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A phenomenally severe thunder and hail storm passed over the town at 4 o'clock this morning. The hail, which ranged in measure from the size of a small marble to that of an ordinary hen egg, fell for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Thunderstorms, with light rain, have been experienced along the coast, highlands, and western slopes, being rather light in the extreme north-east, and heavy over the Gwydir district about Narrabri and Moree. The chief…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yesterday was remarkable for a series of thunderstor[?]s, accompanied by hail in some places as large as pgeon eggs, penetrating iron roofs, smashing windows and lamps in the borough, and destroying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Monday.--It is thought that the crops at North Terowie will not be worth reaping unless heavy rain falls within the next two Weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Though the summer has but hardly commenced, a fierce heat wave swept over the colony during yesterday, attended with fearful dust storms und intensely dry, enervating hot winds. On Sunday some rather tall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An action was brought before Judge Gibson and a jury in the District Court to-day by Richard Corcoran, of the Mercantile Rowing Club Hotel, George-street, Dawes Point, against the Borough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mount Kembla (s.) arrived on Sunday morning from Sydney after a rough and tedious voyage occupying from wharf to wharf 83 hours. Captain A gutter reports having encountered strong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A remarkable experience befell the ship Crown of Denmark during the voyage from Frederick-stadt, Norway, to Port Phillip. On the night of the 30th ultimo the vessel was exposed to an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. E. B. Price, Hydraulic Engineer, Department of Public Works, who has been called upon to report upon a scheme for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River, left Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During the intense heat of the forenoon a constant stream of persons eagerly scanned the weather reports at the General Post-office for some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the District Court yesterday, before Judge Gibson, with a jury of four, Richard Corcoran, of the Mercantile Rowing Club Hotel, George-street, Dawes Point, sued tho Borough Council of Balmain for £100 as damages,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A report is being prepared, at the instance of the Minister for Works, with regard to a scheme for mitigating the floods in the Hunter River. Mr. Price, an engineer of the department, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUDGEE, Thursday.--At 5 o'clock yesterday evening a terrific thunderstorm passed over the district, accompanied by a perfect deluge of rain, over 70 points being recorded in 20 minutes. Later in the evening two other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A phenomenally severe thunder and hail storm passed over Albury at 4 a m. on October 9th. The hail, which ranged in measure from the size of a small marble to that of an ordinary hen egg, fell for…
Continued on Trove, page 828 →WILCANNIA, Saturday.—According to reports received heavy thunderstorms have been experienced , in several parts of the districts, especially at Gras[?] where the township is under wafer. The rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. E. B. Price, Hydraulic Engineer, Department of Public Works, left Sydney on Wednesday last for the purpose of making further investigations regarding the bearing of Fishery and Wallis Creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Do not take any steps until there is real danger, says Mr. M'Millan in effect, in reference to the proposed restriction of the influx of colored aliens. If there were a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous floods occurred in Japan last month. In the Fukui district, according to news by the Guthrie on Saturday, 19,092 houses were flooded, 131 houses washed away, 69 totally and 172…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weekly meeting of the Water and Sewerage Board was held yesterday, Colonel Rowe presiding. The secretary reported that during the week £8021 13s 4d had been collected, making a total since July 1 last of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. YOUNG moved--"That it is expedient that certain works for the improvement of Cook's River, near Tempe, with the object of providing for the better discharge of flood waters, be…
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