In the Country. Terrific Storm on the Clarence
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 6
MACLEAN, Monday.--A terrific storm passed over the middle Clarence, between 6 and 7 o'clock on Saturday night. Two inches of rain fell in less than an hour. The lightning and thunder were very severe. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Great Storm at Naples. Twenty-five Vessels Wrecked
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Monday.--News has been received that during a storm at Naples, Italy, 25 merchant vessels were wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Regent Storm. Further Wrecks Reported. London, Dec. 6
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 5
During the late heavy gales 25 merthant vessels were wreeked in the vicinity of Naples…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at the Fiji Islands. Inter-island Trading Vessels Wrecked
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 6
The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Birksgate arrived on Saturday from Fiji, with news that a disastrous storm had swept over the group. During the storm several inter-island trading vessels were wrecked, and a good deal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mount Kosciusko Observatory. Mr. Wragge's Party on the Summit. 20 Degrees Below Freezing Point. Another Antarctic Storm Coming. Accident to the Baggage Dray
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 December 1897 · page 5
JINDABYNE, Monday.âWe are now installed on the top of Mount Kosciusko. It is the first camp ever pitched on this the highest peak in Australia. Tourists who scaled the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Along the Coast. Dry Inland with No Promise of Rain. Strong Gales and Squally Weather
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 6
Yesterday brought back typical wintry weather. In the afternoon the change promised to be brief, but later in the day conditions altered materially, and Mr. Russell, when seen at the Observatory, expressed the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gale at the Heads
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 7
Our Watson's Bay correspondent reported last night:—The east-south-east gale still continues at the Heads with heavy rain and the sea very rough in the harbour. At 5 o'clock in the evening the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shipping in the Storm
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 7
Thegale with the rain worked from nortn along the coasttowards the south, and gradually decreased in its seventy as it came southward. This gave some of the weatherbound vessels a chance. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Storm at Sea
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 7
A fierce gale from the great Antarctic to the south-east raged along the coast. As on shore, where blinding gusts of rain swept the streets, the biting wintry blasts blow in vicious squalls at sea,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Gale on the Coast. Southern Coal Trade Blocked--shipping Weatherbound
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 December 1897 · page 6
The wind piped up to the tune of between 50 and 60 miles an hour off the coast yesterday, and a shipmaster described the conditions outside the wildest he has experienced for some considerable time. "Stand off"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamers in the Recent Gales
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 5
The full force of the recent gales off the coast was met by the French steamer La Perouse on her run from Noumea, and she arrived yesterday bearing traces of having had a rough handling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gales. Along the Coast This Morning
Evening News · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 5
The southerly gale which has been blowing along the New South Wales seaboard since Monday last has pretty well blown itself out, and this morning, although the wind still remains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the Gale. Clearing-up Showers. Shipping Traffic Resumed. a Monsoonal Disturbance Reported
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 December 1897 · page 6
The stormy conditions of the past few days moderated considerably yesterday, though strong southerly winds, heavy seas, and thick rain were experienced at a few of the coast stations. The indications in the evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. More Rain and Gales. Conditions Still Unsettled
Evening News · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 5
The unsettled meteorological conditions which have prevailed in Sydney during this week were still in evidence this morning. The sky remained overcast, and rain threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Along the Coast This Morning the Southerly Gale Abating
Evening News · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 5
The southerly gale continues to blow along the coast, but with less violence than that of yesterday and the day before. This morning, notwithstanding several coasters are seeking shelter at some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Devastation at the Islands. a Terrible Cyclone. the Philippine Rebellion
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 December 1897 · page 5
It was mentioned in a "Herald" cable the other day that the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands had received authority from the Spanish Goverment to grant an amnesty to the rebels in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Further Heavy Rain. Stormi Along the Coast
Evening News · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 6
The meteorological conditions this morning were just as bad as ever. Although last evening there were signs of a clearance which was Welcomed by the cricket-loving portion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrible Gales in England. Enormous Damage
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 12
Later details of the terrible gale in England show that it was most disastrous. Great damage wais done all along the coast to shipping and buildings. The Thames rose far above the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Gale Along the Coast
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 December 1897 · page 9
A heavy sea prevailed along the coast, and the southerly gale delayed all shipping, steam and sail, bound towards bydney from the northern ports Many of the coasters took shelter, amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Putrid Protectionists a Gale in the Belmore League. The Vice-President Resigns Owing to the Action of Members in Whooping up and Voting for a Free-trader, in the Recent
Truth · Sunday 12 December 1897 · page 2
THERE is trouble in the camp of the Belmore Protection Union, and its counsels are divided. Usually such leagues, by their action in local municipal matters, give a…
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