Explosion on a Cruiser. the Magazine Flooded
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- A 6in. shell exploded on board H.M.S. Argonaut, in the Medway. There were 3000 shells aboard, and as a precautionary measure the…
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The Weather. Further Heavy Rain
Sydney Observatory Forecast—Unsettled, with scattered rain and. thunder, over eastern and southern parts; warm northerly: winds, veering to cool and squally west to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Atlantic Liner Flooded. Five People Swept Away. London, Oct. 10
An unexpected wave flooded tile Cunard liner Campania off the Great Banks, Newfoundland. Five steerage passengers were swept overboard, and 30 others were…
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Stormy weather is expected off the coast as the result of a formation of a cyclonic storm on the south coast of this State. At noon yesterday Mr. Hunt,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Loongana Beset with Storms
The Chinese-owned barque Loongana, which arrived at Sydney yesterday from a cruise among the islands of the Gilbert Group, encountered heavy gales and immense seas. The decks were constantly flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Remarkable Thunderstorm at Newcastle. Deluge of Rain and Hail. Hailstones As Big As Plums. Thirty-three Points in 15 Minutes. Newcastle
A terrific thunderstorm, startling alike in its suddenness and its character, broke over the city this morning. The early morning was bright. A change came shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On the Training Track. Flemington. Heavy Rain at Flemington. Nisekable Morning for Touting. Cingalee Unseats Lewis. Narrow Escape From Serious Injury. Flemington
Heavy rain set in soon after work started at Flemington this morning. continuing throughout. and making things generally minerable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclonic Storm. Violent Westerly Squalls. Many Small Craft in Distress. Remarkable Hailstorms
"A cyclonic storm is developing off that south coast of New South Wales, and will cause gales and rough seas between Sydney[?] Hobart, and Adelaide."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fall of Hail. The City Flooded. An-inch Thick at Pennant Hills
The heavy fall of hail at noon yesterday, Which choked up the gutters and piping, and flooded the city streets, was followed by a still more heavy fall about half-past 1, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rain. Further Useful Falls. Thunderstorms in the City and Suburbs. Heavy Fall of Hail
The monsoonal disturbance that was dormant during Sunday and the greater part of Monday has again caused rain over the eastern half of the State and also in the south-east…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Gale at Jervis Bay. Shipping Sheltering
Yesterday afternoon the signalmaster at Jervis Bay telegraphed to the effect that the wind was blowing a ''whole gale'' from thew south-east. As the phrase ''whole gale'' is not often…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm in the Harbor. Barque Netherby Drags Her Anchors
The full force of the storm was felt in the harbor, and shipping at the anchorage had a trying time. A report was received in the evening from Rose Bay that the barque Netherby…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →National Rifle Association. Annual Prize Meeting. Shooting for the Kings. in a Howling Gale. and Big Scores Made
The first stage of the King's commenced yesterday at Randwick, in dirty, unseasonable weather, which will be long remembered by those who fired in it. For terrific rain, hail,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cyclonic Disturbance. Gales and Rough Seas. Fierce Squalls in the City. Gust Up to 71.4 Miles an Hour. Further Heavy Rains Expected
The gales predicted by the Acting-Government Meteorologist as the outcome of the cyclonic disturbance to the south were raging with considerable fury on the coast yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cyclonic Storm. Violent Conditions Ruling, Warning to Mariners Emphasised. Wind Velocity of Nearly 72 Miles. Heavy Seas Running on the Coast
"We wish to emphasise our warning to master mariners given yesterday respecting the cyclonic storm. Barometers are falling on the coast and rising in…
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MELBOURNE. Wednesday.--The heavy rain of the past couple of days has resulted in floods in several parts of the State. Cultivation areas in the Tambo Valley are sukmerged, and the Mitchell River is also in flood. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Feared
ROMBALA, Wednesday.--Rain commenced hero on Monday evening, and has continued without intermission up to the present. There is every indication of a big flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Storm. Passed Away to the East
The violent gales which were raging along the coast on Wednesday moderated considerably in force yesterday, but heavy seas are still running north of Sydney Heads, as far…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Cyclonic Storm. Passing to the Eastward. Rough Weather in the Tasman Sea
The cyclonic disturbance that caused rough weather along the coast on Wednesday has moved to the eastward, and rough weather is expected in the Tasman Sea. Along parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flooded Streams. Remarkable Escape From Drowning, Cooma
In consequence of the recent bounteous rains all the district rivers and streams are running strongly. Umeralla Uiver, which is always dangerous at various crossings when heavy rains occur in the southern…
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