In the Gale
The steamer Excelsior, 301 tons, Captain Bertauld, arrived at Sydney to-day from Noumea and New Hebrides with a big cargo of copra. Nothing unusual transpired on the voyage. Fine…
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Gale on the Coast. Vessels Sheltering
A moderate south-easterly gale was raging between Port Stephens and Jervis Bay yesterday, and, in consequence, a number of coasting vessels were forced to take shelter…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boisterous Weather. Strong Gales on the Coast. Vessels Running for Shelter. Heavy Rains
Heavy weather conditions developed along the central portion of New South Wales coast-line early yesterday morning, and before midday several of the smaller coasting…
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LIVERPOOL, Thursday.-The heaviest rainfall experienced here for mny years occurred this morning, lasting about half an hour, and causing the street gutters to overflow…
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To-day was set down as cyclone day, but the fact that the destructive visitor has chanced its mind and gone somewhere else will not be lamented. Anxious mothers, put on the alert by…
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The south-easterly gale that was blowing along the coast on Wednesday subsided yesterday, and while a few stations reported "heavy sea," most of the vessels that were sheltering…
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Although the promised cyclone did not put in an appearance to-day the weather conditions ashore and [?]loat proved boisterous. Ships steering up and down the coast are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. Heavy Rain. Mostly Coastal
The rain teas heavier on the coast yesterday than it has been for some time, and it is still raining heavily. Towns in the Riverina received some medium falls, and also far western…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather at Windsor. a Big Flood Threatening
WINDSOR, Friday Morning.-The worst fears are being realised. There is every indication of a big flood; 143 points of rain fell during the twenty-four hours ended 9 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Catchment Area. Dr. Kendall's Inspection. The Nepean Flooded
The Nepean River is flooded, and at Menangle the water has reached the water supply pump shaft. which is 37ft. above the summer level of the river. Several of the poles…
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CAMDEN, Thursday.--Very heavy rain fell incessantly last night and continued throughout the day, flooding all the creeks and waterholes. The Nepean River rose rapidly, and by noon…
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The rain was heavier on the coast on Thursday than it has been for some time, and it is still raining heavily. Towns in the Riverina received some medium falls, and also far western…
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"Were you drunk in the streets?" asked the court sergeant at the Water Police Court yesterday, addressing a man who had permitted himself to become hilariously and humorously…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Marrickville Storm Water
Whenever, heavy rains fall in the metropolitan area, one always instinctively turns to Marrickville for floods. In the low-lying portion of this suburb-or in what is known as the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at the Barrier. Broken Hill
A thunderstorm occurred this evening at 7 o'clock. It travelled from the north, accompanied by smart showers of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In the Gale. the Dismasted Elverland. Ran Into a Waterspout
Further particulars of the experience undergone by the barquentine Elverland, which left Clarence Heads for Dunedin (N.Z.) a week ago and put into Port Jackson yesterday in a…
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The Nepean River at Menangle rose rapidly on Thursday, and reports have been received by the Water and Sewerage Board that the water reached the level of the pumping shaft in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Rains. Along the Entire Seaboard. the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rising. Light Falls in the West. General Rains Predicted
The continuous heavy rains during the past few days have resulted in floods at the Hawkesbury and the Nepean. A report received by the Observatory officials yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in the Country. the Hawkesbury in Flood the Richmond Bridge. Structure in Great Danger. Richmond
The local rainfall for the post three days has totalled four inches. The Hawkesbury River at Richmond made a rapid rise during the last 24 hours, owing to very heavy rainfall at Camden. At 3 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Nepean Flood. Dairymen Unable to Reach Camden. All Mails Delayed
CAMDEN, Friday.--Further heavy rain fell all last night, followed by showers to-day. The flood waters increased rapidly into the back streets of the town, and dairymen were…
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