Heavy Floods in America
Floods at Pittsburg, Pennsyivania have rendered 30,000 men temporarily idle. When the flood waters came down many people were compelled to seek refuge in the upper storeys of the houses…
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988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 50
Storms in Britain a Devastating Gale Wholesale Wreckage Some Starling Accidents London, Sunday, 2 p.m
'A gale, by which an immense amount of destruction was wrought has been raging in the Midlands, in the north-west of England, and in Ireland…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipping. Gale Abating Wind and Sea Now Quieter
The south-eaatcrly gale which made the wind howl, and caused mountainous seas on Saturday mid yesterday is now abating. South Head reported this morning that the high wind had dropped, and only a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hard Southerly Blow. Rough Sea on the Coast. Shipping in the Gale
A hard southerly blow swept along the coast on Saturday, and quickly brought up a rough sen. Rain squalls accompanied the storm some of the guests being, very severe,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cable News. Received To-day. Great Gales in England. Buildings Wrecked. a Schooner Capsized. Terrific Hailstorms
LONDON, Sunday Evening.—A gala occurred in the Midland aid North-west of England and in Ireland yesterday. Three grandstands were unroofed, the market…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the Country Rise in the Hunter River. a Bridge Damaged. People on Haystacks. Farms Under Water
SINGLETON, Monday.—For forty-eight hoars ending 9 o'clock this morning 594 points rain fell in Singleton. Jerry's Plains records 305 points, Balsa 415, Broke 429. On: Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Phenomenal Rain in Newcastle. Streets Under Water. Flood Water in Harbour. Newcastle
Exceptionally heavy rain has been failing in the city and district for the last 24 hours, and late to-night there were no indications of any immediate cessation. Last night a strong…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anxiety at Singleton. Flats and Paddocks Flooded. Singleton
There was a heavy rain storm on Saturday night. The channels could not carry the volume, and several straets were flooded. On Sunday morning the flats and paddocks held…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Hunter in Flood. Confined to a Narrow Area. Great Damage to Farm Crops. Timely Removal of Cattle. West Maitland
The district has just been visited with the greatest rainfall recorded since the memorable downpour of 1893, and farmers in lowlying portions of the Hunter River Valley are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods at Majura. Queanbeyan
Further particulars from Majura state that sheep and rabbits were washed away by the storm, and crops suffered severely. Large numbers of codfish, weighing upwards of 20lb, were found stranded on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Coastal Rains Ten Inches at Newcastle Rain Still Continuing Serious Floods Feared
Dull and heavy weather, with intermittent falls of rain, has prevailed in Sydney during the 48 hours preceding 9 o'clock this morning. In the city the rainfall was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Torrential Rains. Maitland Threatened With. a Big Flood. Heaviest Fall Since 1893. Low-lying Lands Submerged. the Hunter Rising Rapidly
WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--No rainfall equal to that of last night and to-day has been experienced in the district since 1893, over five inches being recorded up till this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in the Hunter
During the last couple of days rain of a more or less heavy nature has fallen over considerable areas of the State. On the Hunter it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shipping Gale Abated
South Head reported this morning that the high wind which was blowing for the past few days had now lulled, and there was only a moderate sea running. The conditions generally were fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Deluge at Newcastle. Many Pits Idle. Low-lying Lands Submerged
NEWCASTLE, Monday.--In consequence of the phenomenally heavy and incessant rainfall since Saturday, great tracts of country throughout the Lower Hunter district are under water…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terific Gales. in England and Ireland. Schooner Capsized and Crew Drowned
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A, terrific gale raged yesterday in the Midlands, the north-west of England and Ireland, and did damage to the extent of several hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Scope of the Storm. Interesting Review of the Rainfall
Mr. Wilson, the divisional officer, when seen yesterday, stated:--"On Friday last, a high pressure of considerable energy was situated over the southern portion of the continent,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Hawkesbury in Flood
WINDSOR, Tuesday.—The Hawkesbury River has risen 6ft, and although the flooded arms of the riven have caused the main stream to swell over swamp lands and other lowlying parts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the Country. Farms Under Water. Maitland Streets Inundated
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday Afternoon.—With a falling river, and occasional showers. Instead of the hard, continuous rain, and good news from the north, the townspeople are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Hunter
"It never rains but it pours," might be fitly applied for once to the Hunter River Valley. Phenomenally, heavy rain has fallen there: in fact, the…
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