Western Australia. Cyclone at King George's Sound
PERTH, This Day.--A cyclone is reported to have occurred at King George's Sound. The barque Cygnet, 12 luggers, and one schooner are missing…
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Cyclone at King George's Sound. Several Vessels Missing. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Perth
It is reported that a cyclone has occurred at King George's Sound, more or less damaging the smail craft in Cygnet Bay. Twelve luggers and one schooner are missing off the coast. The…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--Fourteen inches of rain fell in Cairns on Monday, and the town is partially flooded…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--For the 24 hours ending 9 o'clock this morning, 14in. of rain fell at Cairns, and it is still falling. The town is partly flooded, but no damage has yet been…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.-A deputation from Maldon waited on the Minister of Public Works, and produced a schedule showing additional damage done by the late floods to the extent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →News from the East. Corea to Be Annexed to China.frightful Destitution Through Floods.a Million and a Half People Starving
THURUSDAY Island, Friday.-The following summary of Eastern news has been called from the files of the Hongkong papers to January 23. which arrived on Thursday by the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cyclone at King George's Sound
It is reported that a cyclone has occurred at King George's Sound, more or less damaging the small craft in Cygnet Bay. Twelve luggers and one schooner are missing off the coast. The…
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PERTH, Tuesday.-It is reported that a cyclone has occurred at King George's Sound, more or less damaging the small craft in Cygnet Bay. Twelve luggers and one schooner are missing off the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Storms and Fires in the Fiji Group. the Recent Hurricane. (By Cable.)
AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--The steamer Arawata arrived here to-day from Fiji, bringing details of the terrible hurricane which recently raged over the group. It would appear that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →That Severe Storm. Relief for the Sufferers
A meeting convened by the Mayor (Alderman Buchanan) was held in the Balmain Town Hall last night, for the purpose of assisting those who suffered from a severe storm which passed over…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Fiji. Serious Damage to Sugar Plantations. (By Cable.)
AUCKLAND, Thursday.--News is to hand of a disastrous flood on the River Rewa, in Fiji. The plantations and mills of the Colonial Sugar Company were damaged to a great extent, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Thunder-storm. An Explanation Of Its Origin And Development
A writer in the St. Louis Post Dispatch speaking of the development of thunder-storms, calls them immense Leyden jars in the sky, and supports his statement by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Science. Electric Shocks. Injuries Received by Persons When There Were Ho Signs of a Storm
A FEW weeks ago a Reading elergyman described the experience of a man in his employ who received an electric shook during a rain- storm, but which was not attended by…
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Sir,—The best authorities in Europe upon thunderstorms tell us that thunder has never been heard over a distance exceeding 15 miles. As it is well-known that the report of cannons can be heard for a very much…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Floods in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Feb. 14.—A deputation from Maldon waited on the Minister of Public Works, and produced a schedule showing additional damage done by the late floods to the extent of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →News from the East. Corea to Be Annexed to China. Destitution Through Floods
THURSDAY ISLAND, Feb. 15,—The following summary of Eastern news has been culled from the files of the Hongkong papers to January 23, which arrived on Thursday in the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A Terrific Thunderstorm. a Homestead Unroofed. Narra[?], This Day
News has just been received that a very severe thunderstorm passed over a selection at Gundamaine, belonging to Mr. .[?]ohn Leabane, on Friday week. The [?]…
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LONDON, March 3.—A heavy storm has occurred on the coast of England. The Grimsby fishing fleet was almost destroyed, and 70 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm on the English Coast. Loss of Seventy Lives. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, March 2
A heavy storm has occurred on the coast of England. The Grimsby fishing fleet was almost destroyed, and 70 lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Gale in the Atlantic
A passenger for Sydney by one of the recently arrived steamers thus describes a gale experienced between Liverpool and New York, on board the Alaska. He says for the first two days after leaving Queenstown moderate weather…
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