The Late Gale in the North. (From Our Correspondent.) Murwillumbah
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 7
Rain set in on Friday night, and fell steadily all Saturday. There was a heavy gale on Saturday night, with drenching rains. The river commenced to rise at midnight, and got up rapidly until 11…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fitzroy in a Gale
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 4
Last evening the Fitzroy returned to Sydney from Brisbane, and reports a trying experience in the recent cyclonic weather. It was on her up trip from Sydney to Moreton Bay, and Captain Johnston reports one of the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wildflower. Book V. Chapter Iii. Signs of a Storm
Evening News · Friday 27 January 1893 · page 7
A few days after Arnold Hern's proposal to Rosamond, Mr. Stanmore returned, to Sanderstone in no better temper than he had quitted it. It seemed as if the frown…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Cyclonic Storm
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 193
There seems little doubt, now that telegraphic information is available from the northern parts of the colony, that the cyclonic storm of Saturday and Sunday first struck the Australian coast about Moreton…
Continued on Trove, page 193 →Recent Storms on the Coast. the Kiama Blowhole As Seen During a Storm. (See illustrations on this page.)
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 19
Kiama, unlike most other tourists' resorts, can be thoroughly enjoyed, be it fine or stormy weather; and those who visited the town during the New Year holidays must have been delighted,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The High Tide on the Richmond. Ballina Flooded
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 191
Ballina (says the Richmond River Times of December 22, is well known to be in time of flood the dryest town on the river. This week. however, it has experienced, with a clear sky and no rain, the…
Continued on Trove, page 191 →The Haystack in the Floods
The Australian Star · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 7
William Morris was born near London in 1831, and was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1863 he joined Dante Gabriel Rossetti and E. Burne Jones in an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Weather. He. Wragge's Forecast. a Coming Storm
Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 6
BRISBANE, Monday.-Mr. Wragge has this morning issued the following forecast: A new storm is now central off Mackay, and expected to produce stormy weather, with rain and rough…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Severe Storm at Wellington
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 February 1893 · page 5
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--The weather was intensely hot on Sunday and Monday. Yesterday evening a heavy duststorm, with a strong southerly wind, was experienced, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Queensland. Heavy Rainfall. Gale on the Coast
Evening News · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 2
BRISBANE, (Friday.—Incessant rain has been falling for the past two days, and so far there is no probability of a change. All the low-lying suburbs are now under water. There is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Phenomenal Rainfall in Northern Queensland. Heavy Rains in Brisbane. a Flood Expected. Heavy Gale Along the Coast. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 5
Incessant rain continues, with no probability of a change. The rainfall registered this morning for the previous 24 hours ranged from 3.18in. to 4.8in. in various parts of Brisbane, and rain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rains in Queensland. Floods Expected
Evening News · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 6
Brisbane, Thursday.-Crowds of people are congregated at the electric telegraph office awaiting news of the heavy rainfalls reported from various parts of the country. Following were the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rains in Queensland. Prospects of Disastrous Floods. a Hurricane at Sea. Mr. Wragge in "Awful Weather."
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 5
BRISBANE, Thursday.--The continuation of the present rainy weather is giving rise to serious apprehensions. In and around Brisbane the rain has not been so very heavy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Terrific Storm. Circus Horses Killed
Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 5
Daring a fearful storm in Bulli Pass on Mon-day last, Messrs. Wirth Brothers' circus sustained a heavy loss. The company had been showing in Parramatta, and Mr. J. J. Wirth left on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in Queensland. Rain Still Falling. Rivers and Creeks Overflowing. South Brisbane Inundated
Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 6
BRISBANE, Friday.—Within the last 24 hoars 5in of rain have fallen at Wickham Terrace. There is no sign of cessation at Brisbane, where 2¾in have fallen. At Goodna it is still raining, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Northern Rivers. a Flood Anticipated. LISMORE
The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 5
A slight rain has been falling here since Tuesday. The river rose 16ft., and is rising gradually at the rate of 4in. an hour. The Sydney mail is stuck up at Tabulam, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. the Floods in Queensland
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 4
The absence of Queensland telegrams in our to-day's issue is the result of the floods in the northern colony, particulars of which were published yesterday. Late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood in the Richmond River
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 3
LISMORE, Friday.--Steady rain has continued to fall since Tuesday afternoon without intermission, causing the river to rise steadily. It is now up 16ft., and rising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale at Broken Hill. Damage to Property. Broken Hill
The Australian Star · Monday 6 February 1893 · page 4
A severe storm occurred here on Friday night. A little before 9 o'clock the wind suddenly came up from the south -west, and shortly afterwards one of the big stacks at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Broken-hill. a Chimney Struck by Lightning --Damage to Property
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 February 1893 · page 5
BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--Nearly a fortnight's stretch of fearfully hot weather terminated last night with a perfect hurricane. which demolished a number of frail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →