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The heavy thunderstorm which broke over the city on Tuesday evening left its mark at Victoria Barracks. The upper section of the tall flag pole was shattered, and the electric current,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tuesday's storm resulted in rain along the coast and over a considerable area of the northern highlands. The quantity measured in the coastal area was generally light, only three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On one of the Babylonain tablets exhumed from the ancient city of Nineveh, and now in the British Museum, is an inscription of surprising interest and importance. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The severity of the storm on Tuesday broke over Bankstown. What appeared to be a water spout was observed making its way steadily up from the south, as though coming…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The extraordinary dust fall in Europe a year ago (March 9-12, 1901) has been studied by Hellman and Meinardus, whose memoir has lately appeared in the Abhandlungen of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Files received by the Union Company's steamship Waikare, which arrived in port from Auckland last night, contain additional particulars in regard to the American ship John A. Briggs, which put into the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A proposal to construct works for the mitigation of the effects of floods in the Hunter River districts was also under consideration. Mr. T. W. Keele, Principal Engineer of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Monday.--Early this morning the. barque Lochee, flying the Russian flag, arrived from the Cape, in a badly-disabled condition. Her mizzen mast was carried away right down to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leaving Calcutta on May 1, the steamer New Guines reached Singapore on the 10th, and left on the 15th, clearing the Strat on 19th, and making calls at Fremantle and Adelaide. In 10[?] N. and 92[?] E. a cyclone was met…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A south-west moderate gale was reported at Green Cape and Eden, on the South Coast, yesterday. The wind in Sydney was also from the south-west quarter, and moderate in force…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible shipping disaster, involving the loss of over 700 lives, is reported from Calcutta. The British India steamer Camorta, a vessel of 2119 tons, whilst proceeding along the coast, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A violent storm has been experienced at Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A., with the result that many fatalities have occurred and thousands of acres of corn have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A tornado, covering an area of three miles by two, swept across the Lake Park district in Minnesota, United States of America, killing ten…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A tornado, the track of which was three miles by two miles, swept the Lake Park district in the State of Minnesota. Ten persons were killed. A church and nine farmhouses…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America has long been regarded as the land of big things—whether in storms, cyclones, fires, or business combines. The prestige in regard to storms is, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A special commissioner from the "San Francisco Call,, succeeded in landing at St. Pierre. He said:--I found 39 panic-stricken men, women, and children waving a French flag, and pleading…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The heavy weather which prevailed during the last two days is moderating. The rivers in the country districts are in high flood, and bridges have been [?]shed away. It is feared that the loss of stock is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON, Sunday.--Serious floods have occurred in the Hawke's Bay and Manawatu districts. Trains are unable to reach Napier. The steamer had to pare the port on account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cincinnati, May 20.—Shortly after 11 o'clock to-day this neighbourhood was struck by a terrific wind and rain storm, causing the death of six persons and injuring many others. The fury of the storm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fierce storm which arose on Wednesday morning and swept the coast continued to rage with unabaled force throughout the night. It was accompanied by high and dangerous seas, whilst squalls of…
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