The Nevertire Cyclone
THE damage done by the cyclone on Monday afternoon was something enormous, and what is left of the town presents a sad spectacle. Later particulars regarding the storm are to the effect that it…
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Floods & storms, 1897
12 stories in Northern Rivers's papers
Signs of a Storm
WHEN furniture is, creaky rain is imminent When the cat washes her face look out for rain. Salt is a good barometer. When it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in New Zealand
A TELEGRAM from Auckland states: Terrible floods have been experienced at Hawkes Bay. The Tutuekuri and Ngururoro Rivers burst their banks, flooding Napier to a depth of several feet, and…
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At the rink of this subject becoming non-seating through frequent reference thereto, we feel constrained to again revert to the snail-like progress at which arrangements…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remarkable Cyclone in America
A CYCLONE occurred near Benwood (U. S. A.), leaving rain in its wake. The path of the storm was about 100 yards wide. Trees were tom up and carried for miles through the air…
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THE following memo, from Mr. T. W. Keele to the Engineer-in-Chief for Public Works, and the appended communication from the Under Secretary and Commissioner for…
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IN the Colorado Desert (U.S.) they have rain-storms during which not a single drop of water touches the earth. The rain can be seen falling…
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A DECIDED change took places in the weather on Saturday, when heavy, rain, accompanied with squalls, set in during the night. The rain increased in volume on Sunday, and the wind blew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Naval Review. seven Lines of Ships A Grent and Brillant scene. The Pleet in a Storm
IT is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the Jubilee array at Spithead on Saturday, was the greatest display of naval strength that the world has ever seen. Everything helped to make the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods as Fertilisers
WHEN a district is visited with a flood, we are apt to think it a great hardship, and almost to fancy that, if we had the oversight of affairs, we could avoid the…
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A CERTAIN proportion of the public are still showing a deep interest in the progress of the preliminary survey in connection with the above work, and are noxious to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Gales in England
GREAT damage was occasioned in England in the recent heavy gale to shipping, and also to buildings on the English const. The Thames rose far above its…
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