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A terrible shipping disaster has occurred at Bengal. A cyclone struck, a number of vessels which were discharging cargo in the bay, and many of the vessels were wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One of the severest gales ever experienced in the colony swept over Adclaide and the Northern districts last night. About half an inch of rain fell in Adelatde, but further north at some places…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Monday.—Heavy rains fell Saturday and Sunday, and floods have occurred at Laura, Cockburn, and Quorn. The Brok[?] Hill express was stopped at Thackaringa last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--Heavy rains are reported throughout tho colony. At Hopetoun 5in. of rain has fallen since Friday night, and the railway works are suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—The A.S.S. Company's steamer Tenterden, from Newcastle to Port Pirie, met a heavy gale off Montague Island, and a sea, which broke on board, carried off a seaman named…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, May 30.—Disastrous floods have occurred in the cotton-growing States of America. Ten thousand persons have been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous floods have taken place in the cotton-growing States of America. Ten thousand people have been rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous floods have occurred in Louisiana, and enormous damage has been done to properly. It is estimated that fully 10,000 persons have been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday, Noon.--From New York it is reported that disastrous floods have been experienced in the State of Louisiana, and that 10,000 persons have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--Heavy rains continue to fall nearly all over the colony, but no further serious damage has been reported. The washaways on the North and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The rain, which has been falling almost continuously since Saturday morning, developed before daylight to-day into a heavy downpour, and shows no sign of clearing up. There is a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The wet weather which is being experienced in Sydney is pretty general along the coast, and at some places the downpour has been heavy. Bodalla reports 1[?]97in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.—A heavy downpour of rain has continued without cessation since Saturday. Floods are imminent. The water at Prince's Bridge is slowly rising. The small banks so…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owing to the continued terrific downpour heavy floods are imminent in the low-lying parts of Richmond and South Yarra. Residents have been warned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE Thursday.--Heavy and continuous rains have fallen since midnight, and there is very little prospect of the weather clearing. The Government Astronomer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Thursday,--Splendid rains continue to full nearly all over the colony of South Australia proper. Twelve inches have been registered at Beetaloo since Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A shocking boating accident occurred in Botany Bay yesterday, when seven lives were lost. In the morning, at 7.15, a party of men, headed by James Bennett, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the strong gale that passed over Sydney on Friday, accompanied with very heavy rain, a shocking calamity occurred in Botany Bay, which resulted in six men and a boy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unlike the residents of many eastern lands, who, as it were, lie down under misfortune and wait for things to right themselves, the average Australian man of business is stimulated by difficulties and…
Continued on Trove, page 1148 →The wet weather has ended, and the river has been steadily falling since midnight…
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