The Australian Town and Country Journal "Past, present, future." Saturday, January 16, 1897. The Recent Storms
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 18
UNLESS overshadowed by a disturbance of the world's peace itself, it is not improbable that the expiring days of the year 1896 and the early ones of 1897 will be best…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Southerly Change. Gales on the Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 6
Thunderstorms were prevalent on Saturday, with fresh north-east winds. In the evening a southerly change appeared on the coast, and during Sunday strong winds were experienced south of Port Macquarie. Jervis Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Nevertire Cyclone. Relief Fund Trustees Appointed
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 6
NEVERTIRE, Saturday.--The committee appointed at the public meeting held on the 4th in connection with the cyclone relief fund, has received a reply from the Chief Secretary to an…
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Evening News · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 3
INVERELL, Monday.—A disastrous storm passed over Brodie's Plains, a farming settlement about five miles from here, on Friday afternoon. While the farmers were busily engaged harvesting,…
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The Australian Star · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 2
A terrific storm broke over the town this afternoon accompanied by cloud [?]under and vivid lightning. Very little rain fell. The storm did…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. a Disastrous Wind Storm. Considerable Damage Reported. Inverell
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 5
A wind storm of some violence, accompanied by rain, broke over Brodie's Plains, a farming settlement five miles out of town, on Friday afternoon. The farmers were busy at harvesting operations…
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Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 7
MUDGEE, Tuesday.—Several storms of a violent character swept over the district on Saturday evening. The first storm visited Wilbertree, Eurunderee, Pipeclay, and Buccaroo, and then, followed Lawson's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Storms in the Mudgee District. Mudgee
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5
Two terrific storms swept over the district on Saturday evening, the lightning and thunder being unusually severe. The first storm swept over Wilbertree, Eurunderee, Pipeclay, and Buccaroo, and…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 5
A very heavy hailstorm passed over the town on Sunday, smashing the windows on the western side. Fortunately it did not last more than a quarter of an hour, or a great deal more damage would have been…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1897 · page 5
On her last trip from Sydney to Noumea, the French mail steamer Polynesien met with some unusually heavy weather. On Sunday, the 10th inst., a veritable cyclone from the north-east…
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Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5
GRAFTON, Saturday.—A terrific storm of 35 minutes' duration passed over the Lower Clarence yesterday afternoon. At Palmer's Island hail the size of hen eggs fell, and also some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cardinal and the Federal Convention Not a Candidate for Election. the Bigots' Storm in a Teapot
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 18
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD of Thursday 14th instant, had the following :— Cardinal Moran was at home at St. Mary's Presbytery last evening and acceded to a request for an…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gales and Snowstorms in England. Trains Snowed Up. Several Deaths From Extreme Cold
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 5
LONDON, Sunday.--Severe gales and snowstorms have been experienced throughout Great Britain. In many districts trains have been snowed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather in Great Britain. Gales and Snowstorms. Trains Buried in the Snow. Deaths From Cold
Evening News · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 6
LONDON, January 24.—Severe gales and heavy thunderstorms have occurred throughout the United Kingdom. Trains have been buried under the snow…
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Evening News · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 5
A thunderstorm passed over Sydney about 3 p.m. yesterday. The rain lasted about half an hour, sufficient to lay the dust and cool the atmosphere. The various outdoor amusements were stopped for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Country. Destructive Storm at Palmer's Island
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1897 · page 6
MACLEAN, Tuesday. -- The recent hailstorm at Palmer's Island and Palmer's Creek did immense damage to the crops, which suffered terribly by the large hailstones. Nearly half of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Port Darwin Cyclone. The Wrecked Town
The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 9
Port Darwin, otherwise known as Palmerston, the metropolis of the South Australian settlement in the Northern Territory, is situated on the eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Zealand. Disastrous Gales. a Captain Killed by Falling Tackle
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 February 1897 · page 5
WELLINGTON, Sunday.--Heavy southerly gales have been experienced in the North Island, and telegraphic communication is interrupted. News has been received that the Rangitikei, which…
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Evening News · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 2
AUCKLAND, (N.Z.). Tuesday.—Very rough weather has prevailed along the coast during the past few days. At Napier on Saturday a violent gale raged all day. Tropical rain fell, and an enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Abandoned Ship. The Barque Oponsay in a Gale. LONDON, February 1
The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 3
The barque Oronsay has been abandoned at sea in a disabled condition. The vessel experienced extremely bad weather, and during a violent gale her…
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