The Floods in New Zealand. Food Supplies Cut Off. 50,000 Sheep Lost. Total Loss Estimated at £168,000
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 April 1897 · page 5
WELLINGTON, Tuesday.--From the Clive and the surrounding district news comes of the desolation caused by the flood. Nearly all the residents suffered loss, and in addition their food…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Showery Weather. Gales on the South Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 6
Yesterday morning's meteorological reports shoved that a few sprinkles of rain had fallen along the coast, Moruya, Kempsey, Grafton, and Sydney recording 34, 14, 10 and 6 points respectively. During the day showers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A North German Lloyd Liner in a Storm
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 6
Letters have been received giving thrilling accounts of experiences aboard the Bayern when in the Bay of Biseay on her way to China. One account says:—"Soon after leaving the Channel it came on to blow a strong N.W…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand Floods. a Sydney Man Drowsed
Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 3
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.—The examination of the effects of Mr. Rose, the commercial traveller who was drowned in the Hawke's Bay 'floods, has revealed that his address was John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in Sydney. Partial Break-up of the Drought. a Southerly Gale
Evening News · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 6
Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning light rain began to fall in Sydney, and up to 7 o'clock last night 2in had been recorded at the Sydney Observatory. In one of those heavy showers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gale
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5
Telegrams were received from all the Southern stations of the severity of the (gale, and it is certain that shipping between this coast nnd New Zenland will be in the thick of it. In Sydney Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm at the Heads
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5
At the Heads the wind at 10 a.m. changed from S. W. fresh to S. S. W., and increased in force to a fresh gale with occasional showers. After 2 p. m. very thick rain set in from S. S. W. with heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Storm at Newcastle. Shipping Delayed
Evening News · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—A storm of considerable force broke over the district last, evening, and has continued since. A strong S.S.E. gale is raging off Nobby's, accompanied by heavy showers and rain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Sharp Fall in the Temperatures. Heavy-rainfall in the City. Gale Along the Coast. Effeot on the Shipping
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1897 · page 5
Yesterday was a day for overcoats Clouds had the day before been accumulating in quantity and density, and on Wednesday night the horizon was in constant electrical agitation, the lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle News. Heavy Southerly Gale. Several Vessels in Danger
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 10
The southerly gale which set in on Thursday night and blew with great force all through yesterday, raised a heavy sea at the entrance to the port, and the signal "Bar dangerous" was hoisted…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Terrible Floods in New Zealand. Twelve Lives Lost. AUCKLAND
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 899
Terrible floods have been experienced at Hawkes Bay. The Tutaekuri and Ngururoro Rivers burst their banks, flooding Napier to a depth of several feet, and converting a great extent of country into…
Continued on Trove, page 899 →Floods in New Zealand. Telegraph Lines and Railways Washedaway. Two Persons Drowned.—others Missing
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 17
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 17 →The Newcastle Storm. Shipping Experiences
Evening News · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—The heavy southerly weather which swept along the coast on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, does not appear to have teen experienced on the Queensland coast. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in Sydney. Five Inches' in Four Days. Extent of the Rain in the Country
Evening News · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 8
Saturday, although, threatening, at times turned out a beautiful day, and kept fine till about 9 p.m., when there was another shower which although very…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Gale at Newcastle. Arrival of Vessels. NEWCASTLE
The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 6
The southerly weather which was experienced on the coast during the past three days does not seem to have met with on the Queensland coast, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand Floods. Newcastle
The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 15
A requisition is being signed, for presentation to the Mayor, asking his Worship to call a public meeting to consider the taking of steps for the relief…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Another Disturbance. a Southerly Gale and Rain
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 6
A new disturbance bringing further rain along the coast was in evidence yesterday. The storm was telegraphed at Jervis Bay at 2 p.m., that station reporting a fresh southerly gale with thick rain. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Sewer Disaster. Both Bodies Recovered. Inquest at the Morgue. Death Due to Drowning -- Evidence Before the Coroner -- A Thrilling Account -- A Sudden Rush of Storm-Water -- Verdict of A[?]ldental Death
The Australian Star · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 6
The deaths of two employees of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, who were swept from a sewer into Blackwattle Bay on Monday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in New Zealand. Further Details
Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 7
Hawkes Bay has been visited at Easter by the severest flood known even to Maoris, and, unfortunately, there has been serious loss of life, a sad feature being that ten of those known to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland. Contributions to the New Zealand Flood Fund
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 6
BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A meeting of subscribers to the flood relief fund was held to-day, and it was decided to forward to New Zealand the whole of the money now lying to…
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