Lost at Sea. a Sailor Jumps Overboard in a Storm
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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Aboard the City of Melbourne. in the Dandenong Gale
The practice of taking racehorses to Melbourne by sea instead of by train still holds favour with some trainers, and with the first-class vessels now available there is not much…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →River and Creeks in Flood. Wellington
Very heavy showers fell this afternoon, measuring 25 points Curr[?] Creek watersbed experienced a ireracadously heavy rain, and the creek was [?]ooded, the [?]ats to the west of the town being flooded. The Bell…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →R.M.S. Orizaba. Grave Position. Sixteen Feet of Water in the Main Holds. Engine-room Flooded. Chance of Refloating. a Remote Possibility Passengers Safely Landed. Salvage Operations. Some Graphic Narratives. Fremantle
The R.M.S. Orizaba is now on what is known as the five-fathom bank, a plateau consisting of sand and weed and patches of limestone, and extending from Rottnest to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Orizaba Disaster. Further Floodings in the Ship
A message from Fremantle, posted at the General Post-office this morning, states, that further floodings have occurred in the after part of the ship. When the ship struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale at Gabo
A report was received from Gabo Island this afternoon stating that a south-west gale was raging there. The weather was cloudy and misty, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in the North. Moderate South and West. Three Inches at Nambucca
Complete returns for the 48 hours ended 9 a.m. yesterday showed that during that period rain was general east of the Darling River. The falls were heavy in the north and north-west,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notes from the South Coast. Heavy Rain-storm at Moruya
Last Wednesday afternoon Moruya experienced the heaviest rain-Btorm it has had for several years. Some men aver that eight years have elapsed since such a fall was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Recent Storm
Several letters were received at the Newtown council meeting last night in which complaint was made about the damage done by the recent heavy storm. One man wrote…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Act of God. Storm-swept Randwick
At last night's meeting of Randwick Council, the inspector of nuisances submitted a report on the damage done by the extraordinary downpour of rain on the night of the 14th instan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Mitigation on the Hunter
A meeting of delegates from the various centres of the Lower Hunter district was held at Morpeth for the purpose of considering the question of flood mitigation on the Hunter. The…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Man Struck Dead by Lightning. Violent Storms in the North
BRUSHGROVE, Wednesday.--A violent storm passed over the town this evening. The lightning was very vivid, and was responsible for the death of a man about 35 years of ago, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Unlucky Ship. Succession of Calamities. a Collision and a Cyclone. Man Falls From Aloft
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The ship Roanoke anchored off Willamstown to-night, from Rio de Janeiro. Captain J. W. Amsbury supplied the report of his voyage, which was marked by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flooding of Redfern. City Council Blamed
A number of complaints came before Redfern Council last evening from ratepayers whose property had been flooded during the recent heavy rain storm, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thunderstorms in the North. Heavy Rain on the Rivers. Over Four Inches at Kempsey
A heavy thunderstorm was reported from Kempsey yesterday morning, the amount of rain registered reaching 408 points. Nambucca Heads advised 279 points yesterday, and Woolgoolga 48…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Severe Storm at Lithgow. a House Demolished. Orchard Ruined by Hail. Lithgow
The storm of hail and rain on Sunday afternoon caused much-damage Windon-panes and street lamps were broken in several places, blinding on the roads was washed off, and culverts were blocked with the,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cable to the Consul. Battle in Snow-storms. Two Days' Fighting. a Russian Defeat
The following cable was received yesterday from Tokio by Mr. K. Iwasaki, Acting Consul[?]eneral for Japan:- On February 23 our detachment attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Cyclone. in Western Australia. Supposed Loss of a Schooner. Pearling Lugger Lost. Wreckage Washed Ashore. Perth
On Sunday last information was received in Fremantle to the effect that the pearling lugger Ellen had been lost with five of her coloured crew during a cyclonic storm in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →City Streets Flooded
Light rain began to fell in the city about 7.30 this morning. It gradually increased in volume, and by 9 o'clock 36 points had been registered. Then came a deluge. The heavens…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Methodists and Politics. After the Storm. What Are Personalities? a Warm Discussion
The Methodist Conference met yesterday morning with the disturbing politics question officially in its wake. After many hours of heated debate on the previous evening, a…
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