Timber Steamer in a Gale. Hove-to for Two Days
The Norwegian steamer Solveig, with three and a half million feet of lumber from Puget Sound, arrived in Port Jackson on Saturday after a stormy passage. She was 29 days on…
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Killed by Lightning. Cyclist Caught in a Storm
HELENSBURGH, Sunday.--During the storm this afternoon a young man, Frank Holloway, 24, of Livingstone-road, Petersham, was struck by lightning and killed instantly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Goach Horses Killed. Heavy Storm on the Mountains. Katoomba
There was on exciting thunderstorm here yesterday--one of the worst known. Vivid streams of lightning flashed about the mountains and levelled numbers of trees. But…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in Ireland. Losses of Stock
LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The River Shanson, having overflowed its banks owing to the recent heavy rains, floods have occurred in several counties…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thunderstorms and Southerly Change. Rain in the North-east
During the past 48 hours a disturbance of a decided monsoonal character worked over the eastern part of the State, effecting a change in the erstwhile persistent dryness…
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A terrific wind and rain storm occurred at Cunnamulla on Saturday afternoon. A buggy containing two persons was lifted off the roadway, and the occupants thrown to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm at Peak-hill
PEAK-HILL, Monday.--A severe storm on Saturday evening blew the roof off W. M. R[?]ves'b saddler's shop. The front collapsed also, and a telephone post nearly knocked down Mr. Reeves, who had his head cut and a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Terrific Cyclone. Cows Killed at Chinchills
A terrific cyclone and thunderstorm occurred at Cunnamulla, Q., on Saturday afternoon. The clouds banked up heavily, and amid most vivid lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Coonamble. Telephone Exchange Wrecked
COONAMBLE, Monday.--On Friday night a heavy storm struck the Coonamble district. In the town the rain was not heavy, but the lightning was very vivid and dangerous. It struck…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Storm at Peak Hill. Peak Hill
A severe 'storm occurred on Saturday evening. The wind blew the roof off Mr. W. M. Reeves' saddler's shop. The front collapsed also, and a telephone post nearly knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News off the World by Our Independent Cable Service. the Great Storm at Katoomba
Scene of the lightning stroke at katoomba yesterday. The picture shows two of the coach horses that were killed outright and the signboard and tree that were splintered by the same fatal stroke One of the two coach horses owned by Mr. B. Heffernat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclonic Storm. Terrific Wind and Rain. Blown Out of a Buggy. Cows Killed by Lightning. Brisbane
A telegram from Cunnamulla states that a terrific cyclone and thunderstorm occurred there on Saturday afternoon. The clouds banked up heavily, and amid most vivid lightning…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Six Us Ches in an Hour. Floods in Yass District. Yass
The intense heat that prevailed on Sunday morning created an extraordinary atmospheric disturbance, continuous rain falling heavily for several hours…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Irish Floods. Serious Results to Stock
LONDON, Sunday Evening.--The floods in the Shannon Valley continue. The river has overflowed and flooded several counties, with serious results to farm stock…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Great Storm. Wild Scene on the Mountains
One of the worst thundestroms experienced on the Blue Mountains for many years passed over Katoomba and Leura during Sunday morning. Considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm on the Mountains. Exciting Scene at Leura
A terrific thunderstorm passed over Katoomba and Leura on Sunday, causing considerable damage to property and stock. At L[?]ura Gay, in the vicinity of which are the shelter sheds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Science Subdues a Cyclone. Dave Smith Defeats Lester. American's Wild Work
Jack Lester, the sturdy young American, figured In a mad whirling act at the Stadium on Monday night provoked by [?] smith a decidedly superior footwork and a [?]tallsing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dust Storms. What Newtown People Suffer. No Water for the Streets
The summer weather, accompanied by unpleasant winds and no end of dust, is extremely trying to the shopkeepers and residents of Newtown, especially in view of the Water…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Day's Riders in a Gale. Teams Still Bunched. the Second Day. a Bolt by Country Team
The Six Days' Cycle Race continues on the oven tenor of its way at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The riders of the second day of their ride, naturally did not put up the mileage they…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Out of the South. Last Night's Wind Storm. Fifty-eight Miles an Hour. Striking Cloud Spectacle
Than the wind came out of the south. Having made up its mind to some, it came with a violence and suddenness which almost took the breath…
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