The Storm at Paterson
Further reports are to hand concerning the storm which broke over the Paterson district on Wednesday afternoon, and show that it played havoc with houses,…
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Floods & storms, 1903
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In a Cyclone
The Lund liner Commonwealth which arrived at Sydney on Saturday, while crossing the Southern Ocean passed through an anti-cyclonic area, with cold and fine weather, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marion Chilcott in a Gale
News has been received of the arrival of the shin Marion Chilcott at Honolulu, badly battered and having lost three sailors. Captain Williams relates his adventures as follows:—…
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The barque Yosemite, which arrived at Sydney from Eureka on Wednesday, encountered a violent gale on her passage across on Friday last. The vessel laboured severely…
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The four-masted barque Torrisdale, which has arrived at Sydney from New, Torte, had a stormy passage of 137 days. When the ship was in the vicinity of the Cape of Good Hope…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Southerly Gale. Shipping Delayed
The rain which set in on Wednesday continued during the night and fell in heavy showers during yesterday morning. When day broke, a strong southerly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Rockhampton
Some days ago the city of Rockhampton was visited by a somewhat destructive cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain and hail, some of the latter being as large…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Mysore
LONDON, Tuesday.—Owing to the breach of a reservoir in Mysore, a native State of Southern India, in the Madras Presidency, through heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Gates
From time to time attention has been directed to the state of the flood gates at Victoria Bridge, and to the necessity for affecting the repairs suggested by the departmental…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in St. Petersburg
LONDON, Thursday.—There are great floods at St. Petersburg. Wheeled traffic is suspended, and boats and rafts are being used in the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pile Light Flood Signals
The Queensland Marine Beard has decided to erect flood signals at the flagstaff corner of Pile Lighthouse in Moreton Bay. The signals will be as follows:—By day: Semaphore arm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in England
LONDON, Tuesday.—Heavy storms have occurred in the South of England, and there are great floods in the Thames Valley and in Essex…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Through a fluvial displacement of the Syr-Daria, a river in Russian Central Asia, the northern half of the railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Kalgoorlie. Kalgoorlie
Yesterday's storm was of most exceptional severity, it was of cyclonic character, accompanied by a deluge of rain. Considerable damage was done to several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. Prevention of Floods
In pursuance of a resolution passed by the Municipal Council improvements have been effected to Tyson's Creek, with a view of overcoming the great inconvenience the people in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in the North. Brisbane
At Townsville rain, fell heavily all to-day. To-night a perfect deluge was experienced, flooding the lower parts of the town. The flood inundated many shops in…
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