Gale at Tamworth. Trees Uprooted and Houses Unroofed
TAMWORTH, Friday.—A terrific gale, with clouds of dense dust, passed over the town last evening, doing a great deal of damage to buildings…
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The Late Storm. Winds and Seas Moderating
During the course of Wednesday night the southerly weather and rough seas moderated, and by 9 a.m. yesterday the winds had veered round to warm northerlies. The seas,…
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We need population, and we ought to get it, and we could, if we went the right way to work. Our own people ought to be put on the land…
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An exceptional fall of rain occurred on Wednesday night. The streets were flooded feet deep. No mails were received or despatched on Thursday. Rain still falling,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Deputations. Hunter River Flood Mitigation
Messrs. Gillies and Bennett, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation to the Minister for Works, Mr. Lee, yesterday, representative of Newcastle, Morpeth, Maitland, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FLOODS. Their Ruinous Effects in Hunter District Farmers Seek Relief
By reason of repeated Hoods in the valleys of the Hunter River district much damage has been done to property. Crops have, been ruined, houses swept away, and roads and…
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Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, with her company of players, has arrived in Buenos Ayres after an eventful…
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A stage carpenter employed at the Royal Opera House at Vienna has been dismissed because, owing to his clumsy manipulation of a scenic thunderstorm, two actors were knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boisterous Conditions. Westerly Gale on the Coast
Another marked change occurred in the weather at Sydney yesterday, the conditions more resembling those of a summer's day. The maximum was only 75.9deg., but the mild…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Aerial Express. Balloon Caught Between Two Gales in Mid-air. Alarming Experience
Details of a remarkable balloon voyage are given in an interview with Mr. Stanley Spencer, on his return to England from Belgium, where the balloon "Vivienne III.," in which Mr. Leslie…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Late Storm. Damage in the South. More Boisterous Weather Predicted
With the restoration of telegraphic communication with the extreme south-eastern districts of this State accounts continue to come to hand of the extensive damage…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Civil War. Russia in Flames. Fighting in the Provinces. Captial Flooded with Troops. the Army Doubted. Officers Declare for Freedom. Witte Promises Reform. London, Oct. 27
A St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Times," telegraphing from Schieswig, Prussia, states that there are 1,000,000 strikers in Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Threatened Flood. Albury
A report from the Upper Murray states that there are indications of a big flood coming down the rive[?] within the next few days. Vast quantities of snow have piled up in the mountains for months past, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Dust Storm at Sea
A peculiar experience befell the Union Steamship Co.'s steamer Whangape, whilst crossing the Tasman Sea, en route from Westport to Sydney. The vessel ran into boisterous weather…
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MUDGEE, Tuesday.—While Foley Brothers' Circus was camped at Cudgegong, Lorna O'Neil, aged 18 months, niece of the proprietors, was blown off her feet into a fire by a heavy gust of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gales Approaching. Craft in Distress. Heavy North-westerly Blow
At about midday yesterday a severe blow was experienced from the direction of northwest, which brought up huge volumes of dust. Quite a small fleet of fishing boats…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Thirsty Land. Big Irrigation Scheme. to Store the Flood Waters of the Murrumbidgee. an Inland Sea at Barren Jack. Twice As Large As Port Jackson. Details of the Government Proposals
An inland sea, almost twice as large as Port Jackson, with its twenty square miles of water surface, where there is now only a rocky gorge, with a trickling stream murmuring in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mitigating Floods in the Hunter
Mr. Gillies and Mr. W. Bennett, Ms.L.A., introduced a deputation, representing the agricultural, municipal, and commercial interests of the Hunter River Valley, to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Football. N. Zealanders at Richmond. a Win m a Storm
LONDON, Wednesday, 5.3 p.m.—The New Zealand football team et Surrey today, at Richmond, and won by 11 (one goal two tries) to nil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm Cloud on the Horizon. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In conversation with a leading member of the Chinese reform party, we touched on the present "boycott" in China of American goods, which we know is carried to such…
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