Cyclone in America
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A cyclone at Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A., unroofed houses and wrecked factories doing damage to the extent or 300,000 dollars (about £60,000)…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A cyclone at Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A., unroofed houses and wrecked factories doing damage to the extent or 300,000 dollars (about £60,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Very boisterous weather has prevailed during the past 24 hours. Yesterday was bright and genral; but about 9 p.m. the city just missed a sharp thunderstorm which passed from the southward out to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Strong south-west gale, and heavy sea, with thick rain," was the report received this morning from nearly every port along the coast. A troublesome sea is giving…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping along the coast yesterday had a lively experience, as strong, boisterous south-westerly winds blew almost generally, reaching to gales at Gabo Island, Jervis Bay, and Newcastle. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A cyclone occurred at Trenton, New Jersey. Houses were unroofed and factories wrecked. The damage to property is estimated at 300,000 dollars (£60,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An extensive high pressure system, covering the whole continent of Australia, has deposited rain on the central coast of this State. It took tho form of a south to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A southerly gale swept along the coast yesterday, accompanied by squally weather and a heavy sea. The storm had its effect on shipping, many vessels being compelled to put back through stress…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strong southerly winds continued to blow along the coast this forenoon, being accompanied by rain and squally conditions. South-west gales were reported from Barrenjoey, Camden Haven,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly before 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening a hailstorm occurred in Sydney, but it was of short duration. The storm was preceded by a strong wind, which attained a velocity of 34 miles an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stormy weather continues along the coast, and, owing to the rough sea, vessels are still sheltering. A telegram from Seal Rocks stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. John F. Mann writes:—In carrying out my instructions from the Surveyor-General in January, 1849, I measured off several building lots in South Gundagai, Murrumbidgee River. North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Along the coast this morning the weather shows signs of moderating, although a heavy sea was running both north and south of Sydney Heads. "A rising glass" has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Speaking last evening, Mr. Russell stated that the gale was subsiding, the highest velocity registered being 25 miles per hour. There was he said, no likelihood of the rain spreading inland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday was another wild day on the coast, the gale continuing with unabated fury. Heavy seas were reported from nearly the whole length of the seaboard, and shipping, especially vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →So far as suburban and city residents are concerned, there appears, from the existing climatic conditions, ample justification for the pretty generally expressed opinion, "Winter has set in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The southerly gale which has been raging along the [?]cast during the past few days blew itself out yesterday morning, and the shipping took advantage of the change and put to sea. Quite a fleet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. J. H. Maiden, Curator of Sydney Botanic Gardens, bus devoted much study to the mitigation of floods in the valley of the Hunter River (N.S.W.). In a paper read…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, Sunday.--After reviewing the fleet at Spithead yesterday, the King received the British and foreign flag-officers on board the Royal yacht, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, August 18, 3.45 p.m.—Terrible floods have occurred in the province of Kwang-si, Southern China, and thousands of the inhabitants have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A remarkable downpour of rain occurred at Albany on Satutday amounting to nearly 5 inches. Miles of railway line were under water, and long stretches are damaged by washaways. In the town…
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