Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. a Heavy Gale
The heaviest gale known for years raged in Hobson's Bay last night, but no serious damage has been reported. DELAYED BY THE WEATHER…
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Floods & storms, 1890
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The Storm King. Captain Jorgensen Interviewed in Mid-Ocean
THE iron lifeboat in which the intrepid and adventurous Captain Jorgensen is now finding his way to Australia was (Bays the Melbourne Argus, of Monday) fallen in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Gippsland. Houses Carried Away. Several Lives Lost. MELBOURNE
THE Mitchell River is still rising and 20 miles of the Mitchell railway are now inundated. The police rescued 36 persons to-day, chiefly maize growers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australia. Perth, Monday. the Storm King
Albany wires that Captain Jorgenson's little vessel, the Storm King, from England, was sighted this morning off Breaksea. A fatal fight between the police and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian News. New South Wales. Protecting Maitland From Floods
The Minister for Works has received information from Mr. George Gordon, C.E., of Melbourne, stating that he has nearly completed his report on the West Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Australia. the Storm King
Captain Jorgensen is arranging to take the Storm King on to Adelaide by the R.M.S. Victoria, which is to sail hence on the 17th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Gale in the Harbour. Danger to Ships
A strong north-westerly gale was blowing in the harbour yesterday, which caused a good deal of inconvenience to shipping movements. The flue large ship Scottish Dales, on being towed to sea in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Welcome to the Storm King
The pilots at Port Melbourne have determined to give Captain Jorgensen, of the life-boat Storm King, a seamanlike welcome on his approaching visit. It has been decided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Cyclone in Minnesota. a Steamer Capsized.—eighty Lives Lost
WASINGTON, July 15.—A terrific cyolone occurred in the State of Minnesota. Many houses were levelled to the ground, and many persons perished, including 80 deaths through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Thunderstorm. Damage to the House of Lords
LONDON, July 18.—A thunderstorm of exceptional severity accompanied with torrential rains passed over London and the southern counties yesterday. There are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Wednesday, July 30, 1890. Legislative Assembly. Treatment of Refractory Ores. Hunter River Floods. Mr. O'Connor and Government Appointments. Election of Hospital Officers. The Postal Rates. Stamp Duty on Share Transfers. Coal Mines Regulation Bill. SYDNEY
The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. Mr. CARRUTHERS, in reply to Dr. Ross, said it was a fact that in his department…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest District News. West Maitland. Protection of East Maitland From the Floods
IT has been contemplated for some time to carry out the work of protecting the town from floods by raising an embankment near the floodgates, and continuing the same to…
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The life-boat Storm King arrived at Adelaide yesterday, from Albany…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Storm King. a Rough Voyage. ADELAIDE
CAPTAIN JORGENSEN and Johann Neilson, commander and mate of the lifeboat Storm King, reached the Semaphore this morning, after a stormy passage round from Albany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loch Ryan in a Storm
The ship Loch Ryan had an experience of cyclonic weather on the passage from London to Melbourne. Captain Ozanne reports:—" On June 29, the day after crossing the meridian of the Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Wednesday. the Storm King
Captain Jorgensen's boat is on view at the City Baths. IN THE HOUSE. The Ministry made no statement in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland. Floods on the Hunter
It will be remembered that some considerable time back the services of Mr. George Gordon, the hydraulic engineer, were secured by the Government to devise some scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CABLEGRAMS. Floods in India. Numbers Perished
CALCUTTA, Thursday.—Floods have occurred in India, and the river is higher than has ever previously been recorded. Many hundreds of people have perished, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Hunter. Mr. Gordon's Report
THE Minister for Works has received a communication from Mr. George Gordon, C.E., in which he states that his report on the Hunter River floods and the best means of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Special Messages. Cyclone in the States
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A terrible cyclone was experienced in the State of Pennsylvania to-day, causing immense damage to property. Forty persons were killed,…
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