blind to the condition of affairs, must be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in New Zealand. And Torrential Rains. AUCKLAND
A terrific gale is raging with torrential rain. It is feared heavy floods hare taken place in the country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand
Extensive floods are reported from New Zealand. Railway traffic communication is disorganised, and great losses of fencing and stock have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in New Zealand. Losses of Stock. AUCKLAND
There were exciting scenes on the Hauraki Plains, when the Waihou River broke its banks, flooding a large area of farm country. It was a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Storm in U.S.A. Heavy Loss of Life
A storm sweeping four of the west central States of America, and concentrating with unparalleled fury on Northern. Ohio, is reported to have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter-box. a Thunderstorm. Mitta Mitta
Dear Uncle Jeff,—We have had a light fall of snow this month, and had great fun making "snow men." There is a good deal of snow on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Floods in India. Boys' School Collapses. MADRAS
Hindus report that in consequence of floods the boys' school at Cheruthuruthy, Cochin State, collapsed. One teacher and 64 scholars were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Empire Pageant. Wonderful Spectacle. Enthusiasm in Heavy Rain. London, July 26
Rain partially marred the opening of the pageant of Empire at the Stadium at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley last night. Nevertheless a…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Floods in India. 1,000 Houses Collapse. Madras, July 27
Further nows has been received about the floods which have caused widespread devastation in Southern India…
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