Terrific Storm In Melbourne. Wreck of a Schooner
A GREAT storm broke over Melbourne on Saturday evening, between 6 and 8 o'clock. Rain fell in blinding sheets, and the wind blew with…
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Floods & storms, 1904
29 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
Floods in South Australia. a Woman Swept Away and Drowned
Petersburg, a township about 400 miles north of Adelaide, reports that on Tuesday night the streets were flooded, owing to heavy rains. The occupants of several…
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The whole township of Opotiki, and the country for some miles beyond, has been completely submerged owing to a heavy flood. Many parts of the town are 12ft,…
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The Lansdowne correspondent of the Manning Times writes:—On Sunday a miraculous escape from death by lightning occurred at Rockville. During…
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A party of men, employed by Messrs. Daly and Caddell in the erection of a bridge over Sandy Creek, had rather an unpleasant experience on Thursday…
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THE flooded state of the Richmond and low-lying lands on the main river during the past fortnight has forcibly directed the attention of settlers to the need of some measure being…
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A SERIOUS change has been brought about in Eastern Roumelia by the great destruction of trees. In the basin of the River Ergene, the largest tributary of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Attorney-general Explains. "A Storm in a Teacup."
The Attorney-General, the lion. B. R. Wise, K.C., in the course of an interview which a 'Herald' representative had with him on Friday in reference to some further…
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VIOLENT gales raged throughout Friday night and Saturday, the wind reaching a velocity of 60 miles an hour in Sydney. Terrific sens were running…
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THE flood waters covered a lot of country in the Hunter Valley, and did much damage. They are now subsiding…
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The ' S. M. Herald ' says: To the already long list of furious tempests which, have swept along our seaboard, playing havoc with frail craft and placing huge steamships…
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Mr. John Lewis, of Moama, the Liberal and Reform candidate for Doniliquin electorate, was found by a search party on Friday. He had a most trying experience…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Spoilt Beauty. (Continued.) Chapter Vi. Caught in the Storm
THE mansion itself was of the finest Jacobean style, and had belonged to the Stuarts. Their arms and bearings were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Spoilt Beauty. (Continued.) Chapter Vi. Caught in the Storm
THE accounts he had of her wore anything but good. He did not see the Princess until they met at dinner…
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Although the recent rains have done much good generally, still they have also occasioned some loss. During the storm last Friday afternoon Messrs. O'Sullivan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest News. Cyclone at Byron Bay. Groat Damage by Storm and Hail. Byron Bay
A CYCLONE and hailstorm struck Byron Bay about 1 30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The force of the cyclone was terrific, and it lasted only four minutes…
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On Saturday, 22nd inst, Byron Bay was visited by one of the severest thunderstorms and the most destructive witnessed on the North Coast. The storm gat hared in the…
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A cyclonic storm of wind, rain, and hail of great violence and velocity struck Byron Bay township on Saturday last between one and two o'clock noon. Its…
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About midday on Friday the humidity indicated a storm. Dark ominous clouds gathered in the west and were hurried along with the wind, which rose until it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Terrific Storm on the Clarence. Great Damage to Property. One Life Lost. Grafton
A terrific storm, passed over the Lower Clarence yesterday. The wind blew with cyclonic fury, Maclean receiving the full force of the storm. Among the destruction…
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