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At the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board yesterday the president (Mr. Keele) made his usual weekly report. The water at Prospect is standing at 9.57…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Works was yesterday asked to take over the Wallis Creek flood gates as a national work. The request was made by a deputation, accompanied by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation from the at and East and, West Maltland counclls, and Cesanock and Taro shires was introduced to the Minster for Works by Mr. Gillis M.L.A. Yesterday with a request that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YASS, Saturday.—A remarkable storm occurred at Jugiong a few days ago. Local residents say that 4in of rain fell in less than half-an-bour; fences were washed away, soil torn…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A storm that lasted not more than a quarter of an hour or 20 minutes at the outside swept over the Ryde district on Tuesday afternoon Rain descended in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following forecast, was issued from the Observatory by the Acting-Government Meteorologist (Mr, S. Wilson) at 1 o'clock to-day:-- Warm to hot in eastern districts,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alter the long spell of dry weather the district was visited on Saturday evening last with a thunderstorm of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Glasgow four-masted ship Marion Josiah, from Tacoma, with a cargo of wheat, arrived at Queenstown on Oct. 23 after a terrible experience. During a hurricane the vessel narrowly escaped foundering. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After clinging to the sides of their derelict vessel for four days, puffetted by rough seas, and without a scrap of food, six of the crew of a Finnish brigantine were rescued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A thunderstorm broke over the city at 6.30 last night, light rain resulting. At 9 o'clock [?] points had been registered. Only two reports, Wollongong and Kiama, were received from the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →One day last week, in Sydney town, The rain and the hail came pelting down, The lightning flashed across the sky,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain fell to the tune of 105 points at Prospect on Friday; but the official gauge at the waterworks only registered 45 points. The fall was on the wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A gale wrenched the French balloon La Patrie, while undergoing repairs at Verdun, a fortress near Bar-le-Duc, from the grasp of 200 men. It was seen to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The thundery conditions which have characterised the weather, of into resulted in light rain in the city yesterday, five points being recorded. At 1.55 p.m. the wind, which had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The hot sultry conditions of the past few days, was followed yesterday morning by a southerly change which capped a welcome fall in temperatures generally…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A severe storm, accompanied by wind and hall, occurred last night at Southport. Some damage was done to the jetty and bathing houses. Two ladies had a sensational escape…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Paul Blythe was not hanged, and it was considered very doubtful if he would have suffered the extreme penalty bad he ever been brought to trial. But he was never in a condition to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One result of the great stream of reprints of the English classics, which continues to flow as strongly as ever has been wo believe quite overlooked--It is undoubtedly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The barque Inverness arrived from Liverpool yesterday with 2000 tons of salt and other cargo. Captain Lewis reports having left Liverpool on Aug. 18, Light and variable winds were experienced down the Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unsettled conditions prevailed over the State on Saturday and yesterday, and many thunderstorms were reported. In the city the weather yesterday was very oppressive. The wind was…
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