Storm-water at Alexandria
A deputation representing the Alexandria Council waited upon Mr. Lee (Minister for Works) this morning on the subject of storm water channels at Alexandria. It was…
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Waikare From New Zealand. Delayed by a Gale
The Union Company's steamer Waikare arrived in Sydney this morning from Wellington and other New Zealand ports. She was 12 hours overdue, and it was thought she had met with…
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Floods in the province of Hunan (which is comprised in the basin of the Yangtsekiang) have caused great loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sun Storms
Mr. Clement Wragge, interviewed in Perth, West Australia, yesterday, stated that the two large sun storms observed last Sunday had undergone great development, and are now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In a Storm Water Channel. an Epileptic's End
William Wells, 38, a single man of independent means, who lived at Lodge-street, Glebe, was found unconscious in a storm water channel alongside the tramline near Epping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill Mine Fire. the Flooding Operations. Broken Hill
For the week ended noon yesterday 5,431,000 gallons of water were sent down the North and Junction mines to flood the Junction fire. The water rose 77ft in the week, and stood at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Edward Flood
Edward Flood was returned to the Assembly in 1856 for the north-eastern boroughs, and was afterwards elected for Cumberland and for Canterbury. He was Secretary of Public…
Continued on Trove, page 1272 →Broken Hill Junction. Satisfactory Flooding Operations. Broken Hill
Such progress has been made with the flooding of the Northern mines to extinguish the Junction fire that the water now stands at the 475ft level in M'Intyeo shaft. Water…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill Mine Fire. Flooding the Junction Completed. Broken Hill
The flooding of the Junction mine has ceased, and the fire which broke out in February at the 550ft level is now a thing of the past. Yesterday Messrs. Weir (North mine),…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rough Weather. Gales and Heavy Seas. Vessels Return to Port
Strong gales from the south-east and eastsouth-east were raging along the coast yesterday, and heavy seas were running. These conditions interfered considerably with the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Storm on the Coast. Rough Seas. Shipping Hampered
The strong squalls which set in on Monday from the south increased considerably in force yesterday, and numerous places along the seaboard reported gales and rough seas. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gales and Rough Sea. Coastal Shipping Still Delayed. Cavanba Roughly Handled
The boisterous conditions on the coast to-day were responsible for delay in coastal shipping. Reports from a number of stations show that many vessels are sheltering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamers in a Gale
The steamers City of Grafton and Cavanba met the easterly gale on the run from the North Coast. The Cavanba had a particularly rough trip, She let Byron Bay at 8.15 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales and Heavy Seas. Many Vessels Detained
A strong easterly gale, accompanied by heavy seas, was raging along the coast yesterday, and just as fears were being expressed for the safety of shipping, word was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Easterly Gales. Heavy Seas on the Coast. Shipping Still Sheltering
The heavy weather on the coast which showed a tendency on Wednesday night to moderate, gathered strength again yesterday, and rough conditions once more prevailed along the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm at the Islands. Barque Ashore. Several Cutters Sunk
AUCKLAND, Thursday. -- The steamer Hauroto, from the Islands, reports that a storm at Tonga on May 6, sank several cutters, and damaged the banana plantations severely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stranded on Manly Beach. a Large French Barque. Result of the Gale. All Hands Safe
An unfortunate result of the high, winds and heavy seas that prevailed along the coast near Sydney last night, is that a large French barque, the Vincennes, is to-day lying broadside upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wreck at Manly. Barque on the Ocean Beach. Driven Ashore in the Gale. Crew All Safe
Sixty-six days out from Yokohama, and within a mile arid a half of her destination, the French barque Vincennes was blown ashore at Manly Beach in the easterly gale…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipping Disaster. Barque Vincennes Stranded. on the Beach at Manly. Caught in the Violent Gales. and Drlven Ashore. All Hands Safe
A sensation was created in the city last night by the receipt of a, brief message from Manly to the effort that a large foreign sailing vessel had been driven [?]hore at Manly,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Flood Feared. in the Tweed River
The people on the Tweed are apparently much concerned over the possibility of a flood. At the Observatory yesterday a telegram…
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