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The violent gales experienced along the coast on Tuesday last had quite passed away yesterday, and the sea had moderated considerably. The large fleet of coasting vessels which had been compelled to sheller in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The tornado which struck several of the suburbs on Tuesday morning has formed an interesting subject of conversation. Its effects were far-reaching, and a more thorough…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Styx Creek bridge is now almost entirely wrecked. The heavy showers which fell last evening caused the creek to swell very much, and as a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The postal authorities have received notice that the Nepean at Penrith has risen 12ft., and is rising at the rate of 3in. an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BERRY, Wednesday.--The heaviest rainfall known here for over 20 years commenced during Monday right, and continued up to about 10 o'clock last night. The total fall during that time was 10 inches. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It was cloudy over the colony generally yesterday, but no advices of rain were received by the Government Astronomer. Rain was, however, falling over Victoria, and Mr. Russell stated last evening that the conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A terrible cyclonic storm passed over some of the western suburbs of Sydney at about 10 a.m. on Tuesday. It came from the north, by way of Greenwich and Woolwich, and the sound of the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →About a quarter to ten on Tuesday morning, a terrible cyclone passed over the extreme eastern portions of the Ryde electorate, causing damage of a serious character, and involving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The water came in at Messrs. Ritchie Bros.' Works, Auburn, on Monday, and caused considerable inconvenience. Work was stopped on Tuesday by reason of the water getting into…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MONDAY'S and Tuesday's rainfall produced a record for the last eight years. It was in 1889 that a similar heavy downpour made the Parramatta dam resemble Niagara. That was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escapes —A Camp and a Bridge Swept Away.-A 25 Feet Flood.—Bridges Submerged — Traffic Stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy rains have fallen throughout the colony. On Sunday night the lower part of the town of Yalgoo was flooded, and the railway line in the vicinity…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, June 8,—Terrible floods have occurred at Vioron and in the Valley of the Morge, Switzerland. Many silk and paper factories were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible floods have occurred at Voiron, in the department of Isère, France, and also in the Valley of Morges, Switzerland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.--Terrible floods have occurred in the Vioron Valley, and at Morges, in Switzerland. Many silk and paper factories were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Works presented to Parliament last night a report by Mr. K. Price, C.E., assistant engineer of the Department of Works, upon a proposal for the mitigation of floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The disastrous floods which have periodically devasted West Maitland through the gathering waters on the enormous watershed of the Hunter River have on several occasions directed attention…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] at Parramatta have injured [?] at the earth work at the [?] of the town dam; and then [?llity of an extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The assistant- engineer of the Works Department has, at the request of the Minister, on the representation of Mr. Gillies, the member for the electorate,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. E. B. Price, assistant engineer, Department of Public Works, after an exhaustive examination of the Upper Hunter, the Goulburn, and minor tributaries, undertaken with a view to suggesting means of…
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