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In order to relieve the monotony of picket duty along the south side of the lino of lode the Pipe Band last night marched round the picket-lines on that side of the mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Out of ten boats entered for this usual fortnightly races on the Parramatta River on Saturday last, only five faced the starter, owing to the rough weather…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A cyclonic storm, accompanied by hail and rain, broke over Maitland at 4.40 p.m. to-day, and lasted 40 minutes, 310 points of rain being registered. The storm raged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BLAYNEY, Monday.—This district has been favored with splendid rain. A fall took place yesterday afternoon, 88 points being registered to a couple of hours. On the outskirts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The sultry conditions which obtained during the past day or two culminated in a thunderstorm and rain over the metropolitan area last night. The storm was accompanied by vivid…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CAIRNS, Sunday.--A. heavy gale raged throughout Friday night, but moderated towards daylight, on Saturday. Rain fell in torrents, and the low-lying country was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The district of West Maitland suffered very severely from the cyclonic storm which occurred about half-past 4 yesterday afternoon. The wind blew fiercely, bringing up clouds of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--A terrific cyclonic storm, accompanied by heavy hail and torrential rain, occurred yesterday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, after a succession of sweltering…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BATHURST, Sunday.--Floods, greater in their magnitude and more serious in their consequences than those which occurred 10 days ago, devastated the Bathurst district to-day. At…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The biggest flood known for 40 years occurred in the Bathurst district on Sunday afternoon. There was a torrential downpour about 2 o'clock, and a few hoars later the Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BATHURST, Monday.—The heavy rain at Perthville, six miles from Bathurst, and near the head of Vale Creek, was responsible for a flood. While Bathurst only had 80 points in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NUNDLE, Monday.—A very heavy thunderstorm was experienced at Hanging Rock and Crawney, a few miles from Nundle, on Saturday. Creeps became uncrossable, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another very heavy fall of rain occurred to-day, when a thunderstorm broke over the town about 3 o'clock, and continued for about an hour, when 80 points were registered. In…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WEST MAITLAND.—A terrible hailstorm broke over the town at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, doing considerable damage. The rain and hail were the heaviest experienced for the past 35 years. 310 points of rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CANDELO. —Alter several days of exceptionally sultry weather slight rain began to fall on Saturday. Towards evening a terrific storm occurred causing quite a fresh in the stream. On the western outskirts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WINDSOR.—On Sunday evening about 5 o'clock, after much thunder, a storm struck Windsor, 10[?] points of rain falling in 15 minutes. It was accompanied by heavy hail, the stones reaching the size of ben eggs,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General, rains have resulted from thunderstorms over the State. Some very good falls have been registered, more particularly over the eastern districts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →One of the most appalling calamities in Shipping records of South Australia occurs red on Sunday night, when the steamer Clan Ranald, of 359C gross tonnage, foundered in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BATHURST, Tuesday.—The flood which swept over portion of this district on Sunday afternoon and evening did enormous damage, the total amount far exceeding that caused by any…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exceptionally heavy rain fell just outside Bathurst on Sunday afternoon. It was in the nature of a thunderstorm, and several inches came down in a…
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