The Recent Gale
At the Town Hall on Monday last a preliminary meeting was held to organise a series of entertainments for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the men who were…
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The Second Babylonian Story of the Flood
THE recent discovery at Aboo-Hubba, near Babylon of a fragment of another tablet referring to the Deluge, afforded special interest to the March meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. a South-easterly Gale. Heavy and Incessant Rain
The strong south-east winds which were blowing along the coast yesterday gradually increased in strength during the afternoon, and at night the velocity of a gale was reached at places,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Heavy Storm Coming. Vessels Should be Warned
The following special forecast was Issued from the Observatory by Mr. H. C. Russell at 4 o'clock this afternoon:—"3 p.m.—Observations indicate that a heavy storm is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stormy Conditions. South-east Gales and Rain. Heavy Showers in the City. Rain in the Country
Stormy, conditions were again in evidence along the coast yesterday, in the shape of a south-east gale, and, as will be seen by a special forecast elsewhere, Mr. Russell warns vessels proceeding north of this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Heavy Rain, Gales, and Bough Seas
The semi-tropical storm which was experienced in Sydney yesterday and the preceding night gradually cleared off last evening. This morning the weather Was finer, tut the sky was overcast, with a moderate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gale
The New South Wales coast, had scarcely got clear of the effects of the Maitland gale and the fortnight's rain, when a somewhat similar, though fortunately milder, experience…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale on the Coast
Jervis Bay advised a south-east gale and heavy sea at 5 p.m. yesterday. The rough weather along the coast during Monday night and yesterday rendered the bars at the entrance to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gale
The gale along the coast eased down last might, and this morning the wind is fresh from the S.E. at the principal stations. The wet wintry weather is general. The gale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Predicted Storm in the West
An official warning comes from West Australia to be on the immediate look-out for exceptionally stormy weather. The Government Astronomer, wiring from Perth, this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. a Warning From W.a. More Heavy Coastal Rain
Although the conditions were comparatively fine throughout last night, the weather in Sydney this morning was showery. A light westerly wind was blowing. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms in the West. a Mail Steamer in Trouble
ALBANY, Friday.--Exceptionally heavy weather has been experienced here during the last few days. The R.M.S. Peninsular was delayed 24 hours by it. She met the full force of the gale,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Recent Storms
At the meeting of the Woollahra Council last night, the borough engineer reported regarding William-street, Double Bay, that during the recent rains, noticing the flooded condition of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather. Special Urgent Warning. A Great Storm
The following special urgent warning has; been issued by Mr. Clement Wragge,. chief, of the Queensland Weather Bureau: Most dangerous weather from- between N. W. and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. Special Urgent Warning. A Great Storm
The following special urgent warning has been issued by. Mr., Clement Wragge, chief of the Queensland. Weather Bureau:—Most dangerous weather from between N.W. and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A British-india Steamer in a Cyclone
The B. [?]. Company is Landa[?] is due here to-day [?] Calcutta, via Adelaide and Melbourne, An advance report to hanc gives some particulars of exceptionally heavy weather met with, the 3,000-ton steamer, as will be [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wreck of the Fido. Another Addition to the Losses in the May Gales
Since the storm of the 5th of last month fears have been entertained for so many vessels, the Fido amongst the number, that the aunoancement yesterday of the finding of wreckage from the Fido seemed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand. the Rainfall. a Heavy Flood. Auckland
The heavy rainfall has caused the worst [?]ood experienced for years in the Hutt Valley, near Wellington. Considerable damage has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Gales, Heavy Rain, and Bough Seas. Ships Sheltering at South Head
Late yesterday afternoon a strong wind sprang up from the south-east, and gradually increased, till a velocity of twenty-six miles an hour was attained, and it continued to blow at the same…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gale at Newcastle. Severe Storm at Lake Macquarie
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The weather conditions at Nobby's this morning were moderate. An E.S.E. gale, accompanied by rough, nasty seas, kept breaking right across the bar, which, with…
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