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36 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2
The gale of the 2nd instant appears to have been a very severe one, and has caused many serious disasters at various points on the English coast. At Scarborough a most distressing seens took place, which is thus…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday night last there was a tremendous flood at Gabriel's Gully. It has been raining herd almost all the week, but on Saturday evening, about six o'clock, the rain began to pour down in torrents, and continued…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Rev. D. Gibbert, in bis concluding lecture on " Geology and Scripture," at St. Mary's Cathedral, Moorfields, on Sunday, 3rd inst., thus describes that memorable event:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SHORTLY after 2 a.m., on Saturday, November 2nd, a fearful hurricane suddenly sprang up off Scarborough from N.N.E. Unfortunately, nearly all the Scarborough fishermen, including the crew of the lifeboat, were out at sea. At four o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A letter from Rome of the 2nd inst., in the Monde, says:—"During the terrible storm which burst over this city, two evenings back a waterspout in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?] storm winch raged on the 8th and 9th instant [?]one of unusual violence. Although com[?]tively but little rain fell in San Francisco, it [?]ns to have drenched the interior towns and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MUDGEE.—About one o'clock on Saturday morning the inhabitants of this place were startled from their slumbers by what appeared to be the bursting of a waterspout; for about ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Merrigal is the estate of A. M'Gregor, Esq., about nine miles distant from Collie, and on the 21st ultimo experrenced all the appalling effect of a general flood; the estate, which has become a village under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →10TH FEBRUARY.—Our district has lately been visited by one of the highest floods that ever occurred within the memory of the oldest inhabitant, white or black; down about Coonamble, the river overflowed its banks,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →UNDER this heading the Western Post publishes the following communication from its correspondent at Merri Merri Creek:— The floods are still the all-absorbing topic here…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE following statement relative to the disasters of the ship Atieth Rahamon, in a hurricane, off this island, will be read with interest:— On Saturday, 4th January, we had all sail set, with steady breezes from the S.W. At…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The heavy rains at the commencement of this week have produced very disastrous results in the interior. The city of Sacramento is again partly overflowed. It appears that the rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A CORRESPONDENT of the Athenaum writes:— "Myself a native of Aberdeen, I have recently met here in Brighton two Aberdonians, now septuagenarians, who were schoolfellows of Byron at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent of the Athen[?]m writes:— "Myself a native of Aberdeen, I have recently [?] here in Brighton two Aherdonians, now septu[?]gen[?] who were schoolfellows of Byron at the Aberdeen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINCE your last issue Newcastle has been visited by a severe gale, which set in from the south on Saturday night, and continued to blow with fearful and unabated violence on Sunday. Several vessels which had put to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The severe gale with which Newcastle was visited on Sunday, and which continued with but slight intermission or moderation up to yesterday morning, will be long remembered here for its violence. Late on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BY the arrival of game of the vessels which were compelled to make for Port Stephens on Sunday last, we are placed in possession of further particulars of the wreck of the Cumberland schooner, &c. It appears that those on board the Elim ketch,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BY the arrival of some of the vessels, which were compelled to make for Port Stephen on Sunday last, we are placed in possession of some further particulars of the wreck of the Cumberland, schooner, &c. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Monday night, Auckland was visited by one of the sharpest gales that have been experienced for many years. Of this as of all such visitors—especially towards the equinox—there were timely indications. Sunday was close and calm; and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Will you kindly allow space to invite attention to an extract from the New Zealander of the 9th instant, appearing in your issue of 22nd, and referring to a violent storm that passed over Auckland on the night of the 7th…
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