After the Gale. Shipping Traffic Resumed. Some Big Rainfall Records
The conditions moderated along the coast yesterday, and many of the vessels delayed by the storm took advantage of the change, and put to sea…
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After the Storm. American Vessel Arrives. Ship Severely Strained
The American 4-masted echooner David Evans ( was an unexpected arrival at Sydney this morning, and she was bound from Puget Sound to Port Adelaide with a full cargo of timber. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kaiulani in a Gale. Rudder Carried Away. Puts in at Auckland.' Auckland
The barque Kalulani bound from Newcastle to Honolulu, coal laden, put in here this morning disabled. She left Newcastle on April 16, and on May 16 encountered a heavy gate…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flood at Kangaroo Valley
KANGAROO VALLEY.—Very heavy rain fell during Thursday, bringing the total up to 661 points. The river rose 12ft. Telegraphic communication was cut off between Nowra and Kangaroo Valley. The mail…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Floods in Victoria. Several Bridges Washed Away
MELBOURNE, Fiday.--Heavy rain in reported from many parts of the State, and floods are feared. At Traralgon the creek is rising so rapidly that a big flood like that of 1891 is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An Aeroplane Wrecked. Wright Pupil Falls 100ft During Gale. Terrible Injuries. Rome, May 6
Lieutenant Caldorara, one of Mr. Wilbur Wright's most promising "flying" pupils, was the victim to-day of a remarkable catastrophe in which he received serious…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Latest Mail News Fight for Life in Flooded Mike. Thrilling Story by Rescued Man. Boy Browned. London, May 7
Twenty-five miners were imprisoned for several hours yesterday by a rush of water from old and disused working in the Aspin Collieries at ostwaldwistle, near…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Unequalled for Four Years. Some Previous Gales
With one exception the gale of yesterday was the strongest over recorded from the north-west during the half-century that the Sydney Observatory has been established…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sunday's Storm on the Harbor. Worst for Thirty Years
"I have known Sydney Harbor for thirty years, and never saw it so rough as it was during the westerly gale which raged on Sunday," said Mr. W. Smith, the head messenger…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tom Ugly's Point Ferry. a Woman Injured. Stopped by the Storm
Passengers, by the Tom Ugly's Point (Dover) ferry were considerably inconvenienced, yesterday by the stoppage of the ferry service. The punt employed on the ferry is used for the During the morning, Catherine Cain, 70 years of age, residing at Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, was blown over by the wind at the corner of Yurong-street and William-street. Her right…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale on the South Coast. a School Hall Shifted Bodily. Trains From Nowra Delayed
WOONONA, Monday.—A fearful gale from the west, of unexampled fury, was raging all day yesterday over the Bulli district, causing great alarm to the residents and much…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sunday's Storm. Hurricane-like Wind. Extraordinary Velocity Attained. Lively Times on the Water
A westerly gale of almost unexampled strength raged throughout the daylight hours of Sunday in Sydney and along the coasts. There was a stiff wind on the previous day, which died…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Gippsland. Melbourne
Heavy rains have fallen in Eastern Gippsland over 7 inches being recorded at Upper Tambo. Several rivers are in flood. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heroic Miner. Twenty-Five Men Entombed in Flooded Pit
Twenty-five miners were imprisoned recently for several hours by a rush of water from old and disused workings in the Aspin Collieries at Oswaldtwistle, near Accrington…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The flood waters in Gippsland are falling rapidly to-day, and no further damage is anticipated. At Traralgon, however, a number of sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gales and Rains. Another Westerly Blow. Over 51 Miles an Hour
Fresh westerly winds, reaching at times the force of a moderate gale, were again experienced in the city and suburbs yesterday. The conditions, however, were by no means as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Through the Storm. R.m.s. Macedonia's Experience
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The stormy weather which is raging around the Victorian coast is causing much delay to vessels heading for Melbourne. So far no mishaps have been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage by the Gale. Record Wind Velocity. Rain in the Country
During the 21 hours ended 2.30 a.m. yesterday, 713 miles of wind were registered in Sydney. This constitutes a record wind velocity in the aggregate for June, the previous record being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales and Rough Seas in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Gales and rough seas were again reported from the principal headlands along the Victorian coast to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Snapshots Snavelled During Sunday's Cyclone
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