Severe Storm.—town Destroyed
Terrible storms have been experienced in Hungary. Whole districts have been laid waste, and the town of Mickalerg has been completely destroyed…
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Latest Telegrams. Gale at Newcastle
Newcastle, Tuesday,—The canteen and two wooden houses belonging to the Permanent Force, on Allan's Hill, have been blown down by the force of the gate.—The Harbour Marine Board is still…
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GRAFTON, Friday.—The weather for the last three days has been very oppressive with hot winds. Yesterday a terrific dust storm passed over Grafton doing some damage in transit.—…
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Last night toe rain fell in torrents co tinuot[?]sly for some hours, and today the weather has been unseasonably cold and stormy, with occasional show are of rain. The meterological reports show that stor by…
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AUCKLAND, Saturday.—The Zebu, ship, has arrived from London, after a passage of 130 days. During the voyage a tremendous sea washed Captain Mackenzie under the windlass. His head was…
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WELLINGTON, NZ., Tuesday.—A deposit of antimony sulphate has been found near Greymouth. The analysis gives 81oz of gold, 36oz of gold to the ton.—The damage by the floods in Otago…
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THE recent arrival of this ship in Sydney harbour was a great relief to a large number of Capt. Birnie's friends. She had been sighted 5,000 miles from her port of destination by the ship Glen Osmond, in a dismasted…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A case of drowning. supposed to have occurred on the Murray. A fisherman named John Lilly sailed from Marmum on Monday, and the boat has since been found [?]…
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On Friday last Sydney was visited by a dust storm, winch proved a source of perturbation to ladies who were unfortunate enough to be caught therein. It requires marvellous self-control to be able to regard,…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A strong north-west pale blew yesterday, causing a heavy sea. In the harbour a boat put off to go to the barque Strathden, with Mr. Sullivan, the boarding-master five sailors…
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Vienno, September 1.—The town of Mickalez, the capital of the Circle of Barsod, Hungary, has been almost entirely laid waste by a storm. One thousand houses were destroyed by the rainfall,…
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Fearful gales have been experienced on the South coast…
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WHILST the citizens of Sydney have been calmly pursuing their usual avocations, a storm his been brewing of which they little dreamed. If they have given a passing thought to the City Corporation, it…
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The thunderstorm on Thursday, August 20, has been succeeded by a heavy gale in the metropolis, with intermittent rain, the weather early on the morning of August 30…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—Mr. M'llwraith addressed the electors at Roma last week, and advocated administrative reform to meet the financial difficulties of the colony, local government…
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A terrific thunderstorm broke over Sydney some time during the "small hoars" of this morning. Loud thunderclaps were heard, and vivid flashes of lightning vere seen in all parts of the city, and there…
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A terrible storm occurred at Philadelphia, yesterday, causing enormous damage to churches and factories. A number of houses were unroofed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Gale at Philadelphia. London, Oct. 25
A terrible gale has occurred at Philadelphia. Numerous edifices, including 22 churches and 100 dwellings, were damaged. There were also numerous casualties to shipping, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in New Zealand. (Abridged from the Otago Times.)
The Clutha special reporter writes:- The floods of September and October, 1878, however, have exceeded those of former years. The first rising of the waters on Thursday and Friday, September 26th and 27th,…
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WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday—The flood waters are still rising slowly, and the depth of water in the street near Forsyth's store is 1ft. All communication between South and North Wagga…
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