Steamers in the Gale
All the steamers that arrived yesterday report a rough time in the gale. The Oonah, from Hobart, met the storm off the Tasmanian coast, and carried it right up to the Heads which…
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The Storm Violent Gale on the Coast. General Rainfall in the Country. Rivers Rising
Not since 1898, when the Maitland gale--so named after the wreck of the Maitland, which was the most tragic consequence of it--drenched and scoured the greater part of the State, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effects of the Gale
During the gale in Sydney on Saturday portion of the roof—about 20ft square—of a new house in Wellington-street, Waverley, was blown, off, and carried some distance. In its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Great Storm. Violent Southerly Gales. Torrential Rains. Terrific Seas Bunning. Shipping Paralysed. a Wreck at Newcastle Many Disasters Peaked. Rivers in Flood
To the already long list of furious tempests which have swept along our seaboard, playing havoc with frail craft and placing huge steamships in positions of peril, that which raced…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Mongolia in a Gale
A great many people were under tie impression on Saturday that the R.M.S. Mongolia was taken to sea by one eft the Sydney pilots. Such was not the case, for the commander or the…
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NEWCASTLE, Sunday,--The tug Leveret yesterday spoke the ketch Phil Forbes, 30 miles off Newcastle, bound from Port Macquarl[?] to Sydney. The ketch had been through the gale and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Meteorologist's Report. Some Previous Gales. a Record July Fall
Speaking to a "Da[?]ly Telegraph" reporter last night, Mr. Hunt said:--"The storm entered Australia from the south-west as an ordinary V-shaped depression, with moderate intensity, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm at Wollongong. Wollongong
A terrible storm has been raging to-day, accompanied by heavy blinding rain from the south. Business is practically at a standstill. Although this is the chief business day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Gale. At the Top of King-street
During the time the gale was at its height on Saturday evening a fine Norfolk pine in front of the court buildings at the top of King-street was completely, uprooted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Terrific Gale Wreck of a Ketch. Anxiety About Shipping
The terrific south-easterly gale which came up on Friday remained unabated, and shipping had a rough time. A tremendous sea was running on the coast, and even in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Storm. How the Mongolia Steamed Rain and Wind
The vessels which left Sydney and sailed south on Saturday have, it seems, not done, with had weather yet Green Cape advises a south-east gale (moderate), but a very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Harbor. Storm Plays Havoc Among Small Craft
The full force of the gale was felt in the harbor, and the hurricane squalls played havoc among the small craft. A number of steamers which should have put to sea decided not to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Gale at Newcastle. Houses Unroofed. Shipping at a Standstill. Newcastle
One of the heaviest blows for many years was experienced yesterday, the wind frequently attaining the velocity of a hurricane. The gale, which was accompanied with thick…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Through the Gale. Mongolia and Tyrian Put to Sea. the Sight at the Heads
Sightseers turned out in great numbers at South Head on Saturday for a glimpse of the weather on the coast. If they were after a sample of what a sailor's life is, they, got…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weathering the Storm. Newcastle Steamer's Experience. Spray Over the Masthead. Remarkable Sight at the Heads
The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company's steamer Namo[?] had a tempestuous passage from Newcastle, and she did not reach Sydney until 8.30 on Saturday morning, several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Interview with the Meteo Rologist. an Interesting Statement. the History of the Storm. Some Previous Tempests
The Acting Government Meteorologist, Mr. H. A. Hunt, upon being seen by a "Herald" reporter at the Observatory last evening, courteously furnished some interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods. Ten Inches of Rain at Camden. Town Nearly All Under Water
CAMDEN, Monday Morning.—One thousand points of rain has fallen since Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Camden is nearly ail under water, and the flood is still rising…
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The Acting-Meteorologist reported at noon to-day that at Richmond the river had risen 29ft 6in, and was over the bridge, and was still rising slowly. At Camden the river, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Flood in the Nepean. Penrith in Darkness. Washaways on the Railway. Penrith
The rainfall at Penrith has been a record At 9 a.m. on Friday 10 points only had fallen, but up to noon to-day 675 points had been registered. The total fall has since reached…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Phenomenal Rise at West Maitland. a Serious Position. Flood Waters Bursting Their Bounds. Farms Inundated. Railway Bridges Endangered. West Maitland, Sunday, 1 p.m
The heavy rain which fell over the watershed of the Hunter river on Friday night caused a phenomenal rise at West Maitland on Saturday. At 9 a.m. the river was at…
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