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Yesterday's storm resulted in considerable destruction of property at Ultimo and Pyrmont. Near Wentworth Park, fronting Wattle-street, Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins recently erected some large…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →STROUD, Saturday.--During the past two days the heat has been excessive. Yesterday afternoon a terrific wind storm, accompanied by rain, passed over the town. Large trees were broken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The full force of the storm appeared to have swept over the western suburbs, the damage caused being considerable. At Strathfield and Burwood trees were blown down in some…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seldom has so severe, and at the same time so unexpected, a storm visited Sydney as that which cleared the streets, blocked the trams, burst the sewers, flooded the basements, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is years since Sydney had an experience similar to that of yesterday. From an early, hour rain began to fall in torrents, and though it d[?]nshed considerably in force, it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney was yesterday subjected to a vigorous spring cleaning. A furious rainstorm, which came up on Saturday night, attained its full power on Sunday, and descended upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following is the weather forecast for New South Wales:— By Mr. Russell.—Weather still squally and unsettled with some rain on the coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the low-lying portions of Redfern, Waterloo, and Alexandria the effects of the heavy downpour were rather severely felt. At times the sewers were unable to carry off the large volumes of water that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The low-lying portions or Woolloomooloo suffered severely by the storm waters. Opposite the Woolloomooloo police station one rush of water lifted the iron covering of a sewer and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The heavy downpour throughout yesterday caused a flood in most of the low-lying portions of Waterloo, and in several instances householders were put to much inconvenience for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, during the height of the storm, a large galvanised iron structure, in course of erection as part of Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins' new iron foundry…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--In your issue of the 8th inst. Mr. Frank Cotton replies to exceptions taken by Mr. E. M'Cray to statements as to the relative value of artesian bores and the conservation of flood…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LIVERPOOL, Sunday.--Although very little rain fell in the town area as a result of the thunderstorm which occurred hero on Friday, rain is reported to have fallen heavily, and filled the dams, as well as caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The tramway service was disorganised entirely. At Rose Bay two cars were derailed near Manning-street, and the whole roadway was blocked for three hours, the repairing gangs having to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday signs of the visitation of rain and wind during the previous 24 hours were to be seen on all sides. Workmen were engaged in replacing the bulging wood blocks in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is difficult io realise what amount of water is represented by six inches of rain falling over the whole metropolitan area. The record at Sydney Observatory was nearly seven inches,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A correspondent writes: The residents of coast ern Redfern on Sunday witnessed a scene unknown to the oldest resident. The well-kept, wide streets of this suburb were transformed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The city surveyor, on being asked yesterday if any damage had occurred to the streets through the heavy rainfall on Sunday, said that there were only three places where the stormwaters flooded the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In Sydney a furious rainstorm, which came up on Saturday night, attained its full power on Sunday, and descended upon the dustbegrimed city, flooded the roadways, scoured the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →"I don't think I have seen worse weather in Part Jackson than that experienced during the past seven days," said a captain to-day. The squalls that have come along lately have been…
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