Oruba in a Gale
PERTH, Tuesday.-- The Oruba encountered a succession of heavy westerly gales in the Bight, lasting till off the Breaksea. Seas broke over the vessel, and smashed the companion ladders…
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Violent Dust Storm. Westerly Gale in the City. Hurricane Squall. Gust Up to 82.7 Miles
The city was yesterday enveloped in a terrific dust-storm. Early in the day it was warm and unsettled, and towards midday the wind came away fresh from the west, gradually…
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"This is about the worst I have ever been in," remarked Waterman Eddy in Farm Cove yesday afternoon, while returning to Man-o-War Steps with a fare from H.M.S Challenger…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Picnic Races and the Snow Storm at Orange
THE inaugural meeting of the Orange and District Picnic Race Club, held at Orange on the Monday and Tuesday of last week, was a pronounced success, notwithstanding the…
Continued on Trove, page 611 →A Violent Gale. the Heaviest for Five Years. a Velocity of Nearly 83 Miles
The most violent westerly gale experienced for a period of upwards of five years passed over the city yesterday afternoon, and interfered to a great extent with shipping…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.-- Great floods have occurred at Shanghai. Whole villages have been demolished, and hundreds drowned in the Woo-sung and Pu-ling…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gales and Snowstorms in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wednesday--Gales and snowstorms are reported from almost every part of the State to-day, and all the ranges are enveloped in a mantle of white. Snow has, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Snow Storms and Gales Fall of Snow in the Country. a Few Flakes in the City. Heavy Seas on the Coast
The unusual sight of snow falling in the city was witnessed yesterday morning. Though light in character, the visitation caused considerable interest. It came down in the bleak westerly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm on Lake Superior. Wrecks and Drownings
LONDON, Wedhesday.—A storm on Lake Superior has wrecked a number of craft, and thirty-nine seamen have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Victorian Exhibition. Storm Ravages. Fine Sheep Exhibits
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Royal agricultural show was continued to-day in bitterly cold and wet weather. During the night a fierce gale prevailed, and some little damage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Violent Gales and Terrific Seas. a Large Steamship in Peril. the Melbourne Runs for Shelter
A' strong southerly gale was raging along the coast last night, and brought up very heavy seas. Our South Head correspondent reported at midnight that the conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Storm. On Lake Superior. Wrecks and Loss of Life. London, Wednesday, 3.20 p.m
A heavy storm occurred to-day on Lake Superior (U.S.). Several vessels were wrecked, and no fewer than 39 sailors lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Total Wreck. Steamer in a Gale
The ketch Hero, which went ashore at Gabo Island on Wednesday in the gale, is a total wreck. Her engine and cargo have been saved…
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Exceptionally boisterous conditions continued to rule yesterday along the seaboard, again hampering the movements of shipping to a great extent. There was another…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Gale. Still Rough on the Coast. Shipping Hampered
Although the gales which have been raging along the coast during the past few days had passed away yesterday, their after effects still hampered shipping. Rough seas prevailed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Gales. Winds and Seas Moderating. the Experiences of Shipping
Although the vielent gales recently experienced on the seaboard have considerably moderated, very heavy seas are still running along the northern portion of the coast line, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Dangers of Lightning. What to Do in a Thunderstorm
In view of the oncoming of summer, and the fierce thunderstorms then to be expected, we give a few hints that should prove of value. Mr. John Munro, the author of "The Romance of…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The Dandenong Gale Twenty-Nine Years Ago To-day. a Dreadful Disaster
Twenty-nine years ago to-day (September 10, in the year 1876), the good ship Dandenong went to her doom. The first intimation of the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Floods in China
Great floods have occurred at Shanghai. Whole villages have been demolished, and hundreds drowned in the Woo-sung and Pu-ling districts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle. Signalling Approaching Storms
Come years ago it was the custom for the port authorities here to hoist signals at Fort Scratchley, announcing the approach of stormy weather along the coast, but latterly this practice has fallen into disuse. The recent…
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