Balloon Race in England. Run Through a Thunderstorm
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Ten balloons competed in the race for the Harbord Cup from London to Goring. The balloons passed through a thunderstorm, but,…
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Heavy Rain in the North. Over Four Inches at the Nambucca
Heavy rains have again fallen on the North Coast. The Nambucca River had a total of 409 points. Other falls were:--Tweed Heads 231 points, Mullumbimby 122, Byron Bay 230,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Human Bell. Heard Above All Storms. The Marvel of Marakech
Marakech, the town in Morocco which suddenly sprang into notoriety through its persecution of Europeans, has "the most wonderful bell in the world," according to De Foucault, the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Ship in Distress. the Glenlui Damaged in a Storm. Chief Officer Washed Overboard
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday. -- The ship Glenlui, from Adelaide to Conception Bay, with a cargo of 24,860 bags of wheat, was sighted from Cape Saunders yesterday, making for…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Pittsburg's £10,000,000 Flood. and the Troubles It Caused
The photograph published on this page from "Harper's Weekly" shows one phase of Pittsburg's disastrous flood. In the second week of March, as previously briefly mentioned, the Ohio…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ranadi Damaged in a Gale
The Fijian Government despatch steamer Ranad[?], which arrived at Auckland from Fiji late on the night of the 21st ultimo, experienced a somewhat rough voyage. Leaving Suva at 1 a.m. on May 16, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Violent Storm at Tallewang
GULGONG, Monday.--A cyclone at Tallewang uprooted a number of trees, and blow the Assembly-hall down. Sheets of galvanised iron were carried hundreds of yards, and there were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone at Gulcong. Gulgong
A cyclone passed over Tallewang yesterday. [?] wind caught a corner of Kennedy's Hotel verandah and blew it down. Trees were rooted a number of buildings unroofed, and sheets of iron were lodged…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gales in the Country. Girl's Sensational Escape. West Wyalong
A violent gale, lasting only a few seconds, passed through the town early yesterday morning. The wind removed a few weak [?] and in one case part of the roof of a building…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Barque Rona Buffeted by Gales. Deck Cargo Lost
Terrific gales have swept the Now Zealand coast during the past few weeks, and shipping appears to have had a particularly bad time. The thrilling experience of the stop Glenlui,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Storm at Tallewang. Tucklan
A terrific cyclone swept over Tallewang on Sunday morning, causing great damage. All the outbuildings at the T[?]llewang Hotel were completely wrecked. [?] hall which stood…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sensational Voyage. Barque Rona in a Gale. Deck Cargo Jettisoned
As soon as the barque Rona, from Kaipara, New Zealand, made her appearance off Sydney Heads late yesterday afternoon, it was apparent that she had met with misfortune, for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Sale Storm
The shopping centre of the city—that portion of Pitt-street, between King and Market streets, promises to be unusually lively during the next few days. The establishment of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Cyclonic Storm at Tallewang
It is reported from Gulong that a cyclone at Tallewang did some damage at the beginning of this week. The local assembly hall was blown down,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flagship Returns Steaming Through a Gale. Expiration of Her Commission
Steaming through a rough sea, and with a fresh southerly gale on her beam, the flagship of the Australian squadron, H.M.S. Powerful, entered port a little after 9 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods of the Sixties Memorable Disasters the Hawkesbury and the Hunter
"Floods, droughts, and bush fires--these are the three great disasters to which Australia is peculiarly liable." The writer of the magazine article from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late Cable News. Received This Morning. The Serena in a Gale. Four Men Drowned
LONDON, Monday Evening.—During a gale on March 18, four of the crew of the barque Serena were Swept overboard and drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain in S.a
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Further heavy rain is reported in the pastoral country in the far north. During the past fortningt up to 4in have been recorded. This is the best fall for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Vessel in a Gale
Advices received by the New Zealand mall yesterday show that the barqucntino Rio had a perilous time in a gale on the passage from Clarence River to Greymouth. The little vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale on the Coast. Rain Tn South and West
Stormy conditions continued along tho South Coast yesterday. The rain reported in the morning was confined chiefly to the southern halt of the State. Over…
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