The Moravian in a Gale
FREMANTLE, Wednesday. The steamer Moravian arrived at 2 o'clock this morning from Melbourne direct. 24 hours late. She experienced exceptionally heavy weather, with…
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Mid Stormy Seas Moravian's Rough Passage Tremendous Seas Shipped Flooded Berths and Smashed Doors Fremantle
The Aberdeen liner Moravian, of 4573 tons, had a perilous passage from Adelaide to Fremantle. She left Brisbane on June 19 last, under the command of Catain Robb…
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The Sydney Chinese Empire Reform Association has just received official information of disastrous floods, in certain parts of the province of Kwang-tung (Canton), and…
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The editor of the "Tung Wah Times" yesterday received a cheque for £25 from Messrs. Gibbs, Bright and Co. on behalf of the sufferers by the late floods in the province of Canton. It is stated that subscriptions are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Buffeted by Gales. the Ururoa Has a Rough Time
The three-masted schooner Ururoa, timber laden, from Wanganul (N.Z.), arrived yesterday, after a boisterous passage across the Tasman Sea. Heavy gales and high seas were…
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Light to heavy rain has fallen at a few stations on the coast between Sydney and Bateman's Bay, and light showers in the northern parts of Riverina and the south-west slopes…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →In Sheep's Clothing. [COPYRIGHT.] Chapter XXVI.—In the Heart of the Storm
WILL CARWARDINE had scarcely quitted the security of the boathouse when he found that he had undertaken a task which would tax the full strength…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Perils of the Sea a Barque in a Gale How a Sailor Was Rescued
Captain John Williams, master, of the steamer Guthrie, writes:--I read a very interesting article in your last issue relating to the loss of the ill-fated…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Floods in Texas. River Rises Thirteen Feet in One Night. Rescued Boat Refused. New York. May 23
Hundreds of persons have been drowned and thousands have been rendered homeless by the most disastrous floods ever known in Northern Texas…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Gales and Floods. Heavy in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday,--A heavy southerly gale, accompanied by rain, is reported from various parts of the country. Rivers and lowlying lands are flooded in many districts…
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Most parts of the Dominton report heavy rains and floods. The telegraphic service has been considerably disorganised. The lowlying parts of Christchurch city are under water…
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Mr. Fore manager of the "Tung Wah Tunes" Newspaper Co., Limited, acting on behalf of the Chinese citizens at this State, has just cabled the sum of £200 to the Tung…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buffeted by Gales. New Zealand Vessels Have a Trying Time
A couple of timber-laden vessels from New Zealand, belated by the recent gales in the Tasman Sea, put in an appearance at the port yesterday. One--the schooner Maroro--came in…
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Advices from here state that bad weather of an exceptional nature has been experienced. Christchurch is practically flooded. The manufacture of gas had to be suspended. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Phenomenal Rains. South Island of New Zealand Inundated. Gas-works Flooded and Trains Blocked
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday--Phenomenal rains have fallen in some parts of the South Island, particularly in the coastal district. At Christchurch the encroachment of water…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm Off the Coast
Hall storms occurred off the coast yesterday morning. The captain of the tug Port Jackson, which arrived last night, reports very heavy hail when 20 miles off the Heads. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the South Coast. Heavy Storm at Bulli
BULLI, Thursday.--This afternoon a heavy thunderstorm passed over the district, accompanied by heavy rain and vivid lightning. The heaviest fall of hailstones ever seen in this…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Storm. Trams Blocked. a Remarkable Scene. Heavy Downpour of Rain
One of the most severe thunder and hall storms experienced in the metropolitan district for some years past occurred last evening, and resulted in extensive damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cause of the Storm. Some Interesting Particulars. Obtained at the Observatory
Mr. Wilson, of the Commonwealth Weather Bureau, upon being interviewed at the Sydney Observatory this morning by a representative of the "Evening News," was able to give some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Last Night's Thunder Storm Wild Work in the Suburbs. Deluged Streets and Blocked Traffic
For intensity, duration, and picturesqueness the heavy thunderstorm which broke over Sydney and suburbs last night was probably, unique considering the season of the…
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