Other Steamers in the Gale
The steamers from the south yesterday report having met the full force of the gale, which swept over Victoria. The Anglian, from Hobart, had a very rough trip, a strong…
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A Barque in a Gale. a Perilous Position
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The Italian barque Fede, which reached anchorage yesterday, had a rough experience during the passage from Sicily. The barque was flying along before a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Gale. Remarkable Accident to the Age. Her Funnel Gone
The Howard Smith steamer Age arrived in port at noon yesterday with her funnel hanging over her starboard-side amidships, haying met with a remarkable accident whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Steamer Age in the Gale the Funnel Crashes on Deck. a Perilous Experience
The Howard Smith steamer Age arrived yesterday from Port Pirie, and as the slowly steamed up the harbour the presented a remarkable appearance. Her funnel was lying across the deck, whilst smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Rough Weather on the Coast the Age in a Gale. the Funnel Carried Away
The steamer Age, one of the large fleet flying the Howard Smith flag, anchored yesterday in Darling Harbour. The steamer is in from Port Pirie, S.A., and on the passage encountered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamer Age in a Gale. Struck by a Big Sea. Deck Swept and Funnel Carried Away. Sensational Experience
The appearance of the steamer Ago off the Heads yesterday afternoon, with her funnel carried away, led to the impression that a serious disaster had befallen the well-known Howard…
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HAY, Thursday—The weather has been very boisterous during the past few days. A severe duststorm broke over the town, without warning, and a high wind blew. Foley's Circus tent…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Macquarie. Barque Badly Damaged. in the Gale
The barque Macquarie arrived in harbour early yesterday morning after a passage of 120 days from London. Captain John B. Rugg, who is in command of the Macquarie this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Barque Macquarie. Heavy Weather Off the Coast. Boats Smashed and Cabins Flooded
The barque Macquarie arrived in the harbour early yesterday morning after a passage of 120 days from London. Captain John B. Rugg, who is in command of the Macquarie this voyage, reports leaving London on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Ship Emily F. Whitney. Disabled in the Recent Gale. the Vessel a Complete Wreck. a Sailor Lost Overboard
Shortly before 9 o'clock last night the tug Advance entered the Heads with a large ship in tow. She was brought to an anchorage below Garden Island. The vessel proved to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Loss of a Passenger Steamer. Foundered in a Storm. Fifty-four Lives Lost
Fifty-four persons were drowned by the foundering of the steamer Clallam off the coast of Vancouver. Particulars of the disaster were brought to Sydney on Saturday by the R.M.S…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm in a Teapot
A peculiar explanation was given, by a man at the Central Police Court yesterday when asked whether he objected to being bound over to keep, the peace towards his wife. "All…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Dismasted Ship, Emily F, Whitney. Other Vessels Suffer in the Storm
The ship Emily F. Whitney, which put into Port Jackson on Friday last partially dismasted, still remains at the anchorage off Double Bay. Her repairs will be put in hand in the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Waterspout Bursts. Johannesburg Flooded 176 Houses Destroyed. Lives Lost
A cable in the" "Evening News" on January 21 stated that a terrible disaster, due to waterspouts and the bursting of a great dam, had occurred at Johannesburg…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Storm-water Channel
The Rookwood aldermen are much exercised in mind about the proposed storm-water channel, the money for the construction of which (£1000) was voted by Parliament sometime…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Loves of Miss Anne. Chapter Xix. Ii.--the Brewing of the Storm
In carriages and coaches, in gigs and wagonettes, according to their degree, the mourners sought their homes. The farmers went back to take off their "blacks"--standing by while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle. Ship in a Gale
The skip Australian arrived to-day, after a long and eventful voyage of 72 days from Acapulco. Captain Joliffe, the master, states that on approaching FiJi the ship encountered the tail end of a terrific gale, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ship Andreta. Badly Damaged in a Storm Returns to Port
The ship Andreta, which sailed from Sydney on January 20, wheat-laden for Falmouth, returned to port last night badly battered, and in a crippled condition, the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After the Gale
The beach is drear, gray, dank and chill; There a moan in the dull, dark tide; There isn't a breath the waves to thrill, Where the fishing boats used to ride…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Thunderstorms in the Country. 252 Points of Rain at Wentworth
Thunderstorms were reported from the south-western and extreme north-eastern districts yesterday morning. Very heavy rain was experienced at Wentworth, 173 points being registered up to 9 a.m. Further showers fell during…
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