Heavy Gales and Wrecks. a Disastrous Week
Last week the terrible gales which raged on the eastern coast of Australia caused a large amount of damage to shipping, and the wrecking of several vessels…
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987 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 50
Violent Storm at Ballina
BALLINA, Monday Night.—The unsettled weather of last week culminated last night, when one of the severest storms experienced for mauy years occurred. An easterly gale started on…
Continued on Trove, page 57 →Back Again. The Bega in the Gale
The South Coast steamer Bega after making another attempt to face the gale raging at the Heads, returned to port again yesterday afternoon. She originally left the wharf…
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which was dismasted in the gale. The tops of all three masts, as shown in the picture, were snapped off, and many sails blown to ribbons. She looks quite a wreck as she lies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The United States. Floods, Fires, and Storms. the Casualty Lists. Terrible Tornado in Georgia
LONDON, Tuesday.--The total fatalities at North Topeka in connection with the floods and outbreak of fire were much less than at first reported, 50, and not 200,…
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An exciting time in the gales off the coast fell to the lot of the New Zealand barque Aldebaran, which arrived last evening. Captain Douglas slates that the blows were of great fury,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last Week's Gales. Foundering of the Steamer Oakland. Loss of 11 Lives
THE late gales have proved disastrous to shipping along the coast, and as each vessel has come into port new tales of peril have been told, the most serious being the total wreck of the steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 1370 →The Adderley in the Storm. Sighted Off Newcastle
Another vessel beset by the gales off the coast was the barque Adderley. She left Newcastle on Sunday, bound for Eureka. Yesterday she was spoken by one of the tugs to the south-east…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales on the Coast. Fierce Squalls and Heavy Seas. Bar Harbors Blocked. Shipping Traffic Impeded. Steamers Overdue
Though a break occurred in the meteorological conditions in Sydney yesterday, wild, stormy conditions continued along the coast, the sea at many of the coast stations being the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ships in the Gale. Barque in Peril. Lifeboat Called Out. Ready to Help. Newcastle
The four-masfed barque Norma, from Brisbane, arrived oft the port this morning, and had a narrow escape of going ashore. She came down the bight with her lower…
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LONDON, June 2.—The total fatalities at Topeka by the floods and renumbered 50. The same number of lives were lost in the Raid Valley, and about the same in Kansas…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Kaksas Floods. Tale of Losses. London, June 2
In the disasrouns floods in teh Mississippi States the total fatalities at Topcka numbered 50, the same in the Kaid Valley, and about the same in Kansas city…
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Disastrous floods are reported from several of the Mississippi States. There has been heavy loss of life, especially at North Topeka, and immense destruction of property. The floods were due to…
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CORAKI, Tuesday.--Heavy rain, accompanied by a strong easterly gale, has been falling all day. Low-lying land is submerged, and fears are entertained of a big flood. Both the north…
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The mine manager of Cope's Creek Tin Dredging Company, near Tingha, wires:—"Heavy rains fell yesterday. Creek is in extraordinary flood. All low-lying ground submerged. Disconnected…
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LONDON, June 3.—The Mississippi is in flood, and 600 square miles of country southward of Keokuk, Iowa, has been inundated. The loss of property in Kansas City is…
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Inquiries were being made in shipping circles yesterday for the timber scow Elliston, owned by Messrs. A. and H. Ellis. The last news of the Elliston was received from Trial Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storms in America. Enormous Damage Wrought. Disastrous Floods Feared
LONDON, Wednesday.--The damage wrought by the tornado which devastated portions of the city of Gainsville, in Georgia, U.S.A., has been estimated at not less than 500,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →European News. American Disasters. Storm and Flood. [By Cable.]
The tornado with which the town of Gainsville (U.S.) was swept did damage to the extent of £100,000. The storm, which lasted only two minutes, was preceded by a few minutes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The United States. Storms and Floods. the Georgia Tornado. a Short-lived Destructive Force. London, June 3
The damage done by the tornado at Gainsvillc amounted lo half a million dollars (£100,000). The tornado, which lasted only two…
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