The Lifeboat Storm King. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
Captain Jorg[?]nson, of the lifeboat Storm King, will be accorded an official reception by the Marine Board on his arrival in Melbourne…
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Our Illustrations. The Recent Floods in the Walgett District
At the time of the recent floods in the Walgett district, we published particulars of them, and of the successful efforts made in one or two instances to save stock from perishing. Through Mr. H. C. Russell,…
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TOWING RAFT AND TANKS WITH PROVISIONS…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Lifeboat Storm King. Captain Jorgensen Interviewed
On the arrival of the lifeboat Storm King at Adelaide Captain Jorgensen was interviewed by a representative of the South Australian Advertiser and gave an interesting account of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods at Wentworth. Sickness Very Prevalent
WENTWORTH, Monday.--Mr. Hanna, the officer in charge of the embanking works, which are going on very satisfactorily, arrived by the steamer Gem on Friday from Broken-hill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Booldana in a Gale
The British-India Company's steamer Booldan[?] on her way up to Calcutta, had some trying weather. The steamer is now on her way down to Sydney, and may be said to be all but due. When in the Bay of Bengal, on the 21st, 22nd,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Hunter in a Flood. Mr. Gordon's Report
The Minister for Works has received a communication from Mr. George Gordon, C.E., in which he states that his report on the Hunter River floods and the best means of coping with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods on the Ganges. Many Deaths. Immense Damage
CALCUTTA, August 14.—The floods on the Ganges are this year the highest recorded, causing very serious loss of life and immense damage to the villages on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Relief Fund
THE Floods Relief Committee' met on Tuesday, Mr. A. Forsyth, J.P., in the chair. Much correspondence was tabled. Many eases of application for help were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Briton Beaten. "What Are They Thinking Of? a Cyclone Fight. " Spider " Kelly Does Up Benny Murphy
An enthusiastic crowd of 200 sports witnessed a prize fight at Centreport, L. I., between " Spider" Kelly, of Harlem, and " Benny " Murphy, of England…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Eiffel Tower in a Thunderstorm
From recent experience during thunderstorms, the Eiffel Tower at Paris seems to be proof against lightning, On one occasion it was subjected to a remarkable bombardment from serial electricity,…
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The Minister for Works has received from Mr. Gordon, the engineer, a report on the recent floods in the Hunter Uiver. The report first points out that owing to the d[?]ltaic character of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storms in the Indian Ocean
The ship Loch Tay, well known in the Australian trade, reports that on the evening of August 3, during exceptionally heavy weather a squall of unusual violence passed over the ship, and the forotopgallant mast carried away taking…
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LONDON, August 19.— A most destructive cyclone has swept over the Department of Dude, France, and damaged the vine crop to the extent of £1,000,000 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Eiffel Tower in a Thunder-storm
From recent experience during thunderstorms, the Eiffel Tower at Paris seems to be proof against lightning, On one occasion it was subjected to a remarkable bombardment from aerial electricity,…
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NEW YORK, August 20.— A terrible cyclone swept over the State of Pennsylvania to-day, causing immense damage to property. Forty persons were killed on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Cyclone in India. London, Aug. 19
A cyclone has passed of over the province of Oude, in British India, resulting in great damage to the vines and crops of the country. The loss is estimated at one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Republic of Uruguay. the Times Predicts a Storm. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Aug. 19
The Times, in an article devoted to the position of Uruguay, one of the South American Republics, declares that the affairs, political and financial, of Monte…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill Water Supply Bill. They Objected to Being Flooded
A PETITION from 23 residents in and around Eaglehawk was presented to the Assembly by Mr. Crick last night, pointing out that Broken. Hill Water Supply Co.'s proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of Stock by Floods
A return was yesterday presented to Parliament showing the approximate loss of stock through floods in the Bourke, Walgett and Brewarrina districts. The totals were :--275…
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