Schooner Fern in a Gale
The schooner Fern, which left hero on Monday night, bound for Sydney when off ferigal, met the full force of the southerly gale, which carried away her fore topsail yard. several sails were…
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Floods & storms, 1891
121 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7
Floods at Burketown. Brisbane
FROM Burketown come reports of a terrific gale, lasting 36 hours, with incessant rain registering 22 inches 8 points. The flood waters are very high and still rising. It is…
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The steamer Faramung in her long career in the collier trade between this port and Melbourne met with the most severe weather she has yet encountered on the trip from Melbourne, which…
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The Sussex, from Port Augusta, which has arrived at Liverpool, reports:—"On August 28, 48deg south, 16deg 10min east, encountered a severe gale, had bulwarks and stanchions damaged, and a…
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A TERRIFFIC storm passed over Wilberforce on Wednesday afternoon. Peach and other fruit trees were torn up and blown into the river, being lost sight of altogether. On…
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Adamstown was visited yesterday about 5 p.m. by a terrific storm, which caused great damage to several houses on the Commonage and in Adamstown. The wind, accompanied…
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DURING the past few days the weather has been decidedly warm, and yesterday was one of the most sultry we have seen during the summer. Late in the afternoon, however,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.— Reports from Scotland state that disturbances in connection with the railway strike are on the increase. At Strathavon a number of masked strikers…
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DURING the full force of the storm of Tuesday afternoon, the roof of the berthing-master's office at Stockton was carried away. Captain Castles, the berthing-master for the…
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A MEETING was held last night, at Russell's Hotel, for the purpose of taking steps to assist those persons who suffered by the storm on Tuesday. The Mayor was voted to…
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THE now famous life-boat Storm King arrived in Newcastle yesterday morning by the s.s. Balmain, and was during the day conveyed on lorries to a vacant piece of…
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THE wonderful lifeboat storm King which was so successfully navigated from England to Australia, will be exhibited to the public to-day, on the vacant piece of ground near…
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ON Saturday afternoon and evening the people of this district were treated to an exhibition of the famous little lifeboat Storm King. She was on view at Breckenridge's…
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IN all stages of the world's history inventors of appliances for the destruction of human life have received far higher honours and rewards than those who have exercised their…
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CAPTAIN JORGENSEN'S famous boat, the Storm King, attracted a large number of visitors yesterday afternoon and last night, and every bolt and screw of the wonderful…
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THERE was a very fair attendance of people at Breckenridge's paddock yesterday afternoon and evening to see Captain Jorgenson's now famous lifeboat Storm King. The captain's…
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THE following is the report of the Marine Board of New South Wales on Captain Jorgenson's lifeboat Storm King:— "The board, having taken the opportunity…
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As arranged on Wednesday, the inspection of the lifeboat Storm King, by the local Marine Board, came off yesterday afternoon, at Breckenridge's paddock, when the…
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ALTHOUGH the weather was so very unpropitious last evening, a large number of persons availed themselves of the opportunity of seeing Captain Jorgensen's wonderful little…
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LONDON, Friday.—Terrible floods have taken place in certain districts of China, and have spread desolation in their course. At present it is estimated that no less than 1000…
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