Flood in Centennial Park
For a considerable time past the first of the Chain of Ponds on the east side of the Randwick tramline has been dry. Monday's heavy rains filled Nos. 2 and 3 with water, and…
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For a considerable time past the first of the Chain of Ponds on the east side of the Randwick tramline has been dry. Monday's heavy rains filled Nos. 2 and 3 with water, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The storm caused much unpleasantness in many ways to residents in the vicinity of Cook's River, at Tempe, more especially on the southern side, where is situated the small settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Nothing like it for 20 years." This was the opinion of an "old salt"—a resident of Sans Souci for a life-time. And the wrecked Sans Souci baths, sunken craft—motors and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain set in on Sunday afternoon, and continued unceasingly, with no signs of abating, up to 6 p.m. on Monday. Over 5in were registered. Eastern Crook is reported to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Not for over six years has the Camden district experience such a rainfall as' that which has fallen during the past 36 hours. A continual fall lasted from Sunday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy rain set in on Sunday afternoon, and continued without cessation till after 6 o'clock last night. This morning South Creek overflowed, and inundated a large area…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The storm struck Marrickville with full force at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Fences, verandahs, and roofs were swept aside like so much cardboard, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is only a little while ago that there appeared in "The Daily Telegraph" a paragraph with the caption, "Wanstead Wants Water." Apparently Wanstead's wish has been satisfied…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BRISBANE, Tuesday. -- A strong [?] has been blowing in Brisbane all day, the temperature being exceptionally cold…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →It is sometimes rather eruelly said that nature imitates art; but her efforts in storm production seem to be undoubtedly original. We are told by the learned…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After a long spell of peaceful weather a winter storm, tropical in its severity, broke upon the coast district near Sydney on Monday, and, lasting till Tuesday night, left a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →VIEW OF THE DAMAGE AT THE LAVENDER BAY (LADIES') BATHS. The Sydney Ferries' steamer, during the height of the storm on Monday afternoon, was caught by the wind and sagged into these baths. The gale, however, was responsible for the most of the damage, the hurricane blasts causing the roofing to be distributed on the shore over a widearea…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. S. Wilson, the divilsional officer of the Weather Bureau, says the present gale, compared with the strength of the memornble severe blows known as the Maitland and the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A fine drop of rain fell on Monday, and with Saturday's and Sunday's christening totted up 639 points by 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when light showers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Penrith had its share of the disturbing elements on Monday. Rain fell continuously all day. About 6 p.m. a violent thunderstorm broke over the town and did…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →With a shift of wind to the southward the gale raged with renewed vigor throughout yesterday, accompanied by blinding rain squalls. The highest velocity of the wind was 57 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →"The wind on Wednesday," says Mr. Wilson, in charge of the Meteorological Bureau, "should be fresh to strong, blowing from the south and the south-west. And the rain should continue…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Captain Steele, of the London Missionary Society's steam yacht John Williams, describes the gale as the heaviest he has known off the coast. The John Williams reached Sydney late…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The gale of Monday though it moderated during the night blew with renewed fury yesterday morning and was again accompanied by torrential rain. The same force as that of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The gale, in the homely phraseology of the boy in the street, has "done its dash." Mr. Wilson, in charge of the Meteorological Bureau at Sydney Observatory, this…
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