Storm at Cootamundra
A heavy storm has occurred at Cootamundra. A portion of the railway line was washed away. Another disastrous accident was averted by a fettler…
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Floods & storms, 1886
52 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 3
Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Effects of Storm
On Sunday a large number of telegraph poles were destroyed by lightning, thus putting a stop to communication between the several stations…
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ON Saturday evening a violent storm of rain and wind occurred near Cootamundra, doing considerable damage to the railway line between the two stations Wallendbeen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. H.M.S. Wolverine in a Storm
The colonial warship Wolverene, which left the barbour on Monday last for a cruise at sea, with the object of giving instructions to the crew and members of the Naval…
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Heavy thunderstorms have occurred in the Marulan district, and seriously damaged the railway line…
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The Bulla River has overflowed its banks, driving an immense number of rats into the Mount Browne Goldfields…
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A heavy thunderstorm, doing great damage, has occurred on the Southern Railway, near Goulburn…
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DURING the past two days heavy rains have fallen up the Great Northern Line. Yesterday afternoon information reached Newcastle that 150 yards of the line near Rayfield had been washed away. It…
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On Saturday after[?] Newcastle that a storm [?] unprecedented fury was bearing down upon us [?] the Victoria coast, and the news spread like [?] especially among…
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A gale raging along the Victorian coast was expected by our Government astronomer to reach Sydney at mid-day yesterday, but failed to appear. To-day the weather is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Rain Storm on the North Line. Rails Uprooted and Stoppage of Trains TAMWORTH, Sunday evening
THE heaviest rain storm that has ever been experienced in the Northern district took place at Werris Creek, between 5 and 6 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, and caused considerable damage to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ship Candida in a Gale
The ship Candida, Captain R. Mathew on, arrived in port on Thursday night, at 12 o'clock, from Adelaide, in ballast, after having encountered the full brant of the cyclonic gale, which raged on…
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A fearful dust-storm Swept over the city last night. To-day the weather is fine, with a stiff breeze from the north…
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A SEVERE thunderstorm passed over Sandhurst at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. A lad named Reed at Quarry Hill was killed instantly by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Snow Storm at Moss Vale
There was a snow storm at Moss Vale yesterday, which is quite a phenomenon there at the present time of year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm at Newcastle. a Lad Struck by Lightning
ON Friday night during the thunderstorm, an apprentice on board the barque Tamerlane, lying up the harbour, was struck by lightning, which has partially deprived him…
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Several thunderstorms occurred this afternoon, accompanied by pouring rain, which still continues, with much…
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Intelligence (says the "Suva Times" of March 31) has been received of another strong gale of wind which swept over the northern portion of the island of Kadavu, accompanied by a tidal or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Sunday. A Gale
The Commissioner of Customs had heavy weather for his visit to the Gippsland lakes. A terrific gale blew, driving the surf clean over the earthworks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in America. New York
A destructive cyclone has occurred in Minnesota, in the United States, by which 67 lives were lost. A large amount of damage was done to buildings…
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