Floods in America. Thousands Homeless
LONDON, May 30.—Disastrous floods have taken place in the cotton-growing States of America. Ten thousand people have been rendered homeless…
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An American Cyclone. a Town Destroyed
LONDON, Sunday.--The town of Eldorado, in Arkansas (U.S.A.), has been destroyed by a cyclone. It is believed that 30 of the residents have been killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Flood. Slight Damage Done. MELBOURNE
All danger of flood has completely disappeared, and the water is receding. The work of removing the debris and clearing up the banks of the Yarra is in hand. Hardly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Ketch Trio in a Gale
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—On Monday last two men who were making their way to Port Stephens from Stockton discovered a ship's boat lying on the sands, about six miles from Newcastle. Upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Pericles in a Storm. Death of R Passenger
The ship Pericles, whose arrival from London was reported in yesterday's STAR, had some extremely rough weather on the passage. On April 26, shortly after crossing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Pericles in a Gale. Captain and Men Injured. a Passenger Dies From Fright
The Aberdeen White Star clipper ship Pericles, a regular trader to Sydney, arrived from London on Monday, in command of Captain Phillip, who reports a very eventful voyage. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Aberdeen Liner in a Gale. Arrival of the Pericles with Captain and Men Injured
The Pericles is one of George Thompson's handsome iron clippers, and is a reg[?]ar trader to Sydney, in command of Captain W. Philips. Since 1877 she has been identified with the Australian trade, and in that period the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News by Cable. RemarkaMe Storm. a Town Buried in Dust. Thirty Lives Lost
LONDON, June 5.—An extraordinary occurrence has taken place in the State of Arkansas, in America. A great storm passed over the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remarkable Storm in America. a Town Bueied in Dust. Thirty Lives Lost. London, June 5
An extraordinary occurrence has taken place in the State of Arkansas, in America. A great storm passed over the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drowned in a Flood. Melbourne
Henry Neal, when attempting to cross the Hopkins River from Langham on horseback on Saturday, was washed away and drowned. His brother made a plucky attempt to rescue…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods at Maitland. Repairing the River Banks
WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—A deal of consternation was created here yesterday when it became known that the Minister for Public Works had given instructions…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--In connection with the flood relief funds locked up in the suspended banks, a document has been completed for the assignment to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remarkable Storm
LONDON, June 6.—An extraordinary occurrence has taken place in the State of Arkansas, in America. A great storm passed over the town of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale on the Coast. Vessels Weather-bound
The telegraphic reports from the majority of the southern lighthouses this morning are to the effect thai there is a very heavy gale, varying from E.S.E. to S.E. The sea was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Pericles in a Gale. Captain and Men Injured. a Terrible Experience
The Aberdeen White Star clipper ship Pericles, a regular trader to Sydney, arrived from London on Monday, in command of Captain Phillip, who reports a very eventful voyage. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →East Maitland Flood Relief. to the Editor
SIR,—I beg to acknowledge with sincere thanks a parcel of clothing from Mrs. J. L. Watkins, of "Zlanthouy," Gladesville, for Rev. J. E. Carruthers;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Rain in Queensland. Rise in the Brisbane River. Another Flood Anticipated. BRISBANE
Heavy rains fell in Brisbane and district yesternight, and were accompanied by a gale of wind. The rainfall at Brisbane during the past 24 hours amounted to 6in., and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storm at Manly
The severity of the storm was felt considerably by passengers between Manly and Sydney. On Friday night the steamers made the trip in wind and rain, and it was felt that unless the storm abated a rough sea…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bain Storms in Queensland. the Brisbane River Rising. Another Flood Feared
BRISBANE, Saturday.—Rain has been falling with little cessation ever since yesterday afternoon, and at times during the night the fall was very heavy. The fall for the past 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gale. Along the Coast. Another Flood Threatened. Flood In Brisbane--The River Rising Rapidly
As stated in Saturday's STAR, the unsettled weather experienced in and around Sydney for the past fortnight culminated in a stiff gale, which prevailed along the New…
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