Terrific Storm in the Baltic. Hundreds of Lives Lost. London, September 23
A terrible storm has raged at Memel and in the Baltic Sea. The town was seriously damaged. There were also several wrecks,…
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Storms in the Baltic. Many Fishermen Drowned
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.-- Severe storms have been raging in the Baltic Sea. Some 120 fishermen of the Memel fleet have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in the Baltic. One Hundred and Twenty Fishermen Drowned. London, Sept. 23
Severe storms have occurred in the Baltic Sea. One hundred and twenty fishermen belonging to Memel have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Monsoonal Disturbance. Rain in the Country. a Gale on the Coast
Light scattered showers, generally associated with thunderstorms, wore reported yesterday as the result of a monsoonal disturbance which extended from Port Darwin to the coast of Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the Hunter The Question of Prevention
The question of flood prevention in the Hunter Valley was referred to in the Legislative Assembly this morning on the motion for adjournment. Mr. Gillies asked the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Claim for Constructing a Storm-water Sewer
At the meeting of the Newtown Council on Tuesday, Alderman Morgan moved a motion to the effect that the borough had been unjustly treated by the Government by its non-payment to the council of the money expended…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Lifeboat Storm King
One of the Norweigian shipping gazettes, in discussing the disastrous wreck of the Burgogne, where so many lives were lost, refers to the little lifeboat, Storm King, upon which Captain…
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A letter was received from the Treasurer at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon, stating that a letter had been received from Mr. Pennywick, an engineer in England, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cyclone in a Circus Tent
Yesterday morning Newcastle was visited by a very strong westerly wind, which was responsible for the uprooting of Fitzgerald Brothers' large circus tent, and for a good deal of excitement…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Weather. Heat and Dust Storms. Serious Effects on the Crops
The weather reports to-day show that heat and strong winds and dust storms continue in many places, though there have been thunderstorms and light rains in others, while it was snowing at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in the Country. Church Struck by Lightning. Continued Drought. Dismal Prospects. Crops Burning Off
Reports by telegraph from the country with regard to the weather are almost without exception of the gloomiest possible nature. Yesterday violent hot winds raged, burning off the weak…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Victorian Mine Flooded
A very serious difficulty last week arose at the Berry Consols Extended Mine, throwing about 200 men out of work. The water overcame the pumps, and rose to the cap-piece oh the flat. The…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Saturday's Gale
The "westerly" of Saturday did a considerable amount of damage in the orangeries of the Parramatta district, and in the aggregate a vast quantity of fruit was blown from the trees. Those…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storms in the Country. Destructive Gale at Bathurst Crops and Fruit Trees Damaged
Reports received from the country districts show that disastrous windstorms were again experienced in a number of places on Saturday and yesterday. Very little rain is reported, but our…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Alagomia in a Cyclone
The steamer Alagonia, which was out here last y[?] running on this coast, has lately had a terrible encounter with a cyclone. A Lloyd's telegram dated August [?] says:—The steamer Alagonia, from Buenos Ayres for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tuckian Flood Escape Drain
CORAKI, Saturday.--A meeting of delegates from the district municipal councils, progress associations, and farmers' unions was held at the council-chambers this afternoon for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter River Floods. Early Consideration by the Cabinet
The necessity of departmental assistance towards stemming the disasters consequent upon the punter River floods was referred to in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. R. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter River Floods
Replying to a question in the Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Minister for Works said that the appointment of a Royal Commission to deal with the question of flood waters in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Reports. Withering Gales. Terrible Dust Storms. a Few Slight Showers. Damage to Property
The dry and arid west was yesterday afflicted with a great duststorm, which made life a misery and the chances of a good harvest hopeless. The gale was so severe that in many places…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Flood-prevention
Sir H[?] Tozer, the Agent-General, has advised the Government by cable that a summary of the flood-prevention s[?]me, prepared by Mr. Pennywick, the English engineering expert, has…
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