Clyde in Flood. Widespread Devastation. £60,000 Damages. London
The floods in the Clyde have caused widespread destruction of property. The district around Rutherglen sustained exceptionally heavy damage, the loss of…
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The Clyde Floods. £60,000 Damage
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The damage done by the floods caused by the Clyde overflowing its banks at Rutherglen is estimated at £60,000…
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LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The damage done by the floods caused by the Clyde overflowing its banks at Rutherglen is estimated at £60,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Protection at Auburn. Ratepayers Taking Action. A Monster Deputation to Storm the Premier
A public meeting, convened by the Mayor upon the requisition of a number of business people at Auburn, was held in the Town Hall, on Monday last. Among the audience there…
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BRISBANE, Sunday.--To-day was exceptionally hot in Brisbane, the heat culminating at five o'clock in a violent thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy rain and hall. The storm was of a…
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The following rainfalls were recorded in the 24 hours ended at 9 yesterday morning:—Balfe's Creek, 175 points: Camberland 150, Georgetown 153, Hillgrove 192, Junction Creek 105, Normanton 213,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Excitement at Newcastle. a Big Bush Fire. the Gale at Sea. Many Boats in Danger
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--To-day was the most oppressive day at Newcastle. Up till about 10.30 a.m. the wind was from the north, and it then suddenly turned to a hot and strong breeze from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intense Heat and Dust Storms. a Trying Day. the City in a Lurid Glare. Gusts at 58 Miles an Hour. Capsizes on the Harbour
Anything more unpleasant than the duststorm with which Sydney was afflicted yesterday cannot easily be imagined. It was built up principally out of the surplus energy left over from a severe storm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Where the Wakatipu Lies. Holds, Engine-room, and Saloon Flooded
Lying on a soft, muddy bottom, in about 18ft. of water, and about a ship's length from Hay- street ferry wharf, is the Wakatipu, looking a bad wreck, as a result of the collision. She…
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On Saturday last some severe dust-storms were experienced in the country. At Hay, Deniliquin, Germanton, Berrigan, and Corowa the worst dust-storms…
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Reports from the fruit-growing centres show that the storm of Sunday raged with destructive force. Orchards suffered severely; fruit was torn from the trees to a lamentable extent, and the trees themselves, more…
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The amount of damage done by the gale of Sunday can hardly yet be estimated. A great amount of fruit was blown off the trees, the late summer fruit suffering mostly. Some of the trees were stripped…
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During the height of the north-westerly gale which blew over Sydney Harbour on Sunday, the bays on the southern shore caught the full force of the rising waves. In Rushcuiter's Bay…
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LONDON, February 16, 2.45 p.m.—The White Star Line Royal Mail steamer Germanic encountered a terrific gale on the voyage from Liverpool to New York…
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The Atlantic liner Germanic was struck by a terrific gale while on a voyage to New York. So tumultuous was the sea that Intense fear seized the passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm in Victoria. Much Havoc Wrought. Melbourne
The wind which had blown from the north all day on Saturday, suddenly veered round about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and blew with terrific force from the south-west. Its highest velocity was 67 miles an…
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WAGGA, Tuesday.--A boy aged gov on years was caught in the severe dust-storm on Saturday afternoon, about six miles from here, and got lost. Ho wandered about the bush, all night, and was…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The White Star liner Germanic encountered a terrific gale while voyaging to New York.- While the passengers were praying in the…
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The White Star liner Germanic, during the voyage from Liverpool to New York, encountered a terrific gale. While the alarmed passengers were praying in the saloon, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Capture of Kano. a Stubborn Defence. Gate Carried by Storm
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Further details of the victory by Lieut.-Colonel T. L. N..Morland, D.S.O., on the 3rd inst., over the Emir of Kano, show that the walls of Kano were 15ft. high, and…
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