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On Thursday night the gale which had been raging all day at North Sydney reached its height, and at daybreak on Friday the results of the storm were easily discernible, in the shape of broken trees, damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our South Head correspondent wired last night:— The gale is still (11 p.m.) increasing, with rain and very rough and high seas breaking on the Heads. During the blow there has been alight damage done…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →It was raining at 9 o'clock this morning at: Barranjoey, Eden, Gabo Island, and Newcastle. The total rainfall for the previous 24 hours was:— Bateman's Bay 5 points. Bundarra 5, Crookhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taking rain and wind combined, Thursday night's outburst will compare favourably with any previous storm. Of course, compared with the memorable of all Australian gales, the Dandenong, when…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A visit to the stranded ship Hereward at Maroubra Bay this morning formed an undertaking which might almost be ranked as a deed of daring. First, there was the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It is more than a quarter of a coutury since a gale of such severity as that which has been raging during the past 24 hours has been experienced in Newcastle. Indeed many of the oldest residents…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.--The rainfall at Newcastle for the 21 hours up to 9 a.m. to-day was 7in. 16 points; but since that hour very little has fallen. In the harbor, throughout the day, vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. Russell said last night in describing the storm: "The rain set in at 12 o'clock on Thursday, and increased during the day; the wind, which was 57 miles in some of the gusts on Thursday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. W. T. Yeager's steamer Oakland was caught in the gale, and had a thrilling time of it. The Rev. B. Stephens, who was a passenger, writes:-- "We left Richmond River Heads at 7 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →During the height of the storm on Thursday night the full-rigged iron clipper Hereward was coming along the coast under double-reefed topsails, the weather as thick as a hedge that nothing could be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The heavy gale which raged on Thursday from the south-east culminated in a terrific hurricane, which proved disastrous to shipping, arid also caused much destruction of property ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →As Mr. Russell, the Government Astronomer, predicted yesterday, the storm abated last night, but still the weather remains showery, blustery, and unpleasant. News…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The gale on Thursday night is generally believed to have been one of the worst ever experienced, the gusts at times reached hurricane force, as much as 67 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Throughout yesterday the gale and rainstorm which swept over the metropolis on Thursday continued. The winds was of equal velocity to that which played such havoc on the previous day, though…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rev. W. B. Stephens, who travelled by the steamer Oakland (owned by Mr. W. T. Yeager), which left the Richmond River for Sydney on Wednesday morning last thus describes the exciting time the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday night the gale which had been raging all day at North Sydney reached its height, and at daybreak on Friday the resuits of the storm were easily discernible, in the shape of broken trees,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It was raining at 9 o'clock this morning at: Barranjoey, Eden, Gabo Island, and Newcastle. The total rainfall for the previous 24 hours was:—Bateman's Bay 5 points, Bundarra 5, Crookhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A military parade of Volunteer Forces, which was set down for this afternoon, was postponed indefinitely. The troops were to have been inspected by Colonel French…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following appeared in our "war special" last week:- The Cuhan insurgents attacked the town of Manzonilla, acting in conjunction with the Americans…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →As. Mr. Russell, the Government Astronomer, predicted yesterday, the storm abated last night, but still the weather remains showery, blustery, and unpleasant. News…
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