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702 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 36
On Sunday morning the steamer Peregrine, while on a voyage from Sydney to Melbourne, encountered near Gabo Island a terrific south-westerly gale, accompanied by such immense seas that Captain Pain…
Continued on Trove, page 765 →Gales were raging at 8 o'clock last night along the North Coast. A moderate southwesterly gale prevailed at Nambucca Heads; a moderate south-easterly gale at Bellinger…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South-easterly and south-westerly gales of moderate force were raging last night along the North Coast, and the conditions were particularly boisterous at Ballina, Clarence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →After a tempestuous passage of 27 days from Tairua (N.Z.), the barquentine Pendle Hill reached port yesterday morning bearing traces of having suffered some rough handling. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The steamer Tambo, which arrived early this morning from the New Hebrides and Banks Islands, experienced fine weather until after leaving Norfolk Island, when she encountered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After a period of immunity in consequence of the dry weather, the thousands of passengers who travel to and from the city by way of Circular Quay have again reason to complain of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barquentine Rio, Captain Holms, had a rough experience in the Tasman Sea on her passage from Clarencetown to Wellington. Writing to the owners, Messrs. Nelson and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--The U.S.S. Company's steamer Muraroa had a very rough passage from Sydney, her decks being continually flooded. On Monday morning a wave broke…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During the course of Tuesday eight the rain area contracted considerably, and the falls were confined to the coastal districts south of the River Hastings, to the central…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Representatives from the City Council, the Redfern Council, and the Water and Sewerage Board, waited upon the Minister for Works yesterday to point out that there were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a thunderstorm passed over Sydney, resulting in a heavy shower of rain and a fail of hall. In some of the suburbs, the storm was much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the sensational voyage of the brigantine Defiance from Newcastle with coal to Auckland reached Sydney last night by the Union Company's steamer Mokoia When the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A violent southerly squall suddenly struck the city shortly before 8 o'clock last night, and was quickly followed by a severe thunderstorm. The lightning was very vivid, and there were a couple of loud peals…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →GUNDAGAI, Friday.--Three men, named Moreton, a father and his sons, had an unpleasant experience at Jackalas a few days ago. They were working in an alluvial claim,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Strong north-westerly gale prevailed on sunday. In the earlier part of the day the wind blew at the rate of 15 miles an hour, but it gradually increased in force until about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Department of Navigation has intimated that if possible arrangements will be made with the Federal Government to revert to the practice of hoisting flags at Signal Hill to denote the approach of storms…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A stiff gale from the direction of west and nor'-west raged throughout yesterday afternoon, and as a result many boating parties came to grief, although happily no lives were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A violent westerly gale raged along the coast throughout yesterday, and brought up heavy seas outside and a nasty choppy sea in the harbour. It was with the greatest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The gales which set in along the coast on Sunday continued with unabated fury yesterday. In the city the storm increased in violence, and at eight minutes to 3 o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The voyage of the barque Margarita from Kaipara to Melbourne was made in trying circumstances, as Captain Kennedy had to report falling into the storm area of which…
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