Thunderstorm at Brisbane
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A heavy thunderstorm passed over Brisbane this afternoon, and the heavy rain was accompanied by a fall of hailstones. Seventy-six points of rain were recorded…
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Mersey in a Gale. Sail Blown Away
The cadet training ship Mersey, of the White Star Line, which arrived in port yesterday morning from Liverpool. experienced a furious gale while off Cape Leeawin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Storm. Pranks of the Lightning. Teams Derailed. Buildings Damaged
The close and sultry condit[?] which preva[?]ed in the city yesterday, culminated about 6.40 p.m. in a b[?]ding thunderatorm, with vivid [?]hes of [?]ghming. Heavy rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Storm in Sydney. Squally Torrential Rain. Lightning and Thunder
A very heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by strong squalls, torrential rain, and severe lightning and thunder, burst over the city at 6.50 o'clock last evening. The storm was the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Unusual Hail Fierce Storm at Brisbane. Traffic Suspended, Windows Broken. Serious Damage to Crops
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Daring the fol noon the hent in the city was very trying, and shortly before 2 o'clock a terrific hall and rain storm was experienced in Brisbane. Tho storm…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Thunderstorm. in the City. Tram Car Struck by Lightning
A particularly heavy thunderstorm broke over the city at about 6.50 p.m. yesterday. The storm came from the south-west, and was preceded by fitful lightning flashes,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Gale and Rain. Storm Working North. Fall in Temperature. American Schooner's Plight
The rainfall in the metropolitan area last night was generally of a uniform character. The maximum fail recorded was 101 points at Bondi, and the minimum at Bankstown, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain Storm at Glifton
CLIFTON-, Thursday.—-A heavy downpour of rain was. experienced here on Wednesday afternoon, followed by heavy showers, which continued for the greater part of last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Gale. the Newcastle's Ordeal. Steamer Werribee in Trouble
Instead of reaching Sydney before 5 a.m. to-day the Newcastle steamer Newcastle did not put in an appearance at the Heads until 9 a.m. She got a severe buffetting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Coastal Rains. 754 Points at Port Stephens. Gales and Rough Seas
Under the influence of the south-east and south-west winds, which predominated in the State yesterday, the weather was cool, and in parts may be described as cold, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Commercial. Hunter Rivet Lucerne. Delayed by the Gale. Supplies of Barley
The customary shipment of Hunter River lucerne did not arrive early in Sydney, the steamer being delayed by the heavy weather. the rough seas running interfered with the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seamen's Terrible Experience. the Ikalis Bound for Melbourne. Nearly Lost in a Gale
With a heavy list to starboard, and bearing scars of a terrific -experience at sea, the steamer Iknlis put into Sun Francisco on October 24, and news of her narrow escape was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Southerly Gale and Rain Good Falls on the Coast. 141 Points in the City
Associated with a, south - easterly surge of the Australain pressure systems, their distribution became favorable to the development of thundery rain along the coastal and- highland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales on the Coast Vessel in Distress. Steamers Skeltering. Storm Moderates
Gales and heavy seas prevailed on the coast during Thursday night and yesterday, and resulted in delay to shipping. Very few of the smaller coastal vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Newcastle in the Gale
The Newcastle and Hunter River S.S. Company's steamer Newcastle was three hours late in reaching Sydney yesterday morning from Newcastle. She ran into the gale after rounding…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Storm at Port Stephens. Weather-beaten Fleet
PORT STEPHENS, Friday -- A fresh southwest gale commenced here last night, with torrential rain, accompanied by vivid lightning and heavy thunder. The gale increased towards…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Peace After Storm. S.A. Parliament Prorogued. Adelaide
Parliament was prorogued at 2.36 o'clock this morning, after a particularly stormy session. The Labor Party, which lost the reins of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rough Day on the Coast. Southerly Gale and Rough Seas. Shipping Sheltering
Rough seas were tumbling in all along the coast yesterday, and the southerly gale was blowing with renewed vigor. All along the south coast the conditions were very rough,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Disasters Follow Terrific Gale
During the recent gale in Spain the fishing fleet was without food or water for five days. Four men became insane, jumped overboard, and were drowned. Boats containing seventy-two men are missing, and so far…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Years on the Box Seat of a Mail Coach The Experiences of "Brummy" (Mr. Jim Richards) through Fire, and Flood. Held Up by Bushrangers—Mad Rides with Bolting Horses—Saving a Woman from the Hangman. ("Sunday Times" Special.)
"Brummy!" So this was Brummy, the man who had driven coaches through fire and flood, who had been stuck up by bushrangers and had carried them…
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