Another Storm Coming
Mr. Hunt, the Acting-Meteorologist, has predicted another storm for Sydney, though It will hot be so fierce as the one just over, and which will in future be known as the "Nemesis" gale…
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Another Storm Expected
The effects of the recent storm had almost passed away yesterday, but there were indications that more rough weather will be experienced. Speaking last evening with reference…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Missed the Gale. Strange Conditions
On board the schooner Ururoa from New-Zealand yesterday, it was stated that the vessel was 200 miles off Sydney Heads on Friday and Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm at Ryde
Rain, heavy and incessant, accompsnied by a strong and searching wind, commenced in this district early on friday morning and continued without intermission, except for a brief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Storm-proof Chimney Top
Lawrence Brothers of Sterling, Illinois, U.S.A., are manufacturing what they claim to be the best chimney top ever produced an illustration of which is here shown. It is made of east iron, except the vane,…
Continued on Trove, page 88 →The Storm Records--phenomenal Falls
The figures within the squares denote the total rainfall recorded at the principal weather stations in the State during the storm. The period under review--six days--is from Thursday last to 9 a.m. yesterday. Some of the totals are subject to alteration owing to interruption in the telegraph lines, but last night no additional returns had been received. Reference to the map shows that every part of the State has benefited…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Storm Approaching. Rough Seas and Rains
Speaking last evening with reference to yesterday's returns, Mr. Hut, Acting-Meteorologist, said:--"The effects of the storm had almost entirely disappeared at 9 a.m. this morning. At that time it was only raining…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →After the Storm. Ships That Weathered It
The steamer Kooringa, according to all accounts, had a narrow escape in the gale while bound from Fremantle to Newcastle. On Saturday afternoon the captain seemed to think the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →R.m.s. Mongolia in the Gale. a Trying Experience
More than passing interest was felt in the trip of the Peninsular and Oriental Royal mail steamer Mongolia, from Sydney, inasmuch as she was the only vessel which ventured to leave there on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Peregrine at Brisbane. in the Gale Off Sydney Heads
BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- Howard Smith's steamer Peregrine, from Sydney, arrived safely yesterday afternoon. Captain Pain reports that he left Sydney about 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, when a fierce hurricane was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fisherman's Story. Believes the Vessel Foundered. During the Recent Gale
"My opinion is that the Nemesis wont down during the gale," said V. Gillin, a fisherman camped at the bend of Cronulla Reach, where the bulk of the wreckage came ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Steamers in the Storm. Exciting Experiences. Melbourne
Several steamers which have been delayed in New South Wales waters by the recent south-easterly gales arrived to-day, all of them bearing traces of the rough usage they received. The first to enter an…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Recent Storm. the Late Rains. Another Disturbance Approaching
Once again fine calm weather conditions rule throughout the State. Mr. H. A. Hunt, the Acting Government Meteorologist, upon being seen last evening, said:—"The effects of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The R.M.S. Mongolia Clearing Sydney Heads on Saturday in the Face of the Gale
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Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Kooringa in the Gale. Almost Blown Ashore at Botany. Life Belts Served Out. a Providential Escape. Newcastle
The steamer Kooringa (M'[?] M'Eacharn, and Co.), which arrived at Newcastle from Fremantle, encountered the full force of the gale on Friday and Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Kooringa in the Storm. Providential Escape Between Botany and Sydney. a Night of Awful Suspense
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--None of the vessels that weathered last week's storm had a more providential escape from overwhelming disaster than Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Facharn's cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Waters Receding
WINDSOR, Wednesday Morning.—The flood water are receding very slowly, the river having fallen only 5ft since it began to go down. The principal damage resulting from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excuse for the Thunderstorm
Few of us realise, says a writer in "The Treasury," how subtle and complex a thing the weather is, and how beautifully adjusted all the interacting forces of earth, air, fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Damage Caused by Floods. the Victoria Bridge. West Maitland
The river is 21ft, and falling slowly. The weather is fine. The subsidence of the approach to the Victoria Bridge over Wallis Creek, on the main north-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in the Hunter District. an Embankment Bursts. Adjacent Land Flooded. West Maitland
The river fell during the night from 32ft to 23ft at noon. After a landslip had taken place at Watson's farm, large gangs of farmers placed 400 hags of [?]nd to stem the rush of the floodwater, and saved the…
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