The Weather. Another Hot Day. Gales in the Country
Evening News · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 5
PENRITH, Tuesday.—To-day is the most disagreeable experienced here this year. Heavy gusts of wind, accompanied by clouds of dust, make it very unpleasant for those who have to be out. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Drought in the Country. Westerly Gales and Bush Fires
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 6
ALBERY, Tuesday.--Several showers tell to-day. but the weather is now line. BATHURST, Tuesday,--The drought in the Oheron and Hockley districts is causing trouble, and farmers near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Light Rain in the South. Gales on the Coast. Fall in the Temperature
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 6
Early yesterday morning a change appeared over the southern portions of the colony, the winds getting round to west and south-west, and blowing fresh and squally. A little rain accompanied the change in the extreme…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Records in New South Wales. (To the Editor.)
The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 3
Sir,-- On glancing through the bulky volume just issued by the Department of Public Instruction entitled "Results of Rain, River, and Evaporation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Perilous Time on the City of Melbourne. She Weathers the Gale—But looses a Rare and Famous Lot of Thoroughbreds
Sunday Times · Sunday 18 April 1897 · page 10
Mention of the Dandenong wreck calls to mind the experience of the steamer City of Melbourne, which had a perilous time in the same gale. Luckily she held…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stories of Australasian Shipwrecks. the Loss of the Dandenong. Foundered in a Gale. the Most Severe on Record. Over Fifty Persons Perish. The Steamer's Boats Dashed Against the Rescuing Barque—Heroic Efforts of Crew and Passengers Unavailing—A Futile Struggle for Life—Forty Go Sown in the Steamer, which Sank Holplessly in the Terrific Sea. No. IV
Sunday Times · Sunday 18 April 1897 · page 10
The "Dandenong gale" of over a score of years ago is often spoken of. The facts concerning the foundering of the steamer of that name are, however, old enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in New Zealand. a Heavy Rainfall. Telegraph Lines and Railways Washed Away. Two Persons Drowned.—others Missing
Evening News · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 6
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.—Heavy weather has prevailed of late. Rain has fallen in torrents, and the telegraph communication with the greater part of the North…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mississippi Floods. Government Feeding 60,000 VICTIMS
Evening News · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 6
LONDON, April 18, 6.45 p.m.—The United States Government is supplying food to 60,000 persons who have been rendered destitute by the recent floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods Is New Zealand. Loss of Life Reported. WELLINGTON
The Australian Star · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 3
Unusually boisterous weather, with heavy rain, has been experienced during the past few days, and considerable damage has resulted to roads, bridges,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tee Memphis Floods Sixty Thousand Victims. LONDON, April 18
The Australian Star · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 5
The disaster brought about by the late floods at Memphis, on the river Mississippi, have proved to be more severe than at first reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Floods in New Zealand. Great Destruction of Roads and Bridges. Two Men Drowned. Two Boats and Ten Men Missing
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1897 · page 5
WELLINGTON, Saturday.--Boisterous weather has been experienced during the holidays. Telegraph communication with the greater part of the North Island is interrupted, and the railway lines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in New Zealand. Great Destruction of Property. Several Persons Drowned
Evening News · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 3
WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Tuesday.—In connection with the disastrous floods in the Hawke's Bay district, further details have been received. The trouble was caused mainly by the river…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods in the United States. London, April 18
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 5
The United States Government is supplying food to 60,000 persons who have been rendered dostitute by the recent floods in the Mississippi valley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Floods in New Zealand. Twelve Lives Lost. Enormous Damage. Vast Areas Submerged. Auckland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 5
Terrible floods have been experienced at Hawkes Bay. The Tutaekuri and Ngu[?]uroro Rivers burst their banks, flooding Napier to a depth of several feet, and converting a great extent of country into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Zealand Floods. Enormous Damage. Many Lives Lost. WELLINGTON
The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 3
The disastrous floods reported from the Hawkes Bay district are estimated to have done damage amounting to nearly £100,000. The inundation was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Disastrous Floods in New Zealand. a River Bursts Its Basics. Great Loss of Life. Damage to Railway Bridges and Permanent Way
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 5
WELLINGTON, Monday.--Further details in connect ton with the disastrous floods in the Hawke's Bay district show that the trouble was caused by heavy rain, which resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mississippi Flood. Sixty Thousand Persons Destitute. Government Food Supplies
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 5
LONDON. Sunday Night.--The United States Government are supplying food to 60,000 persons who have been rendered destitute by the recent flooding of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in New Zealand. Great Destruction. Losses Estimated at £100,000
Evening News · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 3
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.—Further particulars are being daily received of the desolation caused by the floods. Nearly all the residents of the Clive and surrounding districts have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand. the Floods in New Zealand. Subscriptions Opened. Auckland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 7
Subscription lists have been opened in aid of the sufferers by the Hawke's Bay floods. The Government has informed the Mayors of Napier and Hastings that any assistance required for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand Floods. Loss, of Life and Property. WELLINGTON
The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 4
The estimated damage by the recent floods is £100,000. The damage amongst live stock was very severe, over 50,000 sheep alone being lost. None of the…
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