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163 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 9
On Sunday morning early a man named Skelton,in company with two others, left the harbor in a small boat, for the purpose of having a day's fishing. At about 10 o'clock a south-west gale sprang up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The heaviest rainfall that has occurred here for many years, set in on Saturday. It rained for about 30 hours incessantly, and it is still pouring. Last night and this morning strong gales prevailed from the south-east…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →HOBART, Sunday.--It has rained incessantly since yesterday. Last night a furious storm of wind and rain occurred. The Hobart rivulet was flooded, and much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney was on Monday visited by a severe thunderstorm accompanied with a heavy downfall of rain and a hailstorm of considerable fury. The lightning was very vivid, and repeatedly played in the heavens for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Throughout the whole of last week rain fell at intervals, and at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon it began to come down heavily, and lasted without intermission the whole of Saturday night, Sunday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The reports from the country districts and around Hobart show that a great deal of damage has been done by the recent heavy rains. Orchards have been swamped, gardens destroyed, hop-poles carried away…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The reports from the country districts and around Hobart show that a great deal of damage has been done by the recent heavy rains, which only ceased about 2 o'clock to-day. Orchards have been swamped,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →HOBART, Monday.--Reports have been received from various country districts of damage done by the floods. At Huon a man was drowned, and great damage was done to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible tornado occurred at Adavale, Queensland, on Thursday, November 26, causing the partial wreck of the place. The afternoon of Thursday (writes the Charleville…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The heaviest and most continuous storm occurring for years past has prevailed for the last 48 hours, had at 2.30 a.m. this morning shows no sign of atatement. Up till 9 a.m. yesterday morning 1[?]80 points of rain had fallen for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sydney was on Monday visited by a severe thunder storm accompanied with a heavy downfall of rain and a hailstorm of considerable fury. The lightning was very vivid, and repeatedly played in the heavens for…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Throughout the whole of last week rain fell at intervals, and at 3 o'olook on Saturday afternoon it began to come down heavily, and lasted without in termission the whole of Saturday night, Sunday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A heavy thunderstorm passed over here on Saturday afternoon, accompanied by a couple of hours' steady rain. The storm was much heavier in the surrounding districts than in the town, and did an immense amount…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,âAmongst the many strange things told us lately in connection with the drought are the extraordinary efforts put forth by the blacks in various parts of Australia to prepare for a wet season. At our station Dumble, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Oh, my offence is rank, it smells to heav’n : It hath the primal eldest curse upon’t !”— A day had passed. Mr. Byrd, who no longer had any reason to doubt that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--A teriflic storm is reported to have passed over the northern districts to-day, accompanied by heavy rains. At Orrooroo considerable damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fierce storm of wind which occurred last week fortunately missed the main street, but kept a parallel course just behind the front row of buildings. The point at which the damage commenced was the back part of Coman's Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 1286 →The next morning the welcome sound of the continued downpour was the first thing that everyone heard. The creek was full now, and the only fear was lest there should be too much instead of too little water. Geoffrey was up…
Continued on Trove, page 1318 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--Severe floods have occurred in the Charlton district, the fall of rain being unprecedented for the past 12 years. The railway line between Wychtella…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The warden at Silverton has telegraphed that heavy rain fell all day on Monday, about four inches having fallen since Saturday. The creek is running nearly a hundred yards wide. A good deal of damage…
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