The Weather. More Disturbances. Gale at Kiama BRISBANE
The Government Meteorologist, Mr. Wragge, issued the following special ocean forecast at night:--"Shipping interests are advised that barometric disturbances of…
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The Trident in a Gale. Narrow Escape. ULLADULLA
The steamer Trident, bound from Narooma to Sydney, met with a terrible gale when north of Bateman's Bay on last Saturday night. Her sails were completely…
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WINDSOR, Thursday—During the night the floodwaters spread greatly over the farms, and considerable damage was done to the young lucerne and wheat crops, much maize also being…
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A fresh run is apparent in the flood waters. The first instalment of the augmented up country waters has arrived, and the waters are spreading over the land, with no…
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RICHMOND, Wednesday.--The river here is now about 24ft. over the Richmond bridge, and is rising very, slowly. A considerable portion of the lower lands are…
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WINDSOR, Wednesday.--Heavy rain has again set in and the river is rising fast and spreading all over the land. The South Greek lands are all under water, and…
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The steamer Bothwell Castle, from Melbourne to Newcastle, put into Port Jackson yesterday. She was four days covering the distance from Cape Howe. The captain…
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Captain Henry, of the island steamer Archer, which has just returned from a three months' cruise through the Pacific, states that a very severe storm had burst over some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrival of the Lady Bowen. a Long Voyage. Terrible Trials. Succession of Gales. Crew on Short Allowance
THE Lady Bowen, a four-masted schooner of G40 tons, was towed into port this morning by the tug Commodore. The Lady Bowen was a fow years back one of the fleet…
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Is consequence of the heavy rainfall and floods on the Murrumbigee River a vast amount of property has been damaged, and in some instances life has been endangered…
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CAMDEN, Thursday.—The river began to rise about 6 p.m. last evening at the rate of about a foot an hour, and the water is now about six feet from the points of the train station. It appears…
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WINDSOR, Friday.—The flood reached the maximum height last night, it rising to within a couple of feet of the last flood mark. Many residents of Bridge Terrace and Macquarie-street…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Rain has fallen in Melbourne almost uninterruptedly since Sunday last, and still continues. Welcome downpours are also reported from all over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Alarming Rise in the Murrumbidgee. Low-lying Lands Flooded. Mobs of Cattle Swept Away. the Want of Boats Sadly Deplored. Gundagai
Yesterday afternoon the Murrumbidgee at Gundagai commenced to rise, and towards 8 o'clock was a banker. In the absence, however, of wires from Yass, no danger was apprehended. During the night…
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No sign of the weather clearing occurred during Wednesday night, though there was a temporary lull in the force and direction of the wind Soon after midnight the fall in the city…
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Owing to the heavy rains disastrous floods are reported from Iowa, United States, Many houses have been swept away and several towns are submerged. All the…
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GUNDAGAI, Thursday. -- The Murrumbidgee River is in flood and is 30ft above summer level and still rising. All the low lands are submerged. In connection with the present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Destructive Floods in the Country. Heavy Sea on the Coast. the Tomki Aground -- a Schooner in Distress
Though the weather appears to have broken there is still a heavy sea along the coast, and the shipping as a conscquence is suffering further detention. In Watson's…
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NOWRA, Thursday. -- Heavy rain continued to fall throughout yesterday, with strong gusts of wind from the south-east. About 4 this morning heavy showers fell. The river…
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LONDON, Thursday. -- Numerous thunderstorms, followed by waterspouts, are reported from various parts of Germany. The heat throughout Germany is excessive…
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