Weathersfield in a Gale. Seaman Injured. Wellington (N.z.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 6
The vessel reported in trouble yesterday was the barquc Weatkersfield, which left Wellington for Suva a week ago. She met with exceptionally bad weather off the Ne…
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The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 13
Messrs. Hardie and Gorman, in conjunction with Mr. Percy I. Smith., auctioneer, Penrith, for the Perkins estate, Rooty Hill, report having sold by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →In Many Gales. a Big Sailer in Port
The Star · Friday 30 April 1909 · page 7
Thews is now lying in Mosman Bay the largest sailing ship which has ever entered the port. She is the German four-masted barque Alsterdamm, commanded by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bad Blasts. Gales That Poison, Stab, and Burn. Terrible Julch of Baluchistan
Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 5
"Blow winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!" exclaims poor King Lear. "Crack, Nature's moulds!" But not even Shakspere, with all his marvellous perspicuity, had any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farming in South Africa. "Drought, Floods, and Disaster." Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 13
Solomon Hartog, a lineal descendant of Dirk Hartog, who visited the shores of Western Australia in the early part of the seventeenth century, has arrived from South Africa…
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Evening News · Wednesday 5 May 1909 · page 7
AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The Union Company's steamer Moeraki, which left Sydney on Saturday last, had a very rough trip to Wellington. A big sea thundered on board, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Airship in a Gale. Wild Adventures of Zeppelin I. Pursued by Cavalry
The World's News · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 17
ZEPPELIN I., the German Government's great aerial cruiser, struggled against the wind in thrilling fashion for 11 hours on April 1, in an attempt to land at Munich…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Notes. a Sun Storm
Evening News · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 8
Something rather uncomfortable is going to happen to the earth soon, according to Mr. Clement Wragge, the meteorologist. A storm is raging in the sun, he says; a storm with a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Duststorm in the City. Short-lived Westerly Gale
Evening News · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 9
The effects of the dry spell in the metropolls were unpleasantly felt shortly after 12 o'clock this afternoon, when the wind suddenly changed from the north-east, and blew hard from, the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storms Approaching. Prospect of Good Rain. a Warm Spell
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 13
Unsettled generally; prospects good for rain in western and later parts of eastern districts. Some thunderstorms and tendency for stormy, wet weather on…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm in the Sun. Mr. Wragge's Warning. Auckland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 14
Mr. Clement Wragge states that a big storm is raging in the sun, and is nearly central on the solar disc. It is abnormal, and about 40,000 miles in diameter. Its etheric…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Good Rains Coming. Now in the Far-west. Some Splendid Falls. Storm Operating in Riverina
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 14
After a prolonged spell of exceptionally dry weather there are at last encouraging indications of substantial rains over the State generally. The storm made its appearance early…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1909 · page 8
The Meteorologist anticipates further rains, accompanied by boisterous conditions. The ocean forecast issued by the Weather Bureau on Saturday was:—…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 8
ADELAIDE, Monday.--The P. aud O. mad steamer Mooltan, which was detained bu a storm at Semaphore anchorage from 1 a.m. on Saturday, sailed for Melbourne at 5 o'clock this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales in the South. Scope of the Rainfall Splendid Records in Riverina
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 8
As the result of the presence over Victoria and Tasmania of the cyclonic storm centre, sonic moderate to fresh west to south gales, with rough seas, have been experienced, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Glasgow Ship in a Gale. the Cabin Flooded
Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 6
The Glasgow ship Clan M'Pherson made her reappearance in the harbor yesterday morning after a passage of 109 days from the Tail of the Bank, Glasgow. She began the voyage on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Storm at Perth
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 8
PERTH, Thursday.--Heavy squalls of mm have prevailed on the coast. At Fremantle an inch and a quarter of rain fall. The surf driven over the North Mole of the harbor, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boisterous Weather. Gales And-rough Seas. Shipping Operations Hampered
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 8
Severe southerly gales, accompanied by exceptionally high seas, were raging along the coast yesterday, and the operations of shipping were greatly hampered. Shortly before 3 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rough Day on the Coast. Gales and Heavy Seas. Further Useful Rains
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 9
As the result of the persistent retrogression on to our central coast of the rear portion of the cyclonic storm, heavy southerly weather has been experienced all along the seaboard…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cadets in a Gale. the Annual Rifle Meeting Rain Compels Postponement
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 5
If the Commonwealth authorities hail desired to kill the enthusiasm of the schoolboy cadets, who are admittedly at the beginning of the defence policy, no more effective plan could have…
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