Gale's Comet. to the Editor
Sir,--As the letter of Mr. John Tebbutt which appears in your issue this morning on the above may be misleading to those not conversant with the facts, please allow me to…
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Sultry Conditions. More Thunderstorms
Flat barometric conditions have prevailed in New South Wales, and the weather generally has been marked by sultriness, more particularly in the north- cast quadrant, where light…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm in the City. Lightning Kills Workman. Heavy Rain and Hail. Streets Flooded. Trams Temporarily Blocked
The threatening weather which prevailed during the morning broke into a heavy storm over the city and suburbs at a few minutes before noon…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gale's Comet. to the Editor
Sir,--I am pleased to find that Mr. Beattie has explained the source of the annoyance of which the Lick computers complain in heir attempts to calculate the orbit of the Gale…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Storm at Newcastle. Newcastle
An exceptionally severe thunderstorm, accompanied by torrential rain, was experienced here this afternoon. Several houses in Carrington were deatr[?]yed by lightning, while many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gale's Comet. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir—Among the items of popular interest recorded in your account to-day of the recent monthly meeting of the New South Wales branch of the British Astronomical…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Big Thunderstorm. City Streets Flooded. Half an Inch in Ten Minutes
At noon to- day one of the heaviest rainstorms ever experienced in Sydney drenched the city. Light showers fell during the morning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fruit Crop Untouched. Storm Confined to Sydney and Suburbs
Anticipating that the heavy hailstom would have ruined all the young summer fruit crop just ripening in the orchard district of Central Cumberland, enquiries were made by telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Severe Storm. Bombarded with Ice. Devastating Lightning. Man Killed; Factory Destroyed
Dense black clouds, casting a peculiar half-light over the city, banked up in the west yesterday morning, and a few minutes before midday a severe storm broke over Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Wireless-equipped Motor-driven Lifeboat. Non-sinkable Craft—designed to Live Through the Worst Storms
The small-power boat, strange to say, has been largely ignored by steamship owners, in the face of its remarkable development by manufacturers, and notwithstanding the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Great Storm. Heaviest Fall of Hail for Several Years. We Men Struck by Lightning
"Look out. we're in for a beautiful storm ! Here it comes !" These were remarks heard in all parts of the city about noon yesterday. Hurrying…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Station Flooded
The large assembly platform at the Central Railway Station was saturated during the downpour. Whether the hall beat holes in the iron roof or it was merely that there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in the White Sea
Mail advices state that a message, dated 10th October, has been received in London reporting a cyclone in the White Sea the day before, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm at Brisbane. Horse Struck Dead
BRISBANE, Sunday.--A very severe storm burst over the city and suburbs at about halfpast 7 on Saturday evening. The lightning was exceptionally vivid, and was accompanied by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →How the Storm Developed. Weather Bureau, Report
The storm, remarked the officer in charge at the Weather Bureau, developed first in the south-west, whence, accompanied by a fierce burst of wind of 47 miles per hour, as the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Storm. Tornado in North. Sensational Incidents. Man Killed by Lightning
Storms of exceptional severity, causing loss of life and great damage to property, occurred in New South Wales, Queensland, and Northern Territory on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Electric Storm. Terrific Hail Squall. Man Killed by Lightning. Narrow Escapes. Mascot Factory Demolished
Noon and the sun disappeared suddenly. From the south-west a great dense black cloud came hurriedly. A city enveloped in a wierd half light, and--the storm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conditions in N.s.w. Saturday's Thunderstorms
During the past 48 hours the weather throughout the State for the most part has become fine and pleasant, only a few coastal stations reporting cloud, or in some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Saturday's Storm. Annandale Factory Flooded
During Saturday's storm the factory of the Cork Manufacturing Company, in Trafalgarstreet, Annandale, was flooded, owing to the drain in the street not being large enough to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Cloudburst at Waverley. Last Night's Awful Storm. Hail and Gale. Birds Killed and Gardens Ruined
"Twenty minutes of terror" was how a lady described last night's storm is the eastern suburbs to an "Evening News" reporter this morning: and many men were not ashamed to…
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