Gales on the River
The brothers Gale, of Meadowbank, were out for a sail on the Parramatta River on Sunday afternoon, with a party. They encountered the full force of the…
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Storm at the Hawkesbury
Our Brooklyn correspondent writes: "Brooklyn was visited on Sunday last by one of the severest storms over known here. Shortly after noon the sky became…
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Ocean-going tug, far out at sea off the American coast, preparing to tow to port a wave-battered and ice-coated ship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting Gales With Oil. Means Which Might Have Saved the Berlin Victims
The "pouring of oil on troubled waters" is a very old remedy in stormy weather, and many hundreds of lives have been saved by this simple expedient…
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A hundred-barrel brick cistern at Taylorville, Indiana, upbeaved intact from the soft earth by a recent flood in the Wabash River…
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'A' thunderstorm suddenly passed over the city at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and there was a sharp downpour for a few minutes four points of rain being registered…
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A terrible deluge of mingled water and ice, probably a mile in depth, which will sweep over nearly all Europe, North America, and other portions of the globe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain Storm. City Trams Delayed
Sunshine and light stovers of rain alternated in the city this morning and afternoon, but in some of the suburbs heavy showers fell. At about 2 o'clock a heavy downpour passed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Buffeted by a Gale. Stormy Voyage From Newcastle
After being 28 days at sea, and being buffeted by severe gales, the barque Marjorie Craig, coal laden from Newcastle, reached Anckland last week. The barque sailed from Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Thunderstorms. Downpours in the Suburbs. Low Temperatures in the Country
Unsettled weather continues over a large area of the State, chiefly on the Central tablelands and coast. In the city proper intermittent thunderstorms caused light rain in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Mills. Jim Griffin v. Sid Russell. Sid Too Slow for the Cyclone. Melbourne
The Athletic Pavilion, after alterations, re-opened on Monday night. There were three items on the programme. Mick McInerney was referee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Camp School Flooded
The boys attending the Camp School at Berry, had a decidedly unpleasant experience. Heavy rain fell, and about half the tents, which had not been properly trenched, were flooded. In one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Camp School. Tents Flooded. Unpleasant Experience. Berry
Heavy showers fell last night, 2 inches being recorded. The rain disorganised the camp school. The boys were unable to get away by the early train, and had to wait until…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ship in Distress. the Prince George Buffeted by Gales. Second Officer Washed Overboard. Boats Swept Away and Vessel Damaged
The Norwegian ship Prince George was towed Into Port Jackson at a late hour last evening in distress. The ship is bound from Port Pirie to the English Channel. She had a severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-water at Waverley
Mr. Jessep, M.L.A., introduced a deputation from the Randwick and Wayerley Councils on the subject of storm water at Waver ley…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stranded Steamer Willyama. Hull Damaged by a Gale. Salvage Operations Suspended. Adelaide
The Adelaide Steamship Company's col[?]r Willyama, which was stranded off Rhi[?] Head was much damaged by a south-west gale and heavy sea on Thursday night. The vessel has…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—Heavy rain has fallen at Nelson, and all the low-lying ground is inundated. The rivers are still rising, and threaten to flood the whole country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boisterous Day in the City. Storms and High Seas in the South
Westerly winds still prevail at Sydney, and some of the heaviest squalls experienced since they set in at the close of last week were corded yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →How the Suevic was Wrecked. the Storm-tossed Fog-bound English Coast. Bravery and Coolness
AS was stated by cable at the time, two large liners—one of them the steamer Suevic—were wrecked on the rocky south-western coast off…
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FREMANTLE, Tuesday.—The R. M. S. Oroya arrived at 3.30 this morning from Sydney, 13½ hours late. Commander Laws reports, a trying time from Adelaide, which was left at 2.30…
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