Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1895

714 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 36

Gale at Kempsey. a Barn Burnt Down

Evening News · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 6

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.—A strong westerly wind was blowing yesterday all over the river. From daylight until 5 p.m. the whole country was obscured with…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Gale on the Coast. Shipping Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

The westerly gale was pretty general along the coast. At Gabo it was blowing a violent gale from west-south-west, and the sea was very rough. Two Victorian owned vessels,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Coasters in the Gale. the Ketch Eva Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

Outside the port yesterday the coasting fleet bad a rough time of it in the gale. The ketch Eva, Captain J. B. Smith, was caught in the gale, and she had all her work cut out to hold…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

How the Gale Was Felt in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

Had rain continued with the change yesterday everybody would have been prepared to hear that it was the wettest and coldest day of the year. As it was, many people were heard to say that it…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Storm at South Head.—shipping Casualties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

Our South Head correspondent reports:—At 1 o'clock on Monday morning a heavy squall of wind and rain came up from W.N.W. blowing at terrific force and lasting half an hour. The…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Illawarra Items. Accident at Unanderra. The Gale at Wollongong. WOLLONGONG

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 4

An accident of a very peculiar nature, and attended with rather serious consequences, occurred at Unanderra yesterday. A lad named Sheridan was passing the door…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Weather. St. Violent Westerly Gale. a Rough Day in the Harbor. the R.M.S. Arcadia Delayed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

At an early hour yesterday morning there was a violent change in tho weather, the warm north-wester of the previous clay giving place to a bleak westerly gale. The storm burst…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Weather. Heavy Gales and Rough Seas in Bass Straits. a Sydney Barque Has a Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 June 1895 · page 5

Heavy westerly gales have been raging in Bass Straits, and a report was received yesterday at the Observatory that there was a very high sea in the straits. At…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Northern Items. Hunter River Floods

Evening News · Friday 14 June 1895 · page 5

The Minister for Works has specially appointed Mr. Price, one of the chief engineers of the Harbors and Rivers Department, to collect data and to find the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Hunter River Flood Prevention

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 June 1895 · page 4

The Minister for Works has informed Mr. Gillies, M.P., and Mr. H. H. Brown, M.P., that Mr. Price, one of the engineers of the Public Works Department, will be sent to…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A Westerly Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 1242

"Yes, we have bad much heavier squalls than we had to-day," said the Government Astronomer on Monday night. "For instance, the heaviest gusts of yesterday's westerly gale reached, at 27…

Continued on Trove, page 1242 →

Floods in Europe. London June 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 1210

A waterspout has burst over Kobersdorf, in Germany, and caused disastrous floods for miles around. One hundred lives have been lost…

Continued on Trove, page 1210 →

Floods in Europe. Many Persons Drowned

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 13

LONDON, June 6.—A terrible cloud burst swept the district around Wurtemberg, Germany, yesterday doing much damage. Many houses were…

Continued on Trove, page 13 →

Exports From Sydney. Mount Carmel, sh, for London. Sailed, June 18th, 1825. Flood and Co, agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 2

SHIPPERS. BALES WOOL. Hinchcliffe, Holt and Co 239 Flood and Co 47 Agency L and F Co 26…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Exports From Sydney. Mount Carmel, sh, for London. Sailed, June 18th, 1895. Flood and Co, agents

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 20 June 1895 · page 2

SHIPPERS. BALES WOOL. Hincheliffe, Holt and Co ... ... ... 239 Flood and Co ... ... ... ... 47 Agency L and F Co .. ... ... 26…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

A Mine Flooded. Six Lives Lost. Disaster at Lisbon. London, June 19

The Australian Star · Friday 21 June 1895 · page 6

A telegram from Lisbon reports a shocking mining fatality. While the men were at work in the mine it became flooded, and six of the miners…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Gales in New Zealand. Whales Washed Ashore

Evening News · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.-Violent westerly gales have been blowing along the coast during the past week. A school of whales were driven ashore at the south…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Shipping Disaster. Third Officer Overheard. The Rescuing Party Drowned. Three Officers and. Four Seamen Lost in a Gale

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 6

One of the most deplorable disasters in the shipping records of Port Jackson is that to be learned to-day on board the ship Argus. The facts were not to be gained…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Damage by Floods. a District Court Action

Evening News · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Friday. -An important! case was decided in the District Court last night before Judge Coffey. John M'Mahon, a farmer, living between…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Terrible Cyclone. Country Devastated. Great Loss of Life

Evening News · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON, July 8.-A terrible cyclone has devastated over 200 miles of country in the State of Missouri, and also a portion of the adjoining State…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →