The Floods. Water Subsiding. Melbourne
Reports received from the country to-day show that the floods are rapidly subsiding. The damage done to nine bridges in Howqua shire is estimated at £2000…
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Flood Waters. Appreciable Diminution. Estimating the Damage
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--There has been a very appreciable diminution of the flood waters in the Goulburn and Acheron Valleys during to-day, and reports received from the districts…
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Mr. Walter S. Gale writes:—I have read with interest the remarks of your correspondent. Mr. R. B[?]lke-Peterson, in Tuesday's issue of your journal, regarding the above subject. Of…
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The comet Gale has been photographed successfully at the Commonwealth Observatory, Mount Stromlo, Federal territory…
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Sir,--I have read with interest the remarks of your correspondent, Mr. H. Bjelke-Petersen, in to-day's issue of your valuable journal, regarding the above…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The Floods. Murrumbidgee Rising. Narrandera
The Murrumbidgee River is up to the 19ft mark, and is rising rapidly. Residents in the lower parts of the town have everything arranged to leave their homes if necessary…
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Letters received last week in Shanghal from Wenchow (Che Kiang Province) state that floods on August 23 reached the proportions of a tidal wave at Chuchow, overwhelmed Tsingtien—drowning 10,000 Chinese—entirely destroyed Konso, and washed away several small towns. The river Wenchow on the morning of August 30 was a terrible sight. The ruins of numberless homesteads floated swiftly down the river towards the sea. On them crouched men, woman, and children. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Week's Miscellany Compilation of the News of the World Floods in Victoria—four Casualties
Owing to heavy rains, a large number of rivers, principally in the north-eastern part of Victoria, were in flood. Considerable losses of stock have been reported, and several bridges have been swept away. Large areas…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Another Paris Flood Feared. More Protective Works to Be Erected Paris, Saturday Morning
Owing to the wet Summer, now nearly over, the Municipal authorities, fearing a fresh inundation in the Winter, are asking for a large parliamentary grant to cree[?] protective works…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Victorian Floods. Vast Areas Under Water. MELBOURNE
The waste waters from the Goulburn River now cover the country between Sheppurton and Mooroopna, extending northward. The river has reached a height of…
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Mr. W. E. Cooke, Government Astronomer, reports that the following elements and ephemeris have been received from Kiel:- Time of perihelion, October 4.67…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale's Comet. After the Moon' Goes
Mr. W. E. Cooke, Government Astronomer, supplies the following information concerning the comet:--The following elements and ephemeris have been received from Kiel:--Time…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Hove To. the Flinders in the Gale
The [?] owned by Messrs. [?] and the New [?] arrived to Sydney this morning from [?] passage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When a Steamer Shakes Her Head. Rough Weather at Sea. the Malaita in a Gale
Under ordinary circuma[?] the [?] Mala[?] from the New Hebrides, would have [?] Sydney on saturday afternoon, but the elements decide otherwise, and the stea[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boat Strikes Stump. Flooded Stream. Melbourne
A sensational boating accident occurred near Shepparton to day, in the neighbour hood of the Goulburn River. Three men and two girls went out in a small hoat into the…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A party of five-- Misses Winnie Morris and M'Kee and Messrs. Strawbridge, Primrose, and Gibson--had a narrow escape from drowning while boating in the…
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PARIS, Friday Evening.--Owing to the wet summer, the Municipality of Paris, fearing a fresh inundation in the winter, has asked for a large parliamentary grant for protective…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Comet Gale
At the monthly meeting of the New South Wales branch of the British Astronomical Association, Mr. Walter F. Gale gave an account of the comet which bears his name,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Gale's Comet. Discovered with Field Glasses
At the monthly meeting of the British Astronomical Association, Mr. Walter F. Gale, F.R.A.S., gave some account of the comet which bears his name, and of the method of its…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Gales Off the Coast. Island Steamers Have Rough Time
Three island steamers arrived yesterday, and they all reported rough weather off the coast. The Germanic, from the Bismarck Archipelago, encountered heavy gales on approaching the…
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