Heavy Rain on the Coast
"The rain is still persistent along the seaboard and at parts of the Hunter and central tablelands," remarked Mr. Wilson, the divisional metoprologist to a "Star" reporter…
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Previous Storms. the Cawarra Gale. When 59 Lives Were Lost
Apropos of Monday's gale in Sydney, and the almost incessant rain since last Monday week, it may be interesting to refer to a few records of storms in past years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dying Storm. Gales on the Coast. Value Oe -The Disturbance. Conditions Improving
The cyclonic storm which first visited this State on Sunday and continued throughout the following day with exceptional severity has now practically passed away, so for as the greater…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Gale Moderating
The weather in the vicinity, of Seal Rooks and Fiona Bay is moderating. The gale is abating, and there is now a Crash easterly blowing. with showery weather, and rough…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Heavy Rain. Damage in Kogarah District Large Areas Under Water
The long-continued spell of wet weather is ?causing the various aldermanic bodies in St. George a large amount of anxiety. The road expenditure for the current year was prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Brighton in the Gale
Passengers by the well-known Manly steamer Brighton had a rather novel experience on Monday afternoon, which, however, did not carry-with it any mishap…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →While the Storm Raged
Outside the storm raged violently, the driving rain swept in torrents against the windows, and down the drenched streets the shrieking wind howled and wailed. But within…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm-water Sewer for Chatswood
The disastrous effects of the recent heavy rain were referred to by the Mayor of Willoughby at the last meeting of the local council. He recommended that application should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wild Storm at Newcastle. Shipping Delayed
NEWCASTLE. Tuesday.--The gale still continues to blow, and a heavy sea is running in Newcastle Bight. The signal "Bar dangerous" has, been flying, on Signal-hill all day, and no…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Church Blown Down. During Monday's Storm
About 2 o'clock, during the height of the storm on Monday afternoon, a now weatherboard mission church, at Long Bay, was blown over on its side. The structure was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Through the Gale. Rough Time at Sea. Lively Experiences
A fleet of steamers delayed by the storm arrived in Port Jackson yesterday, and they all report a rough time off the coast. The N.D.L. liner Roon was among the first to put in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In the Gale the Moresby's Long Passage Maitai From Wellington
A long trip of 64 hours from Capo Moreton to Sydney Heads was made by the Island steamer Moresby. She encountered the full force of the gales raging on the coast, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newtown Defeats Sydney University in the Final 17 Points to Nil in a Gale, Through Continuous Rain, and on a Ground Covered in Slush—7000 People Show Rare Enthusiasm in Rugby
As Sunday was a fine, bright, warm day, there was a feeling that the First Grade final on Monday might, after all, be contested under tolerable conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Chinese Empire. Floods, Droughts, and Distress. the Enemies of Constitutional Government
HONGKONG, July 9.--Once again the Empress of China, dilly-dallies, with the question of a Constitution for the Empire. The "awakening" multitude are told one week that they will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in China
The editor of the "Tung Wah Times" (Mr. Tong-Chal-Chih) has received a cable from the directors of the Tung Wall Hospital, at Hongkong, stating that the floods in the province of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm-tossed Barque. Hippolas Encounters the Gale
The barque Hippolas, which reached port yesterday from Whangarel (N.Z.), bore traces for a very rough passage across the Tasman Sea Like other arrivals from Maoriland, she…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Late Storm
Heavy seas were still running last night right along the north coast, and numbers of vessels were weatherbound. South from Sydney, however, the sons were moderating,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Damaced in a Storm
The barque Hippolas, which arrived it Sydney yesterday from whangarei, N.Z., was severely buffeted in the gales, and her bulwark planking on the port side was stove in for a distance of about 20ft…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Barque in the Gale the Hippolas Damaged
The only sailing vessel to arrive at Sydney since the heavy south-east gale set in is the Hippalos, timber-laden, from Whangarel, which entered port yesterday morning. She…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Easterly Gale Expected. Sudden Change in the Wind
The wind at South Head freshened up from the eastward after 11 o'clock last evening and towards midnight was coming away fairly strong, with every prospect of an easterly…
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