Another Paris Disaster. Terrible Cyclone
LONDON, June 20, 5 p.m.—A terrible cyclone swept over Paris and the suburbs to-day, but lasted only 10sec. Many houses and factories were wrecked,…
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The Hawkesbury Flood of June, 1867
The date of the glorious celebration of the completion of the sixtieth year of the occupancy of the British throne by Her Majesty the Queen, is closely…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Ship Avenger. Damaged in a Gale. Three of the Crew Drowned
LONDON, June 29.—The ship Avenger, bound from London to Melbourne, has put into Port Louis, Mauritius, in a damaged condition…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Ship in a Storm. Struck by a Tremendous Sea. a Sailor Lost.—bravery of the Captain's Wife
Last night when the ship Star of France anchored from Laurvig, Norway, with a cargo of timber she brought news of a bad voyage, though a quick one. Scarcely had the anchor dropped before the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stormy Passage of the Ship Star of France. a Sailor Lost Overboard. Narrow Escape of the Ship in a Gale. the Vessel Arrives Badly Damaged
The 1500 tons skip Star of France, which was towed into port last night, reports a terrible passage. The vessel is laden with Baltic pine for the Kauri Timber Company, from Laurvig, in…
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A combined meeting or the Wallsend Municipal Council, the trustees or the Wallsend park, and the representatives of the Wallsend and Eilmore collieries was held In the Council-chambers on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods in France. 300 Lives Lost. Damage £8,000,00
LONDON, July 7.—Disastrous floods have occurred in the south, of France. The number of persons who are known to have perished is 300. The damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods in France. Great Loss of Life. London, July 7
Disastrous floods have taken place in the south of France, resulting in much loss of life and great demage to property. The number of persons who are known…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cables. Floods in France. Three Hundred Lives Lost. Damage Estimated at £8,000,000-- Jacob Gaudaur-- Willing to Row James Wray-- The Canadian-Australian Service-- Colonial Wool Sales-- A Good Attendance. LONDON, July 7
Disastrous floods have occurred in the south of France, resulting in much loss of life and in great damage to property. The number of persons so far…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--Disastrous floods have occurred in the south of France, destroying property to the value of 200,000,000 francs (£8,000,000), and causing the loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stories of Australasian Shipwrecks. the Last of the Gothenberg. a Steamer of the Gold-fever Days. Lost Os the Barrier Reef. with Over 100 Lives. Many Notables Perish. a Time of Hurricanes and Floods. Many Wrecks and various Narrow Escapes. Harrowing Scenes—A Child Washed from its Mother's Arms—What the Diver Saw—A Corpse with a Golden Kelt. No. XI
HOSE of our readers who have recollections of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Victoria. Gales in the Southern Ocean. Melbourne
Judging by the reports received from vessels which recently arrived here the condition of things meteorological in the Southern Ocean has of late been decidedly unsettled. One and all have had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Earthquake in India. Calcutta Almost Demolished. Whole Villages Swept Way. Cathedrals and Churches Damaged. Thousands of People Homeless. Heave Rainfall and Floods
Less than a month ago news came by cable of severe earthquake shocks in India. Although the shocks only lasted five minutes, they managed to crowd a good deal of real solid, work Into that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Land Tax. Mr. Want's Opinion. "A Storm Ix a Teacup."--advice to Taxpayers
The Attorney-General yesterday issued tho following type-written bulletin on the decision given in the Equity Court on Wednesday in the Cooper case:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. Heavy Rain at Wellington
WELLINGTON, Friday.--The recent heavy rains in Wellington have extended to Wairarapa, where most of the rivers are in flood. A slip occurred on the railway line near Eketahuna, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in City and Suburbs
More cloud than rain was the meteorological feature of yesterday morning's reports from inland. It was gloomy pretty much all over the colony, but raining only on the coast. A sprinkle fell at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An Exciting Experience. Five Hours in a Flooded River
THE Alexandra correspondent of the AGE gives the following account of a sensational escape in the Goulburn River:— "On Monday afternoon two rabbit…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Easterly and Northerly Gales. Copious Rains. Storms and Rough Seas on the Coast
A great change has taken place in meteorological conditions, after a month of fine weather, with generally light winds and clear skies. On Friday evening the heavy rain set in, and the wind veered from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gale on the Coast
The south-east gale along the coast to-day shows little or no signs of easing up, and coasters and even powerful steamers do not care to face the storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gale and the Shipping
The [?]sterly gale of all gales is the most dreaded by mariners, setting up as it does a fearful sea on the coast, and with the wind at gale force from the eastward the small fry have all the anxiety of keeping…
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