These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
736 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 37
There was a thunderstorm late this afternoon, with a tremendous fall of rain, the heaviest known here for the past 13 years. The fall lasted about half an hour, 150 points being registered. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. J. Harcourt Giddons, of Liverpool, near Sydney, who describes himself as a meteorologist, claims to be able to forecast the weather for twelve months, and in the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--By far the Heaviest and most general rain that has fallen for the past year Was experienced throughout the State today, right from Oodnadatta, Blanchetown, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain set in in Melbourne at an early hour this morning and continued to fall till midday. A telegram to hand from Ballarat reports that the recent splendid rains added several million gallons to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Rapid changes are taking place in meteorological conditions in the southern and southeastern part of the State," said Mr. Russell last evening, "and, judging from the latest reports…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There was a thunderstorm late this afternoon, with a tremendous fall of rain, the heaviest known here far the past 13 years. The fall lasted about half an hour, 150 points being registered. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather has been stormy for the last day or two. Some very heavy rainfalls have occurred in various parts of the district. One particularly heavy fall occurred upon the river yesterday, resulting in it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir JOHN SEE moved in the Assembly--"That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would preclude the passing of the following bills through all their stages in one day, viz.:…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BUNDAPRA, Wednesday.—Heavy rain began here last night, and to 9 o'clock this morning 207 points had fallen: and since there have been heavy showers. The Gwydir River at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A telegraphic advice from Richmond states that 1½ inch of rain fell there yesterday, and that the level of the water has risen to within 3ft. of the deck of the bridge. It was anticipated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The Government Meteorologist, reporting on yesterday's rain, said today:--"We record this morning one of the heaviest general monsoonal rains that the more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Warrego River is running a banker for the first time for many years. It will probably rise still further. At present it is 4ft. 6in. from the decking of the bridge at Charleville. The country…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday's reports from the catchment area were the most satisfactory that have been received for many months. The Cataract and Nepean rivers were in flood, the former running…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday afternoon our Tumut correspondent wired:—"A destructive terrific storm has just occurred here—rain, haidstones, and wind, lasting ten…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TUMUT, Thursday.—A tremendous storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, occurred at 9 o'clock last night, 169 points falling in half an hour. In many cases the watercourses…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Since Tuesday. Tumut has been visited by the greatest continual rainfall since midwinter last. Over 326 points were registered up till 9 o'clock today. On Wednesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The most severe storm over experienced here occurred this afternoon. The wind blew with hurricane force, and torrents of rain fell, 134 points were recorded within an hour. The streets were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Presently a cloud of thick black smoke again pouring forth from the funnels showed that Mr. Stokes had set the engine-room staff vigorously to work to carry out the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →During the past week over 3 inches of rain fell here. Not for years past has the ground received so complete a soaking within so short a period. On the plains should the usual scorching heat follow the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CASSILIS, Wednesday.--At Willywally to-day the stormwaters came down so rapidly that a van, the property of James Ashton, circus proprietor was washed down, whilst, crossing the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →