(From Metropolitan Papers.) Floods in China
LONDON, Monday.—Disastrous floods have occurred on the Yangtse-Kiang River, China. About 600 persons have been drowned…
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Floods & storms, 1894
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Floods in India
LONDON, Tuesday.—A terrible disaster has occurred in the Kulu Valley, in the Kangra district of the Punjaub. Extensive landslips occurred on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. Disastrous Gale
A terrific gale occurred at Elliston, in the Great Australian Bight, last night. Several buildings were partially unroofed, and verandah posts were shifted. Galvanised iron is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →(From Metropolitan Papers.) Floods in Colorado
LONDON, Friday.—An appalling disaster is believed to have befallen a company of Coxeyites who were oncamped near Pueblo, in the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. Floods in British Columbia. One Hundred Lives Lost
LONDON, Tuesday.—Further details with regard to the recent floods in the Fraser River district, British Columbia, state that fully 100 persons lost…
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The Clan Galbraith, a handsome four-masted barque, arrived at Sydney on Thursday after a splendid passage, from Rothesay Bay. The Galbraith has brought out the cargo of the barque Firth of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Hail Storm in Vienna the City Devastated
VIENNA, Friday.—A most terrific hail storm has passed over this city, causing great damage to property. Over 1,000,000 windows in various…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Another terrible disaster, caused by the weather, is reported from the Fraser River, near Vancouver, in British Columbia…
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LONDON, Monday.—News has been received of a terrible cyclone having visited Upper Bavaria, destroying the harvest, and causing immense damage…
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BOISTEROUS weather and angry seas were experienced along the coast yesterday, and vessels bound south had a rough time contending against the fury of the elements. At…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Monday. Result of the Gale
The gale on Saturday afternoon blow down Fillis' circus tent. One of the ring poles snapped and the canvas was torn to shreds. The damage is estimated at £300. Luckily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Gossip. The Calm Before the Storm
THE work of Parliament continues with a suspicious regularity which raises a doubt as to whether a heavy storm is not about to burst upon us. The peace wave which has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Acacia.—westerly Gales
The barque Acacia, which has arrived at Melbourne, for more than a month after her departure from Thames liver, New Zealand, passed through strong and almost continuous westerly gales, and…
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It was only necessary to ride on any of the trams yesterday to realise that there exists a long-standing nuisance, and one which ought immediately to be removed by the…
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LONDON, Monday.—A terrible disaster has been averted in Bengal by the watchfulness and foresight of the engineers engaged in public works at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Return to Port. Experience of the Ship Poltalloch. Four Days in a Gale. Almost Overwhelmed by the Sea. The Vessel Severely Damaged. Two Seamen Drowned. The Captain Seriously Injured
ON Saturday morning the greatest excitement prevailed in shipping circles when it became known that a large four-masted vessel was signalled returning to port. As…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Lady Palmerston.—destructive Gales
The voyage completed by the barque Lady Palmerston, from Hamburg, now at Melbourne, is not likely to be readily forgotten by her captain, officers, and crew. Several periods of destructive hurrleaue…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. the Floods
The lines in the western district are not all repaired yet after the floods. A portion of the line near Warrnambool has been washed away. The river Moyne, near Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter River Flood Prevention. to the Editor
Sir,—The above matter has once more been brought under public notion by the action of Mr. Price, member for Gloucester. That this is an important matter affecting the…
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A report to hand dated Valparaiso, August 15, says; This neighbourhood was on Saturday and Sunday visited by a severe starm, which raised heavy waves in the bay, and placed the shipping in great…
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