Violent Gales
Extraordinary gales raged on the West Australian coast last week causing serious hindrance to navigation. In the Great Australian Bight the gales were particularly severe…
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Cyclone Johnny Thompson. a Draw with Mantell
It was cabled last week that "Cyclone" [?]ohnny Thompson and Frank Mantell met at Sacramento (Co!.) on Thursday and after "Twenty fast rounds," during which Thompson…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales on the Coast. Rough Seas in the North
Reports from the South Coast yesterday showed that moderate south-west to south gales were blowing. Gabo Island and Jerris Bay both reported "sea rather rough." On the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Electric Storm in Chicago. Twelve Houses Struck
CHICAGO, Monday Evening.--A terrific electric storm struck the city to-day. Lightning struck 12 different houses, and flood waters from the heavy rata which fell invaded…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in Queensland
A severe flood has occurred in the Bulloo River (Q.). The residents of Augathella were forced to leave the tows, the river at this spot being ten miles wide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cawarra Gale
One of the worst gales that ever raged on the N.S.W coast Known as the [?] Gales") took place on july 12, [?] 16 years ago to-day when no fewer than [?] vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warrimoo in a Gale
The Union Company's steamer Warrimoo, from Wellington, was nine hours late getting away owing to the large amount of cargo to be handled. She left at 2 a.m. on Saturday. On Sunday afternoon a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Terrific Temperatures. American Heat Wave. a Scare in Montreal. Dread of a Cyclone. Montreal
An announcement in yesterday's evening papers of the possibility of a cyclone resulting from the present heat wave caused a panic in Montreal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On a Raft. Perilous Trip on Flooded River. Exciting Adventuees. Longreach
Last Wednesday two well-known bookmakers, Arthur Robinson and John Patterson, who were in Muttaburra, and who were anxious to get to Longreach, constructed a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Board the Side. Story of a Storm. Crew Fight a Cyclone
Immediately the vessel dropped anchor in [?] Day, "Evening News" reporter clam[?]red over the side, and on reaching the [?] behavior [?] littered with wreckage…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Big Football League's Bad Luck' a Sloppy Field. Play in Heavy Rain. New Zealand and N.s.w. Go Mudlarking. Ten Thousand Persons Look On. Visitors Defeated. by Fourteen Points to Three. Messenger Again
The rain spoilt the record which the N.S.W. Rugby League expected to establish at the show Ground, Moore Park, this afternoon, when New Zealand and New South Wales met…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Detecting Thunderstorms
With instruments instance at the [?] Observatory, M. Fla[?]let has been able to note atmosphere electrical disturbances when those were at a considerable distance and in some…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Storm. Southerly Gale. Fierce Rain Squalls. Hough on the Coast. Storm-beaten Fleet
On Saturday Sydney was under the influence, meteorologically spooking, of monsoonal activity, which resulted in a steady downpour of rain. Yesterday the conditions developed into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Strong Gale at Newcastle
Yesterday a strong gale raged at Newcastle. It was reported that the wind was blowing at 70 miles an hour, and that considerable anxiety was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How the Storm Developed
After 9 a.m. on Saturday the eastern States came more and more under the influence of monsoonal activity, and within 24 hours a great cyclonic storm developed in south-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale at Point Stephens. Ketch Premier Damaged
POINT STEPHENS, Sunday.--A strong southerly gale, accompanied by thick rain squalls and very rough son has boon blowing here since 4 a.m. It is still raging, and the following…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dismasted Ship. Towed Into Port. Crew Fight a Cyclone
With her decks littered with wreckage and minus the fore-top-mast and main-top-gallantmast, the Italian ship Caterina F., 93 days out from Buenos Ayres, entered Port…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale in Newcastle. Vessels Blown From Berths. Newcastle
A particularly strong gale, accompanied by rain squalls, struck Newcastle at an early hour this morning, and lasted practically throughout the day. Considerable anxiety was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Storm at Newcastle. Wind 70 Miles an Hour
NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--A terrific storm swept over Newcastle last night and this morning. The wind blew at times with astounding violence, and reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour. On…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Storm. the Wyreema's Trip. Shipping Sheltering
At noon to-day the signal-master at South Head reported strong south-west winds, and very rough seas. The wind, which began to blow on Saturday, had not abated, and at…
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