Disastrous Flood in West Australia
Thunderstonns which occurred at Northam (W.A.) on Tuesday afternoon, were the heaviest experienced. within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. The first storm occurred at 4 o'clock,…
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New Caledonian Cyclone
Further details of the damage wrought by the disastrous cyclone which recently passed over New Caledonia, and the adjacent groups of islands, was brought to Sydney last night by…
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PERTH, Sunday.--The recent phenomenal downpour in tho Valley of Avon, at Northam and York, has done such extraordinary damage to traffic and other services that the…
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The French mail steamer Armand Behie, which arrived last night from Noumea, brought news that the cyclonic storm which recently swept over New. Caledonia extended to the Loyalty…
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In consequence of the damage done by the recent deluge in Avon Valley, at Northam, the Government has agreed to give £500 to assist the local authorities…
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R. J. McManus, who narrowly escaped drowning in the flood waters at Northam, on Tuesday, died in the Northam Hospital this morning from pneumonia, resulting from his…
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A hurricane was threatening at tho Fiji group when the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Suva left the Islands. Captain M'Lellan reported on arrival yesterday that the steamer remained…
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A heavy storm occurred at Derby last evening. Several houses were blown down, and hundreds of trees were damaged…
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When the British barque Amulree anchored in port to-day, after her voyage from London, Captain Cooper, a typical British sailorman, told of a wild experience the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Heavy Coastal Rain. 690 Points at Clarence Heads. Over Three Inches at Port Macquarie
Light to heavy rain has fallen along the coast, and light showers on parts of the highlands. A phenomenal fall occurred at Ciarence…
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TWICE in the course of my career, writes Sir Frederick Young, K.C.M.G., in the "Seout," have I been in so great danger that I despaired of ever getting clear with my…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Troubled Balkans. Austria Provocative. Flooding Bosnia with Troops. London, March 17
Austria-Hungary is emphasising her reply to Servia by raising 66 battalions in Bosnia to a war footing, equivalent to adding 40,000 mdn to the colours…
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The R.M.S. Asturias, of the Orient Royal mail line, is due at Sydney early to-morrow from London via ports. She left Melbourne at noon yesterday. The vessel will berth at the Quay on arrival…
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HOBART, Saturday.—A recent arrival from New Zealand states that the Dominion is a burst bubble, and the cquntry is flooded with unemployed. No better indication of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burst Water Main. Ahazino Flood Scenes at Putney. Boating in High-Street
PUTNEY, that usually peaceful suburb of London, had a miniature earthquake and flood all to itself one day last month. Fortunately there were no fatal results…
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Reports received at the Weather Bureau yesterday morning showed that light to heavy rain, associated with thunderstorms, had been recorded, chiefly over the Hunter and Manning…
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Sir H. von Herkomer, who was the guest of the Authors' Club in London the other evening, related how he once saw the reproduction of a picture advertised for sale. The…
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According to an eminent authority, the same causes that produce a fall of snow in the open air—namely, a subjection of moist atmosphere to a temperature cold enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 65 →Floods in New Zealand. Wellington
Wild, wintry weather, with gales and heavy rain, is being experienced in Wellington, Canterbury, and other parts of New Zealand. A very heavy sea is running in Cook Strait. Some…
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The steamer Makambo arrived last evening from the Solomon Islands and Papua, and anchored in Watson's Bay. After she has been granted pratiquo this morning she will berth…
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