A Southerly Gale. Low Temperatures
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6
A minimum temperature of 54.ldeg. was recorded at the Observatory early yesterday. This is the lowest reading so far this year. The. wind was light southwest during the day, but about 7 p.m. it chopped into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Last Night's Storm
Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 6
Cold south-westerly squalls blew ail day yesterday, and about 7 o'clock last evening the wind changed to the south, and increased to a gale. Some of the gusts reached a velocity of 30 miles an…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 March 1897 · page 5
CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.--Heavy floods have been experienced at Greymouth, and the business portion of tho town has been inundated to a depth of 2ft. The damage has not yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adrift on the Ocean. The Romeo and Her Crew. Adventures in the Storm. Hunger, Privation and Cold--Rowing Against a South Westerly--"Didn't Caro Who Was Queen of England"-A Miraculous Escape
The Australian Star · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 5
The crew of the sailing craft Romeo, whose safe arrival at Narrabeen was reported yesterday in the "Star," underwent an experience which is seldom…
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Evening News · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 6
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Friday.—Severe floods have occurred in the northern part of South Island, and the damage done has been of an extensive character. The Bulter River is in heavy flood, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in New Zealand. Two Persons Drowned. Damage to Roads and Bridges
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 5
CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday.--Further information is now to hand regarding the Hoods in the northern part of the South Island, from which it appears that the damage done is more…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Disaster. the German Barque Anna' in a Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 9
LONDON, Friday.--The German barque Anna, bound from London to Australian ports, has put into Falmouth to repair damage sustained in heavy weather off the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The World's Cycling Commission. Cycling Through Russia—in a Dust Storm on the Steppes—thrilling Experience. (Shortly to visit Australia.) (Continued.)
The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 5
At Kawkaskaja we struck the great railway from Don washed Rostof to mountain-gift Vladikavkas, lying at the foot of the Caucasus. Kawkaskaja has but one redceming feature…
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The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 10
CHRISTCHURCH, Friday.--Further details with regard to the floods on the West Coast confirm the news that heavy damage has been caused, especially in Grey Valley. The Phoenix…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rise in the Temperature. Another Hot Day in the City. 93.2 Recorded. a Southerly Change and Dust Storm
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1897 · page 6
On Saturday a change of wind to north-east resulted in a not unpleasant rise in temperature, the thermometer reaching 77deg. During the morning the wind was very light, freshening after noon to a smart breeze,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Hot Day in the City. 88.2 Recorded. Westerly Gales Probable
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 6
Yesterday morning the wind at Sydney worked round to the north-west quarter, and continued from' that direction all day, with the result of another scorching hot day. At 9 a.m. the thermometer stood at 71deg.,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suburban Storm-water Drainage. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 10
Sir,--The above question is again agitating the public mind, and a meeting was held at Askfield on Tuesday night to protest against the levying of increased rates to pay for the construction of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Storm in Court. a Battered Building. Counsel's Windy Oration[?]-- A Storm Takes Possession and Puts the Judge to Flight
The Australian Star · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 9
Some of the court-houses in South Africa are evidently on a par as regards dilapidated condition with our own. A Durban paper gives the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The World's Cycling Commission. Cycling Through Russia—in a Dust Storm on the Steppes—thrilling Experience. Shortly to visit Australia (Continued.)
The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 10
With the snow-wrapped hills looming greater almost every hour we pressed on, having no time to stop for adventures. On our right were the five mountains of Patigorsk, renowned…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in New Zealand
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 18
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), March 12.—Severe floods have occurred, in the northern part of South Island, and the damage doue has been of an extensive character. The…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Flood of Talk
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1897 · page 5
Owing to the anxiety of the Premiers to have the work of the Convention finished in time for them to proceed to England, the idea was mooted at first that the only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Norfolk Island
The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 3
A destructive cyclone occurred at Norfolk Island on January 23, and did great damage at the Cascades. Amongst the buildings destroyed were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Norfolk Island. Great Damage Done
Evening News · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 6
Information has been received from Norfolk Island stating that a destructive cyclone visited the island on January 28, great damage being done at the Cascades. The No. 4 Whaling Company suffered to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone at Norfolk Island. Serious Destruction of Property, the Landing Place Damaged
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 5
Our Norfolk Island correspondent, writing under dato February 23, states that a destructive cyclone occurred at the island on January 28. Great havoc was wrought at the Cascades. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. Floods in Mississippi. Forty Miles Wide at Memphis. Fifty Persons Drowned. Great Damage to Property
Evening News · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 6
LONDON, March 22.—Serious floods have occurred in the Mississippi River Valley. At Memphis, Tennessee, the flood is forty miles wide…
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