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563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 29
Owing to an expected big flood here, people are building embankments round their houses for protection. The river is now just over the banks, and in still rising. It is anticipated that we shall have the…
Continued on Trove, page 781 →The Murray at Albury contin[?] to rise owing to the melting of the snow. There is still a very large amount of snow on the mountains, and if the warm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river here fell several feet last night. Nearly 2in. of rain fell here, but the weather is now fine. As Cowra reports the river a banker to-day, and, as the river here is about 4ft. from the banks, a big…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Miss Monk, daughter of the manager of Euromedah Station, near Dubbo, was returnin home from the hospital ball on the afternoon of September 24, and had to cross the Macqua ie…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →BALRANALD, Monday.—The Murrumbidgee is rising at Balranald very fast and the water is already over its ranks in many places. A big flood is anticipated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Chingtu brings news of several disastrous Hoods and storms in China. In the Cheung Lok district the Hoods were very heavy, houses and other buildings,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was quite a calm in the Assembly yesterday after the storm of the previous sitting, and an inclination showed itself on the part of hon. members to take np small business. Quite a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—With, reference to the recent storm in Sydney, I was much surprised to read in the quotation from the letter of "S. B." the following words:—"Not a word to indicate the approach of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE storm, of the 24th of last month was more severe than at first detected. The old residence of the Hon. J. Lackey, the present President of the Legislative Council, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THERE was quite a calm in the Assembly on Tuesday after the storm of the previous sitting, and an inclination showed itself on the part of hon. members to take up small business. Quite a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Those who were about the streets of the city between 2 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning will not soon forget the brilliant lightning flashes and the loud peals of thunder that followed. The change…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NYMAGEE, Wednesday.—What might be termed a severe whirlwind passed over the heart of the town about 6 o'clock last evening, doing a good deal of damage. The verandah of Whitlock's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NYMAGEE, Tuesday.--The most severe thunderstorm experienced for years occurred this evening. By the force of the wind the whole verandah of the Commercial Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible cyclone occurred here at about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The verandah round the Commercial Hotel, and the loose-boxes and one chimney at the Metropolitan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A short but furious cyclone struck Narrabri to-night, carrying away brick buildings, iron roofs of houses, and wrecking a number of the tenements. Tibbereenah-street bears all along the marks of its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NARRABBI, Thursday.— A very severe storm passed over the town at 6 o'clock last night doing a great amount of damage to property. Mr. J. J. Piper's soap factory, which was built of brick,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible thunder and hall storm was experienced here at half past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The storm travelled at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A frightful shipping accident during a cyclone is reported from Port Blair, the Indian penal settlement in South Andaman. When the storm bu[?]t, to the Enterprise, a small iron steamer, belonging to the Indian marine, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A hailstorm did a great amount of damage in the Manilla districts. The hail was as large, as fowls' eggs and of all imaginable shapes. The farmers have had their wheat,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Up to 9 a.m. on Saturday morning light to moderate rain had fallen during the preceding 24 hours over the central and eastern divisions of the colony. It was heaviest on the high lands, an inch…
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