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987 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 50
One of the heaviest thunderstorms on record, accompanied by hail, passed over the district this afternoon. Vale Creek and the creeks in the neighbourhood of Apsley and Macquarie Plains overflowed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Owing to the gale shipping movements in the harbor were hampered, and several oversea vessels were prevented from moving. The four masted barque Trafalgar, which arrived on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cycling under new conditions, the reverse of pleasant, was seen at the Cricket Ground last night. A "southerly bu'ster" blew with varying degrees of force throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An eye-witness of the storm which recently destroyed the smeller stack at the North Mount Lyell workings says that the thunderstorm was one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The close, muggy conditions of the past few days culminated yesterday morning in a southerly gale. The change came up at an early hour in a strong squall, and soon settled down into a hard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The boisterous winds and rough seas which prevailed on Wednesday abated somewhat yesterday. South of Newcastle the sea was moderate at 8 p.m., but from port Stephens to Tweed Heads…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The point raised by Mr. Neville Montagu in connection with the Fire Brigades and Municipalities dispute would appear to be conclusive, and should put…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As generally anticipated, the prolonged passage of the Union Company's steamer Whangape from Timaru was due to adverse weather conditions. She armed at Sydney at 5 o'clock on Saturday morning, the passage having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Saturday'.--The overdue trans-Atlantic liner St. Louis, of the International Navigation Company's line, has passed Nantucket Island (the American point of departure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dust storms have twice intervened lately in a more or less providential manner. In Victoria, a few days ago, a number of unemployed marched down in solid formation to "interview" a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A great flood is reported from the Upper Fitzroy. The telegraph lines have been interrupted some days. It appears that the river and the creeks started rising with great rapidity on the 13th instant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A great flood is reported from the Upper Fitzroy. The telegraph lines have been interrupted some days. It appears that the river and the creeks started rising with great rapidity on the 13th instant. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A terrific storm occurred at Copmanhurst last night. The wind blew with great violence driving rain through the roofs of many buildings, while numbers of buildings, including the Presbyterian…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Messrs. Huddart-Parker's steamer Westraila arrived in port yesterday afternoon, from Auckland. During the run across she experienced fresh easterly winds, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All day long the trees have bent In the wind that blows from the sea; All day the waves at the foot of the cliff Have beaten ceaselessly…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →CANOWINDRA, Tuesday.--Only 80 points of rain were recorded in town yesterday, but lese dun one mile out a phenomenal storm occurred, as if a waterspout had burst, carrying fences, sheep, and everything before it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BEFORE a very poor house last Monday—the rule on holiday night—Bill Smith. of Newcastle, and the black, Barnes—(both heavy-weights), met in a battle limited to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Public Works Committee yesterday adopted the following resolution--"That, in the opinion of the committee, it is not expedient that the proposed works for the mitigation of effect of floods…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A terrific whirlwind passed over the town to-day, unroofing some buildings. DENILIQUIN, Friday. Another heat wave has passed over here…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Having read with interest several paragraphs in reference to the above, I should like to say: In 1879, experimenting with various kinds of flies (Diptera), the common flea…
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