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The fiftieth anniversary of the great Murrumbidgee flood, which swept out of existence the then existing township of Gundagai, and almost obliterated Wagga Wagga, occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A passenger train, When rounding a curve in the Ramphurhat district, India, was wrecked by a cyclone. Thirteen passengers were killed and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BEGA, Tuesday.—Heavy rain continues here, over 5in having been recorded. The Bega River is a banker…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Citizens of Sydney were last night enabled to view a spectacle which has of late become very rare, and which some were beginning to doubt if they would ever see again—the sight of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning and heavy rain, passed over the city late last evening. The streets in a short space of time were flooded in places, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reports from Green Cape and Gabo Island show that a south-east gale was raging there, the weather being showery and the sea rough. ADAMINABY, Tuesday.--Nice rain has been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seen last evening, Mr. Russell stated that, although rain was again reported from a large number of stations for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday, it was still irregular. "It may seem…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It was predicted on Wednesday evening that vessels going south Would have a lively time, and the reports to hand this morning seem to indicate that the boisterous conditions will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Russell, Government Astronomer, in his forecast issued yesterday at 1 p.m. said:-- New South Wales.-- A storm centre is off the coast, bad weather at sea south from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A tourist arriving in Sydney on Wednesday evening would have found it difficult to believe that he was in the capital of a drought-stricken territory. Still less Would he have been able to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Complete records show that the rain did not fall over such a wide area yesterday as previously. The falls were confined to the south-eastern portion of the State, and the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →South Coast ports report that the heavy, south-west gale, which was raging yesterday continues this morning. Heavy seas are running at all ports from Gabo Island, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the coast the weather continues stormy, and shipping is having a rough time. The southern coal trade has been suspended owing to the heavy sea. Steamers arriving at the port report bad…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shipping arrivals at the port yesterday report a rough time in the gale. The steamer Peregrine, of the Howard Smith line, met the storm on the run from Brisbane. Captain Pain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At Cape Leuwin early on Thursday morning the wind registered a velocity of 58 miles an hour. The steamer Marloo had a rough time rounding the Leuwin while en route from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rain is still falling heavily in Gippsland. The total since Sunday night is 3in. 34 points. The Mitchell River, which has been steadily rising since Sunday, is now 5ft above late level, and is still rising slowly. Stock are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In extension of the reference made in last week's supplement, we publish to-day the narrative of Mr. James Gormly, M.L.A., whose experience of the great flood should be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Showers fell in the city throughout Saturday and light showers during yesterday proved to be the forerunner of a big downpour in the evening. Heavy rain started about 7 o'clock, and continued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Up to this morning, the Prospect Reservoir, has the result of last week's rain, had risen only two inches. In order to fill again to the top water level, it will have to rise just upon 22 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamer Easby, which arrived here from Newcastle yesterday with a cargo of coal, experienced the full force of a southerly gale, which blew with hurricane force, acccompanied by mountainous…
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