A Disabled Ketch. Dismasted in the Recent Gale
Further news to hand from our Melbourne correspondent concerning the disabled ketch, which was sighted off Wilson's Promontory on Thursday morning states that the…
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Gale in Port Phillip. Vessels in Collision
MELBOURNE, Wednesday Morning.— During the heavy gale last night the Government steamer Albert dragged her anchors when anchored near Queenscliff, and collided with the pilot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wind Storms. Express Train Delayed. Second Engine Required
The boisterous winds which have been experienced in Sydney last night and this morning appear to be general throughout the country. The express train from Melbourne to Sydney this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. Unpleasant in the City. Gale in the Country. Melbourne Express Delayed
The unpleasant weather which upset the cricketers and the test match in Adelaide yesterday seemed to have reached Sydney to-day. From early morning an ominous haze,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The English Cricketers Turd Test Match. Visitors' Second Innings. Wickets Fall Rapidly. Play Stopped by a Storm. Ground Enveloped in Dust
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--Visitors to the Adelaide Oval to-day had an experience which was novel to the present generation, and which reminded the older ones of the early days of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leichhardt Encroachments. the Flood-street Trouble
For ten or twelve years past there has been trouble between the Leichhardt Council aud a section of its ratepayers residing in Flood-street. The property-owners some years since purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Exceptional Storms
In the weather returns there were some exceptional telegrams, as for example the duststorm at Sily[?]rton, in the farthest west, which only received the storm at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bust Storms. Sweeping the State
An extensive and extraordinary dust storm yesterday swept the State from its inland border to the sea. A nigh wind, racing at about 50. miles an hour across the interior…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dense Dust Storms Sweep Across Australia. High Temperatures and Bush Fires. Gales in Other States. Wind Travelling 50 Miles an Hour. Melbourne Express Delayed
From an early hour yesterday morning most oppressive and disagreeable weather conditions prevailed in the metropolitan area. The country for miles around was covered with a thick…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale in Port Phillip. Shipping Endangered. MELBOURNE
A very heavy gate sprang up in Port Phlip Bay last night. Several outward-bound steamers were compelled to take shelter inside the Heads. The Government steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storms in the Southern States. Rough Experience for Shipping. Adelaide
The hurricane which blew in Adelaide yesterday afternoon and interrupted the cniket match was the f[?]ercest experienced for 30 years. Several [?] in the gulf were sunk, but no very serious damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Haze on the Coast. a Gale in the South Shipping Sheltering
All along the coast the thick haze of dust caused considerable anxiety to shipmasters. At the Heads the entrance to the port was almost hidden, causing delay in several instances to vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storms in the Countr Towns Enveloped in Dust. Mail Coaches Delayed
BOURKE, Wednesday.--A duststorm commenced this morning, and still continues. The wind is only slight. BUNGENDORE, Wednesday.--During last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in South Australia. Considerable Damage Done. Pleasure Boats Sunk
ADELAIDE Wednesday.--A storm of quite exceptional severity passed over the city yesterday, but beyond the disagreeable effects of dense clouds of dust, no damage was done. In the Gulf…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Phenomenal Storm. Sweeps Across the Continent. Great Heat and Bush Fires
The peculiar weather conditions which prevailed yesterday until the welcome cool change from the south came up in the evening were due to a tremendous dust storm,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gale in Melbourne. Government Steamer Breaks Adrift Colliding with a Tug. a Vessel in Distress at Mordialloc
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A north-westerly gale swept across Melbourne during the early hours, accompanied, as is usual when the wind comes from that quarter, by dense clouds of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gale
The late gale, so far as the shipping connected with this port was concerned, was unattended with serious casualty or loss. The first Tasmanian traders to arrive were boarded with Interest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storm
In Tuesday's storm not only roofs and fences in many towns were blown away, but fruit gardens suffered heavily. In some of the fruit-growing districts large quantities of green fruit, mostly apples…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dust Storms. Remarkable Sunset Effects
The sky at the setting of the sun on Wednesday evening presented a delightful blending of brilliant hues, and a striking cloud formation, which claimed much admiration. Stretched…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dust Storms Reports Prom the Country, Some High Temperatures
ARMIDALE, Thursday.--The temperature yesterday was exceptionally high, the thermometer recording 93, which has only been exceeded on two occasions this season. The minimum on…
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