The Storm in Canada Worst for 20 Years. Vancouver, Feb. 2
The worst storm for 20 years has been sweeping Canada, and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic, for 11 days. Heavy rain has isolated towns in Idaho…
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1,348 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 68
"The People's" Troubles A Storm in a Tea Cup. Interview with Sec. Carter and the Ferry Company's Solicitor
IN our issue of the 21st ult. an article appeared showing the wage and working conditions under which the employees of the Manly Ferry Co. were compelled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather. Monsoonal Disturbance. Floods May Be Expected
Commonwealth Weather Buresu Forecast for New South Wales issued at noon to-day for the next 24 hours— "Continued general raine more thundry- storms north-east wind"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Rains, Floods in Central District. Brisbane
Advice has been received that the bridge at 33 miles on the Boyne Valley branch was four feet under water, and covered with debris. The train service has been cancelled…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →News of the Night. Events reported after "The Sun" went to press yesterday. Floods in Queensland
Rain has fallen in Rockhampton for ten days in succession, and as a result most of the low-lying parts of the town are under water. At Aramac, in the far west, 11…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Suspense. Heavy Rains in Queensland. Big Flood Expected
ROCKHAMPTON, Friday.--For the tenth day in succession very heavy rain fell in Rockhampton yesterday. All the low-lying parts of the town are covered, and a big flood is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Spanish Storms. Trains Derailed and Fishing Craft Lost. Barcelona
A passenger train was derailed at Valencia through a washout in the roadbed, 30 of the passengers being killed outright…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain in Melbourne
Melbourne was visited by a heavy rainstorm yesterday afternoon. 137 points falling in 65 minutes. In Flinders-street the water was 2ft. over the tramlines, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fishermen in a Gale. Fifty Boats Missing
MADRID, Monday Morning.—During a gale at Femecola as hsbirg coats [?] and nineteen men were drasned. Fifty boats are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in the Mediterranean. Havoc Among Fishing Fleet
MADRID, Saturday Afternoon.—A terrific storm has occurred in the Mediterranean. Fifteen vessels, 43 men, and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Eastern Afloat. Buffeted by a Gale. Vessel Safe at Brisbane Wharf
BRISBANE, Sunday.—The E. and A. mall steamer Eastern, which has been fast on Salamander Bank for the past 10 days, was driven off by the gale early on Saturday. Throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest Edition. "Evening Newt" Office, 4.30 p.m. Flood in Melbourne. All Traffic Suspended. People Swept Down the Streets. a Boy Drowned
MELBOURNE, Monday Morning.—Over city and suburbs yesterday afternoon. a monsoonal thunderstorm raged, and during the [?] minutes te downpour lasted the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →School Teacher Drowned. Crossing a Flooded River. Wauchope
A sad drowning fatality occurred on the Upper Hastings on Friday afternoon, Mr. Coo. H. Cassin, who was teacher at Yarras and Forbes River half-time schools, while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Queensland. Torrential Rains. Eighteen Inches at Gladstone. Five Inches in Many Places. Brisbane
A synopsis of the weather reports issued by the Commonwealth Bureau are to the effect that conditions have improved considerably in Queensland at the last report. It is fine with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods at Bundaberg. Town Wharfs Submerged. Brisbane
At 11 o'clock this morning the flood waters in the Burnett River at Bundaberg had submerged the town wharfs, and begun to spread over the low-lying portions of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Queensland Floods. Downpour at Rockhampton. Parts of Town Inundated
BRISBANE, Sunday.--All the train services between Hughenden and Cloncurry have been suspended, owing to the floods. All traffic on the Ayr line has been suspended. The water is 10ft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Something Like Rain. Melbourne Emulates Sydney. Flooded Streets and Dwellings. Series of Exciting Incidents
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Melbourne experienced another torrential downpour to-day, and in an incredibly short space of time nearly every street in the city and its suburbs was a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Cyclone" Beaten. Dave Smith Wins Again
"First I backed Smith, but after the seventh round I had to back Thompson, and thee I had to put more money on Smith" In these words one of the spectators of the contest at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Was He a Storm Victim?
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The body of Patrick Joseph Dempsey, a railway gatekeeper, was found floating at Port Melbourne to-day. Deceased was a widower, 59 years of age, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne
All the reports which came to hand to-day regarding the tropical rain experienced yesterday went to show that the tall was greatest in the southern suburbs. The heaviest…
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