Severe Storm at Hay
HAY, Saturday.—The weather was hot and Very dusty yesterday. The duststorm increased in the afternoon, and at half-past 3 it was quite dark during a severe wind. The storm was…
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Voyage of the Ville De La Ciotat. an Eventful Passage. Waterspouts, Gales, and Smallpox
The voyago of the French mail steamer Ville de la Ciotat proved an eventful one throughout. She left Marseilles on November 2 with all her accommodation taken. When in the Mediterranean Sea on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Splendid Rains in South Australia. Floods on the Murray Flats. Adelaide
Phenomenal rains occurred on Friday and Saturday on the country known as the Murray Flats, whore the land for miles is flodded a foot deep. In some places the railway line is submerged by flood…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales Off Tasmania. Rough Passages of Two Steamships
Two steamships from Tasmania—the Wakatipu, of the Union Company's line, from Launceston; and the Burrumbeet, of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s fleet, from Hobart—arrived at Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Water Supply. the Catchment Area. Benefit From Storms
The following rainfalls on the Prospect catchment area have been recorded:—For the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on Sunday: Cataract 86 points. Wilton 52, and Prospect 23 points. For the 24 hours ended at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rain at Barcaldine
A messabe from Barcaldine states that the majority of the Barcaldine Downs scrub-cutters have passed through by train for the coast, and Coreena men are coming in to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Destructive Storm at Toowoomba
A terrific storm broke over Toowoomba at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and heavy rain fell, accompanied by a gale and large hailstones. Fortunately the storm was confined to the municipal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter River Floods
The Public Works Committee yesterday further considered the proposal to mitigate floods in the Hunter River. The following resolution was agreed to:—"That, in the opinion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Prevention in the Hunter
The Public Works Committee yesterday arrived at the following resolution:—"That, in the opinion of this committee, it is not expedient that the proposed work for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Prevention on the Hunter. Recommendations of the Public Works Committee
The Public Works Committee was engaged yesterday afternoon in considering the expediency of constructing works to mitigate the effects of floods in the Hunter River district. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alignment of Flood-street, Leichhardt
The select committee of the Assembly appointed to report upon matters affecting the interests of property-owners on the west side of Flood-street, Leichhardt, by the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. (Some or the Items in this Issue appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) Some Severe Storms
With the exception of 95 points at Byron Bay on Tuesday, the rain records were few and far between, viz:—Grafton 8 points, Tabulam 15, Tenterfield 1, Manning Heads 2, Port Stephens 3,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood-street, Leichhardt
Mr. Hawthorne, M.L.A., laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday the report of the select committee on the proposed Government alignment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Thunderstorms. Bring General Rain. Merriwa Has 135 Points. Other Useful Falls
A heavy thunderstorm burst over the city about midday yesterday, and 30 points of rain were measured at the Observatory in six or seven minutes. During the afternoon, further showers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Storm
The effects of last week's storm in the Ryde district, though serious enough, were not so disastrous as might have been expected from the severity of the visitation in some parts. As…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Current News. A Violent Storm
About 8 o'olock cm Sunday, a very violent thunderstorm swept over Hornsby. The storm lasted only for about twenty minutes, but it was the most violent visitation of the kind that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Floods Expected
GLEN INNES, Friday. -- The unusual spectacle of a solar rainbow was witnessed this morning. It formed a complete circle round the sun, and was visible for over two hours. The phenomenon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclone in Queensland. a Township Devastated. Many Houses Levelled
BRISBANE, Saturday.--The Postal Department has received an advice from Ravenswood that a cyclone struck Brookville, causing universal devastation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Thunderstorms. Useful Showers
Thunderstorms have caused more rain over the eastern part of the State. During the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. on Saturday Queanbeyan had 75 points. Useful amounts were also reported from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Violent Gale
A violent gale is raging at Portland, and a heavy sea is running into the bay. Out of the fishing fleet of 30 boats, only six remain uninjured, the balance having broken their moorings and been…
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