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The following telegram was received this afternoon by Messrs. Hogg, Robinson and Co.:--"The schooner Borough Belle, of Sydney, was totally wrecked on Belona…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weather yesterday was very warm, with a hot wind, the thermometer showing 83 in the shade and nearly 120 in the sun. Complaints of the extreme heat come from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As was expected by Mr. Russell yesterday the heat increased after 12 noon, reaching 83deg in the shade, while the sun temperature ranged almost as high as 120deg. In a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The composite barquentine-rigged gun veesel Lizard fell in with very bad weather off the New Zealand coast while coing round to Wellington from a trip to the West Coast Sounds. On the 2nd of this month a N.E. gale of great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The atmosphere was very oppressive this morning, but a change occurred soon after noon, when heavy rain fell, aud there were showers during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of this conscil was held on 19th February. Present—The Mayor (Alderman T. George) and Aldermen G. Walker, T. West, R. W. Usher. M.E.S. Whysall, D.Brown, J.Whitc, W.Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The new French ironclad Bayard was taken for a trial trip to-day, but after she had been at sea for two hours her engines became…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, February 14—There have been heavy gales and disastrous storms in Ger many. Many lives have been lost and there has…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, Sunday.--During a cyclone in Mauritius a train near St. Louis was blown into a river, and 50 persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, February 25.— A destructive cyclone has passed over Mauritius. During a storm a train near St. Louis was blown into a river, and 50 persons were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The China Navigation Company's steamship Chingtu arrived lost night it the company's wharf, Miller's Point She brings the following Eastern news:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weather yesterday was bright and warm in the early morning, but before noon the sky clouded threateningly, and several smart showers fell throughout the remainder of the day, the the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TOWNSVILLE, Sunday.--The weather was exceptionally heavy yesterday, and 9in. of rain was registered for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day. It is some time since such a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive cyclone has passed over Mauritius. During the height of the storm a train was blown over a bridge into a river…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Several of the survivors of the wrecked steamer Kanahooka arrived in Sydney this morning by the s.s. Wodonga from Brisbane. The second officer, Mr. Priestly, continued his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →If frenuently happens in bad weather on this coast that a gale blows at a velocity of 35 to 40 miles per hour, and a wind force of 65 to 70 miles is not unknown; but it is improbable that any storm of the same severity as that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Very heavy ram is reported from the north and north-east, especially across the Queensland border, the falls ranging from 2in. to 13in. Drizzling rain has fallen at Baurke all day, and a heavy fall is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the reports received at the Observatory yesterday only about 12 rain returns were received for the previous 24 hours, among the places named being Bourke and other stations in the far…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane, Tuesday. --The Railway Department recently received a telegram from Rockhampton, stating that the railway line between Pine-hill and Longreach was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible floods have occurred in the Kimberley district involving heavy loss of life and destruction of stations, consequent on the severe loss of stock. Nearly 21,000 sheep have been swept away…
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