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FERNMOUNT, Wednesday.—The weather has moderated, and the flood is down to within six feet of the ordinary level. The police and a number of people are out searching for Nemela's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The district is flooded and the mails are blocked. The roads are in an impassable state. Heavy rain set in on Sunday night, and continued incessantly until Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GRAFTON, Wednesday. -- The river continued to rise all through the night, and at 8 o'clock this morning was up 18ft. 6in. -- up to the roof of the waiting-shed on the public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ipswich show was opened, at noon yesterday by the Governor. Among those present were Lady and the Misses Norman, Messrs. Cowley (Lands Minister), Tou[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WOLLONGONG, Thursday. -- Rain commenced at about midnight and fell in torrents almost without any intermission until three o'clock this afternoon, since which time, however, it has been fine. During…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During Monday night and throughout Tuesday disastrous gales were experienced on the coast, several vessels being wrecked, while others narrowly escaped being driven ashore by the fury of wind and sea. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1330 →The weather cleared here early thin morning and has since been very fine, with a cold wind. A strong gale blew all night, with continuous heavy rain, and some damage is reported. Portions of…
Continued on Trove, page 1315 →The fearful gales which have prevailed on the coast of New South Wales during the past 10 days has resulted in the foundering of one steamer, with considerable loss of life. Fears have been…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE utmost anxiety (we leara by telegram) was felt at Grafton on Wednesday, as the river continued to rise and reports from up-country showed that a large volume of water had to be carried…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →LONDON, June 3.—A fatal explosion occurred in a street at Huddersfield, Yorkshire, to-day. The boiler of a motor on a steam tramway burst, and one person was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →LONDON, Saturday Night. -- A violent and destructive storm has visited the province of Galicia, abutting on the Carpathian Mountains in Austria. A whole village…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A despatch from Austria states that a violent and destructive storm has visited the province of Galicia, abutting on the Carpathian Mountains, in Austria. A whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Monday.--News has been received that the Inman Company's steamer City of Richmond, bound from New York to Queenstown, is on fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An extraordinary rain storm has occurred at Hitton, State of Illinois, America. The rain fell in torrents, and many standing crops were completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BARRIGUN, Friday, 3 p.m.—The Warrego is in fall flood within 2ft of 1890 flood; rising fast; raining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The eastern section of the Manchester Canal, which has been completed, was flooded to-day, in the presence of a crowd of persons. The ceremony was performed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.--The valley around the town of Meran, in Austria, has been flooded by the bursting of a glacier. All the crops have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wind and rain which came up on Saturday night and continued throughout yesterday was very heavy—in fact it is some time since such a storm was felt in Sydney. Heavy southerly squalls…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday's storm was very severe. Hard squalls, with thick blinding rain, raged throughout the day with scarcely any cessation. The sea was such as caused large and powerful steamers to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE severe weather which is now being experienced and which is making navigation along our coast line a matter of danger and difficulty, is a fair sample of what this…
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