The Cyclone Fence
Deference was made in a recent issue of this journal to the wire fences woven by teh machines of the Cyclone Woven Wire Fence Company. A further circular on the subject…
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682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 35
The Coming Storm. Mr. Wragge's-latest
Mr. Clement Wragge, in the "General Remarks" attached to his weather forecast published on Wednesday, said: The great Antarctic depression "Unia" remains the most salient feature on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tramvale Flats. Were They Flooded?
At the Marrickville Council on Wednesday night, the borough engineer presented a report dealing with the Tramvale Flats during the late heavy rains. It stated that the weather for the…
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LONDON, September 1, 3.50 p.m.—It is reported that the French authorities have decided to flood the "fortress" in which M. Guerin, M. Max Regis, and others, are resisting arrest upon charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Guerin Siege. Garrison to be Flooded Out. LONDON, September 1, 3.50 p.m
The Anti-Semitic leaders, M. Guerin and M. Max Regis, continue to resist the authorities from the former's mansion in Paris. The Government, it is reported, has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Waters Subsiding. West Maitland
The river is nearly down to its ordinary level; The flood water is still pouring through the flood gates at Victoria Bridge at a terrific rate, but the flood on the farms is receding…
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The recent rains caused floods in the Hunter, Hawkesbury, and other rivers. Fears were entertained of a recurrence of past terrible disasters, but though much damage was done the losses were…
Continued on Trove, page 55 →A Barque in Distress. the Wenona in a Gale. Decks Swept and Damaged
A perilous experience fell to the lot of the barque Wenona, bound from Newcastle to Wellington, which put into Auckland recently "We sailed from Newcastle on July 24," said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Royal Tar, From Newcastle. a Five Days' Storm. Two Seamen Injured
The barque Royal Tar, Captain Campbell, from Newcastle to Wellington, was another vessel that suffered during the gales off the New Zealand coast. The details of her experiences were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Hunter Floods. Heavy Losses
WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.—From several portions of the district come reports of heavy losses of stock during the recent flood. Owing to the severe weather, cattle being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disaster in Japan. a Copper Mine Flooded. London, Sept. 3
A terrible mining disaster has occurred in Japan. A copper mine at Shikoku has been flooded. 600 miners, who were in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Siege of M. Guerin. the House to Be Flooded
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--It is reported that the French Government has decided to reduce the house in which M. Guerin has entrenched himself, by flooding it with water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in the Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sen has been playing up again with the sailing craft, according to Sew Zealand ships' reports received by the Moana. The barque Wenona, of Nova Scotia[?] build, was making a passage from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Unlucky Barque. the Loch Ranza in a Gale
ADELAIDE, Tuesday--The Iron barque Loch Ranza arrived to-day, after a rough trip from Calcutta. As she was coming up Spencer's Gulf the mate fell overboard, but was rescued little the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →English Mail News. Difficulty of Conquering the Filipinos. Position of the Vatican. a Priest's Tragic Death. Terrific Cyclone in America. the Alaskan Deadlock. Extraordinary Express Accident. More Telegraphic Wonders
The mails by the P. and O. steamer Areadia were delivered in Sydney yesterday. She brought files of English papers to August 4, from which the following items of news are extracted:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →For Fear of Floods
RICHMOND, Wednesday.--A very representative meeting of Richmond and Kurrajong residents was held to-day in the School of Arts, to advocate the erection of a high-level bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Newcastle Vessel in a Gale
Advices received yesterday by the Walkare report the arrival of the brigantine Stanley at Auckland from Newcastle. The vessel, the captain writes, had a dreadful time during the late…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The General Gordon in a Storm
Captain Worrall, of the four-master General Gordon, now at Melbourne, reports that on July l8 a terrific S.W. gale arose and raised mountainous seas, the result being that the decks were frequently in a state of flood. For…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Good Flood Gate
The flood fence or gate shown herewith is as good a one for ordinary creeks as can be built. One I constructed over three years ago on a particularly vicious little creek is in as good…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Steamer Duke of Buckingham. Disabled in a Gale. Returns to Plymouth
LONDON, September 11.—The British India Company's Queensland mail steamer Duke of Buckingham, which left London for Brisbane on September 1, has returned to…
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