Severe Gales Expected
A storm of cyclonic character has developed in the Great Australian Bight, and word of its approach was received by Mr. Hunt, the Acting- Government Meteorologist, yesterday afternoon…
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General Rains. Over an Inch at Places. a Cyclone Predicted
Complete reports which came to hand yesterday show that during Saturday and Sunday further beneficial rains fell throughout the State Inland they were general for barely a station failed to measure at least…
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The Tokio correspondent of the "Times" States that the battle was fought in a gale, with a high sea. It was reported at Shanghai on Sunday…
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At an early hour this morning the steamer Wyrallah, belonging to the fleet of Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co. Proprietary, Limited, unexpectedly put into Watson's Bay…
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Heavy rains have fallen during the last few days, causing general floods inland. The mails have been delayed in the east and north-east districts…
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The North Coast Company's steamer Cavanba, which arrived at Sydney to-day from Byron Bay, had a rough trip. After passing Richmond Heads she encountered fresh to strong west…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Tasmania. Railway Traffic Blocked. Hobart
This is the fifth day of almost incessant rain and there are floods everywhere, the worst for many years. Railway traffic between Hobart and Launceston is blocked several…
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HOBART, Wednesday.--Owing to some 100yds. of the permanent, way having been washed away near Ross, the train traffic between Hobart and Launceston has been suspended. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales on the Coast. Heavy Seas Running
A strong south-westerly gal, accompanied by thick rain squalls, was raging along the coast last night, and heavy seas were running. The conditions were especially boisterous to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gale on the Coast Rough Seas. Hamper Shipping Movements
Boisterous conditions prevailed yesterday, along the -whole length of the seaboard. At 0 a.m. Gabo Island reported a moderate south westerly gale, with heavy sea, and later similar…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tasmanian Floods. Damage to the Railways. Two Fatalities Reported. Losses of Stock. Hobart
The fall of rain in Hobart during the past seven days amounted to 4[?]n 59 points. The Engineer of Railway Lines reports that 80 chains of the main line have been damaged…
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LAUNCESTON, Thursday.—Reports from the country districts show that the floods are subsiding, although alll the rivers are high. Severe landslips have occurred at St. Mary's Pass,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Gales at Sea. Put in for Shelter. Detention of Shipping. Hobart Steamer Hove-to in a Storm
The heavy gales forecasted by the Acting Meteorologist continue on the coast, in Bass Sraits, and across the Tasman Sea, the result being that a number of steamers have suffered The steamer Norkoowa, bound from Melbourne to Port Kembla, to load coal, put in here last evening for shelter, and anchored in Athol Bight. The Norkoowa had fino weather till…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →In a Gale. The Moana Arrives. a Day Late
The Union liner Moana, one of the finest vessels of the line, and which earned a fine reputation as a mailboat in the Canadian mail service, arrived at Sydney before day…
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The gales which were waging along the coast at the close of last week have subsided, and the heavy seas have moderated. Last night light to fresh westerly and north-westerly winds, with fine clear conditions…
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After a voyage beset by storms and adverse weather the large Tyser liner Star of Victoria entered Hobson's Bay (Vic.) on Thursday morning. London, was left on April 9. and to the Cape all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tasmanian Floods. the Waters Subsiding. Repairing the Railway Line. Hobart
The recent rainstorm struck the Tasmanian coast from the eastward and south-east, missing the northeast and western districts. At Zeehan and Queenstown fine weather prevailed, but in the midlands and…
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A telegram received from Jervis Bay last night stated that a fresh WNW gale was raging, and that the seas were rising. Other coastal stations reported fresh westerly to north-westerly winds and smooth seas…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Squally Westerlies. Gales and Rough Seas Off the Coast
The fine, clear weather of the past few days was broken yesterday morning, when the wind veered to the north- west, and rapidly increased to a gale. Sharp squalls accompanied the storm, one…
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Moderate south-westerly gales were blowing; last night at Cabo, Green Cape, Eden, and Jervis, and fresh westerly and WSW winda were reported from other coastal stations. Rough seas were running at Gabo…
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