Gale on the English Coast. 15 Lives Lost
Later particulars concerning the train] which -was over taken by the sea waves on the- coast of Wales, and when. the driver and stoker were drowned, show that the…
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Parramatta River Flood Gates
One of the ninny schemes for preventing the nuisance caused by the odor of the sewage-tainted water that is brought to Lennox Bridge every tide was the channel cut in the rocky bed of the river,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The New Guinea Cyclone
The following letter touching the cyclone in New Guinea has been forwarded to us for publication by the Rev. Dr. Brown, general secretary of the Wealeyan Foreign Missionary Society.—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monsoonal Rains. Phenomenal Falls in the North. Flood at Deepwater
The prolonged drought in the north and north-eastern districts of the colony has at last broken. On Saturday evening and Sunday monsoonal rains working from the north-west set in, and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunderstorms and Rain. Hot Day in the City. a Welcome Southerly
Seldom has a change been more welcome than the arrival last night of a southerly wind, accompanied by light rain. Mr. Russell described it as the fringe of a thunderstorm, which variety of disturbance was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme
CORAKI, Saturday.--A public meeting to urge on the Government the necessity of carrying out the Tuckian flood escape scheme was held at Coraki this afternoon There was a large and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storms in Queensland. Heavy Rain and Gales
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Early yesterday morning a terrific gale was experienced over the city and suburbs, which was accompanied by rain of a phenomenal character. Between 8 and 9 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale and Floods at Ballina
BALLINA, Tuesday.—A heavy gale raged here yesterday, when 7¼in of rain fell in about five hours. The wind raged fiercely, and pedestrians had great difficulty in making head…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in Queensland. Extraordinary Rain in Brisbane
BRISBANE, Monday.--The Telegraph Department received the following memo, to-day from Bowen:--"A severe cyclone visited Bowen on Sunday at 10 p.m., and lasted until 4 o'clock this morning. The telegraph lines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland News. Heavy Gale and Rain in Brisbane. BRISBANE
Henry Cargill, a journalist, well-known in the southern colonies, died in the hospital here yesterday. The cause of death was rupture of a blood vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Weather Off the Queensland Coast. The Steamer Barcoo in a Cyclone. TOWNSVILLE, Monday Night
The steamer Barcoo arrived here at noon today, from the south, eight hours late. She had a terrible experience between Gladstone and Bowen, and had to pass Mackay without…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monsoonal Rains. Northern Rivers in Flood
The weather in Sydney this morning was fine and pleasant, with a south-west wind blowing. The monsoonal disturbance which was experienced in the southern portion of Queensland and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tropical Rains Inland. Some Remarkable Falls. Damage Through Flooding. Five Inches in Four Hours
Splendid rains were recorded yesterday morning over a large and very important section of the colony, comprising the northern coast and highlands, and that large area of country watered by the tributaries of the Darling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Effects of the Gale a Ketch Missing
Further details of the gale at Bowen show that the cyclonic storm commenced about 9 o'clock on Saturday evening and increased, moving from southeast to south, until about…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm at Murwillumbah. Four Inches of Rain in Four Hours. the River in Flood
MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday. — Yesterday morning a fierce easterly gale, accompanied by torrente of rain, set in and continued from 9 a.m. to 1 o'clock, 4 inches 71 points being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in Queensland. Great Damage to Shipping Some Perilous Experiences
TOWNSVILLE, Tuesday.--The steamer Barcoo, with mails from Brisbane, arrived at noon yesterday, eight hours late. She had a terrible experience in a gale between Gladstone and Bowen, and passed Mackay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone at Bowen. Beacons and Leading Marks Carried Away. BRISBANE
The Marine Department has received information that in consequence of the recent cyclone at Bowen, all buoys and beacons at that port are out of position…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand. Floods in the Nelson District. Auckland
Severe floods have been experienced in the Nelson district. Bridges have been carried away, and in one township the residents had to bo resoued by boats. A mother, while carrying her…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Rains in Queensland. the M[?]intyre River in Flood
As a result of the heavy rains on the Darling Downs the M'Intyre River at Goondiwindi is now in full flood, being 30ft. above the ordinary level. Another rise of only l8 inches will cause…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Straihfield Storm Water Channel
As the result of a letter from the Strathfield Council, in which attention was drawn to the urgent necessity for constructing gully shafts and venthators along the course of the stormwater…
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