Boisterous Weather. Gales and a Rough Sea
THE weather of the past week has been remarkable for its changes. Last Sunday was beautifully fine, with truly Australian Christmas weather, which was especially enjoyed…
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Floods & storms, 1893
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 13
The Recent Gales
ALTHOUGH the recent gales have been more several and prolonged than any that have swept over this city for many years, the damage to property was comparatively small…
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The barque Natal Queen arrived at Melbourne on Friday from Kaipara. Leaving Kaipara on the 24th ult. the barque had westerly winds and calms for three days, followed by light easterly winds and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. Mine Flooded in Cornwall. 25 Miners Drowned
LONDON, Tuesday.—A serious disaster has taken place in Cornwall, where the Wheal Owls mine has been flooded, 25 miners being drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heat in Brisbane. a Terrific Thunderstorm. BRISBANE
THE heat is often 116deg in the shade, the hot winds being like a blast furnace. Another fearfully hot day culminated this evening in a thunderstorm in the city. Over 1in of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kathkinka.—heavy Gale
The Norwegian ship Kathinka arrived at Melbourne on Monday from Port Blakely, having left that port on October 25. She met with moderate variable winds to November 11, when the N.E. trades…
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DURING yesterday the coast of New South Wales was visited by boisterous weather from an easterly direction, accompanied by a heavy sea. At 9 o'clock in the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale and Floods in the Casino District. The River Rose 26ft. SYDNEY
AT Casino on Saturday evening a fearfully severe easterly gale set in, accompanied by heavy rain. It blew the whole of the night, lulling at about daylight. In all directions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Gale in Queensland. Considerable Damage Done. Shipping Interfered With. BRISBANE
THE wet weather of the past few days enlminated in a terrific south-eastern gale, with rain, on Saturday night. The wind blew at a velocity of 65miles as hour and nearly four…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fitzroy in a Gale
The Fitzroy returned to Sydney on Thursday from Brisbane, and reports a trying experience in the recent cyclonic weather. It was on her up trip from Sydney to Moreton Bay, and Captain Johnston…
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The ship Dundonald reached Queenstown, from San Francisco, on December 21 in a battered state, having encountered a fearful cyclone during the voyage. Her master, Hawthorne, was washed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Monday. Heavy Rain
Ten inches of rain have fallen at Thursday Island during the last two days. Light rain has fallen in Brisbane all day. THE UNEMPLOYED…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales and Floods in Queensland. Abnormal Rainfall Everywhere. Rivers Rising Rapidly. Shipping Interfered With. BRISBANE
TO-DAY is the fourth day of continuous heavy rain in Brisbane and districts. At Brisbane the river is rising, and serious floods are anticipated. The following are some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News From Broken Hill. Serious Blasting Accident. Disastrous Gale. Broken Hill
A SAD accident occurred at Tarrawingee on Friday evening, whereby a miner named John Farr, working at the quarries there, was seriously injured. He was loading a drill hole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. the Country Under Water. Numerous Drowning Fatalities. A Colliery Swamped. SYDNEY
THE postal authorities state that intelligence has been received that a portion of the Queensland railway line between Ipswich and Toowoomba is under water, and that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Queensland Colliery Flooded
LATER particulars concerning the dreadful colliery disaster which occurred at Ipswich (Q.) about noon on Saturday, bring news of the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods in the North. Disaster Everywhere. Sydney
THE Postmaster-General has received the following telegram from Toowoomba :—"Ipswich reports that the water has gone down, but it is still higher than the flood of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood of 1857
A correspondent writes:—The account of the great flood on the Brisbane and Bremer rivers in Queensland appearing in your yesterday's issue is most deplorable reading…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Floods. Waters Receding. Desolation and Destruction. SYDNEY
THE flood waters at Toowoomba are slowly receding. The Burnett River has risen 25ft above summer level, and upward of 100 families are flooded out in the low-lying…
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THE appalling floods in Queensland are a frightful addition to the load of misfortune which has been experienced by the people of that colony during the past few years. The…
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