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Stage realism baa gone far in these modern days, but never farther than in "The Flood," a melodrama now occupying the boards at the London Hippodrome. It secured a signal and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In connection with the flooding operations at the Northern mines, the water now stands at 648 feet in the north shaft and 628ft in the Junction's M'Inytre shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Adjacent to the township of Carrum, not far from Melbourne, is a piece of agricultural territory known as the Carrum Swamp. The land is as rich as any in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Athenaeum" gives the following analysis of books of the year, which it draws from the "Publishers' Circular": "The total number of books (in England)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vessels arriving from oversea continue to report heavy weather. The steamer Whangape which reached Sydney from Picton, (N.Z.) on Saturday night, ran into a violent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A severe gale occurred in the Wairarapa district. The telegraph lines are interrupted.. Many grain and hay stacks were shattered, trees were uprooted, fences blown down, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Sunday. -- A heavy gale has been experienced in most parts of the colony. In the Wairarapa district it was exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The late westerly gale, which moderated during Friday night, although by no means the strongest on record, yet for consistency of force ranks third on the list of westerly…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Saturday. -- Speaking yesterday at the Eighty Club, under the presidency of Mr. Augustine Birrell (President of the Board of Education), Mr. John Morley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Norwegian barque Sterna, which arrived yesterday from Frederickstadt, Norway, laden with Baltic pine, had a severe buffeting in the recent gales off the Australian coast, and traces…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The funeral of Mrs. Fleming, who was accidentally killed at Bellambi on Friday last during the gale, was largely attended yesterday afternoon. Members of friendly…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Last week violent gales raged in the South Coast districts, with disastrous results to buildings at Wollongong, Bulli, Bellambi, and Dapto. One woman, Mrs. Fleming, lost her life…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →After the storm came the usual calm, and, therefore, opportunity for reflection after the wild and whirling fortnight that everybody connected with racing and blood stock…
Continued on Trove, page 1173 →The flooding of the Northern mines on account of the Junction fire will possibly be completed in three or four weeks' time. About six million gallons have now gone…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A southerly change made its appearance on the South Coast yesterday afternoon, with gales and rain, and travelled rapidly to the north. During the day the weather bad been fine, with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After several days' warm, genial weather, a change took place early yesterday morning, when a violent thunderstorm broke over the city. The lightning was extremely vivid, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Marshall, the chief engineer of the Buninyong, reported last evening that the water was confined to the engine-room, bunkers, and stoke-held. All other parts of the ship, he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The thirty-six-inch main which rims from Centennial Park along Moore Park, via Dowling-street, to supply the western suburbs and portion of the city, suddenly burst near the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—Such excellent progress is being made with the flooding of the northern mines that the water rose 21ft in 48 hours. That the water has reached the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The flooding of the Junction mine has so far progressed that the water has reached the fire. Proof of this was given to-day by the Issue of steam from the Junction North shaft…
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