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702 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 36
It was only just breaking day when the American mall steamer Sierra (Captain Houdlette) stopped off Sydney Heads to pick up the pilot. She had not broken the record…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barquentine Hawaii recently had an eventful voyage from San Francisco to Kobe, with a cargo of fertiliser. She encountered exceptionally heavy weather, and the wind ripped six…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Captain William Knight, of the Adelaide Company's steamer Wollowra, which arrived on Saturday from Cairns via ports, states that between Townsville and Mackay the steamer encountered the full force of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A southerly gale occurred on the coast last night, the wind attaining at Sydney a velocity of nearly 50 miles an hour. During the day light north-easterly breezes prevailed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Recently there was severe drought in the western portion of the United States. On January 11 last there was a break, and there came heavy rain, adding to the already…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A new French flagship for the Pacific station is outward-bound from Prance. It will be remembered that the French cruiser Protet, which visited Sydney on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Through a defective valve, H.M.S. Hero sank several feet in the water at her berth at Portsmouth Dockyard on January 6. The defect was discovered in a surprising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our correspondents at Cobar and Nyngan report that a cyclonic storm has passed over those centres raising dense volumes of dust. The wind appears to have attained a very high velocity, and at Cobar a good…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The thunderstorm which swept over the city and suburbs last evening was exceptionally heavy. Those who were abroad shortly before 8 o'clock encountered its full force, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Several weeks passed since the mystery of Jasper Skelding's murder has been solved. Mr. Jarrett is sittingin his ironbound private room, the floor locked, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The unsettled conditions of the past few days culminated last evening in a terrific thunderstorm in the city. The storm was accompanied by vivid lightning and heavy penis of thunder…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The City Surveyor (Mr. W. M. Gordon) was busy all the morning touring the city, ascertaining the amount of damage done, and making arrangements for repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—A meeting of delegates from the various centres of the Lower Hunter district was held at Morpeth last night, for the purpose of considering the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last night's violent rainstorm was responsible for a considerable amount of damage in the city and suburbs. In many parts of the city the damage done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CANDELO, Thursday Morning.—A terrific thunderstorm passed over the town yesterday afternoon. It was exceptionally dark for half an hour before the rain fell. A telegraph wire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy rains, followed by floods, occurred in the Yalgoo district on the 9th instant, and resulted in all the fords and bridges in the district being washed away, and great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MORPETH, Wednesday.--A meeting was hold last night, at which the Mayor presided, to deal with the mitigation of floods on the Hunter, Representatives from all parts of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HARTLEY VALE, Thursday.--The heaviest storm ever experienced in this district occurred yesterday evening about 5 o'clock. Though only about two inches fell in the township, which of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The ship River Falloch, a vessel of 1586 tons, commanded by Captain Ballantyne, arrived yesterday morning from Philadelphia, after ait eventful voyage of 111 days…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When the ship River Falloch arrived from Philadelphia yesterday after a voyage of 114 days, Captain Ballantyne had to report the sad loss of one of his crew at sea…
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