Storm in Adelaide City Struck by a Tornado. Considerable Damage Done. Melbourne [?]
It is reported that a tor[?]de [?] this morning, and did a lot [?] damage. The telegraph authorities report that…
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History of the Firm. Other Fires and Floods
Possibly no other wholesale house in Australia can date its formation back beyond 1830, the year in which the business of D. Cohen and Co. was established. In those days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nimrod in a Gale. One Pony Killed.an Ajotous Time
AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The Antarctic ' exploring ship Nimrod encountered a series of heavy gales while under tow of the steamer Koonya. One pony was thrown on its back,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Storm in a Teapot
If there is one thing more than another that the freetrade press of Sydney has endeavoured to impress upon the public mind, it is the immorality of protection in any…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Wreck at Cronulla Steamer Thode Fagelund Driven Ashore in a Howling Southerly Gale Vessel Hopelessly Stranded Tugs Standing by a Big Crew Aboard Wild Night at Sea
In a bowline southerly gale last night the big steamship Thode Fagelund, bound from Adelaide to Sydney, was driven ashore within an hour's steam of her destination…
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KIANDRA, Thursday.-- The exceptional heat experienced for the past week ended yesterday with a terrific thunderstorm. Early in the day the sun was completely hidden from view by a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pantomime Storms
You have probably wondered when witnessing the pantomimes how the sound of a storm is bo realistically produced. It in done by a mechanical contrivance which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-swept Liner. Adriatic's Ocean Ordeal
Badly storm-swept, and after the very worst voyage she has ever yet made, the Adriatic, of the White Star Line, arrived at Plymouth one morning last month some 12 or 14 hours late,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Another Storm at Kiandra. Lightning's Strange Freaks
KIANDRA, Friday. -- Another violent thunderstorm has passed over the town. G. Workes' residence was struck by lightning, which seemed to run round the house, splintering each corner…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heavy Rain at Bathurst. Struck by Lightning. Bathurst
A change in the weather set in on Saturday, with occasional thunderstorms during the afternoon. Steady rain fall for several hours on Saturday night, and in some parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terrific Storm at Bathurst. House Completely Wrecked
BATHURST, Sunday.--A house at Dunkeld, occupied by the local schoolteacher (C. E. Wilson) and family, was devastated, by a terrific storm and struck by lightning last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thunder Storm in the Country. Scattered Rainfall. 238 Points at Lawson
Many country districts on Saturday benefited by showers, the result of thunderstorms. Although patchy, the falls were fairly good. Lawson headed the list with. 258 points, then came…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thunderstorms in the Country. Some Heavy Falls of Rain
Heavy thunderstorms occurred over a very wide area of New South Wales on Friday. Saturday, and Sunday, but the drought-stricken South Coast district only benefited in a few…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Thunderstorms. Some Heavy Downpours
Although thunderstorms occurred over a very wide area on Saturday and Sunday, the drought-stricken South Coast has only bonefited in a few places. The rains have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Heavy Fall. Flood at Bogolong. Grenfell
The report of the shire engineer, issued on Saturday, shows that 10 inches of rain fell on Friday at Bogolong, five miles from Grenfell. It was the heaviest rain ever seen by residents. A number of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood at Barmedman. Barmedman
A terrific thunderstorm visited Barmedman at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The thunder pealed and the lightning flashed continuously for a couple of hours, and rain fell in torrents, flooding the lower portions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Don John, Buccaneer. Chapter Xiii.--twixt Fire and Flood
It is an old truism that fire and water are the best of servants and the worst of masters. When either alone gets the mastery, man and his works are usually in evil case; but when both…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Storm at Kiandra
An exceptionally heavy storm was experienced, at Kiandra on Wednesday afternoon. Old residents were surprised. The storm came up from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rain Falls in a Deluge. Team of Horses Killed. Young
While only six points of rain fell during Thursday night's storm phenomenal rain fell at Tubbul, and throughout the Bland district—quite a deluge in some parts. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storms in the Country. Phenomenal Rainfall. Horses Struck Dead
A heavy rainstorm passed over the Mandurama district on Saturday evening last. The rain came down in torrents, flooding the streets. The water also found its way into houses in…
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