Severe Storm. Building Blown Down. Maclean
The break-up of the drought commenced with thunderstorms on Thursday evening, and further heavy rain on Friday, totalling 205 points at Maclean. The rainfall was much…
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1,269 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 64
Peninsular Floods Enormous Damage
LISBON, Monday Evening.—The Tagus has rison 60ft. In some Places the wine stores of Villafrance were flooded, and barrels of wines floated out to sea. The damage at Villafranca…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Seville
Europe has been caught in an epidemic of floods, and Spain seems to be coming off the worst of all. The pleasant An[?]sian valley, with its vineyards and orange groves, is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Europe. Vast Areas in Spain Under Water. Landslide in Portugal. Madrid, Feb. 11
King Alfonso received an ovation when touring the flooded districts in Andalusia. The floods in Seville have caused 15,000 men to be idle. Much merchandise at Huelva has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Elemental Fury. Floods in the Peninsula. Great Loss of Life
MADRID, Sunday Evening.-- King Alfonso is touring through the flooded districts of Andalusia to see for himself the damage wrought. The King has received an ovation wherever he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Destructive Storm at Renmark
At Renmark (South Australia) on February 7 a most destructive storm occurred. In parts of the settlement the wind blew with terrific force, and was accompanied by heavy hailstones…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Weather. Light to Heavy Rain. on the Coast and in the North-east
Associated with the presence of flat barometric conditions over eastern New South Wales further light to heavy rainfalls have been recorded at places in the NE quadrant…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Sketcher. a Locust Storm
The boss had just delivered a mob of "fats" at Charleville, and we had taken three weeks to get out at Euloowiree cattle station, situated on the rich Cooper country,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm-driven. Hornelen's Perilous Passage
A message received from Wellington (N.Z.) states that the steamer Hornelen reached Auckland yesterday morning in a terribly battered condition. Her bridge was a mass…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Marshall Islands Storm. Missing Trader Safe
The steamer Ger[?] from Hongkong via the Car[?] Mershall and other islands arrived at Sydney [?] morning and anchored in [?] Bay. The steamer under command…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Battered Ship. Effect of a Gale. Hornelen Has Perilous Time. Wellington (N.z.), Feb. 9
Funnel salted white, wrecked bridge, and damaged deckhouse were practically all that the Hornelen showed above the sheer line when she reached Auckland on Tuesday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Swept Away in Flood. Clergyman and Sister Drowned. Wellington (N.z.)
A double drowning occurred near Wellington last night. The Rev. Mr. Locke, vicar of Ross, and his sister, were driving in a trap, when they attempted to cross a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the Track of the Storm
A message was received yesterday by the Australasian Wireless Company, Limited, by wireless from the Huddart, Parker steamer Ulimaroa, en route from Bluff to Hobart, to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →News From the South Seas. Storm Effects Only Moderate. No Fears of Japanese Invasion
The steamer Germania, from the Marshall, Caroline and other South Sea islands, brought news that, fierce as the recent storm was, it caused but little damage at Jaluit and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Harry Lauder's Adventure. Hours in an Open Boat. Battling with the Storm. His Son's Illness
Anxious to see his son, who was lying ill at his home in Dunoon, Mr. Harry Lauder, in making the journey from Manchester, had an exciting experience which, but for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foundling of the Sea. Storm-baby Becomes a Hero. Saves Eight Lives. Old Fisherman's Pathetic Story
Noel Lambezellec, fisherman, 21 years old, son of Jan Lambezellec, retired, of Brest, saved eight lives in March last, and was one if those who received the Carnegie rewards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Spanish Floods
MADRID, Wednesday.—Twelve riverside villages on the banks of the Guadelqulver, with an aggregate population of 34,000, have not a single house above the flood level…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods in Spain. Madrid, Feb. 14
Twelve riverside villages on the banks of the Guadelquiver, with an aggregate population of 34,000, have not a single house above the flood level…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →By Land and Sea. Disastrous Floods in Spain. Starving Inhabitants
MADRID, Wednesday,--The floods in Spain are becoming worse from day to day. In 12 riverside villages on the banks of tho Guadal-quiver, with a population of 34,000, not a house…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Starving Millions. in Central China. Floods, War, and Famine
Beginning with the month of February the next three months threaten to be a period of great suffering and misery in Central China. From information supplied by the Central…
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