Drowned in the Flood
An inquest was held yesterday at the Parramatta Courthouse on the body of William Charles Knight (55), of Church-street, Parramatin, who was drowned during Friday night's…
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Deluge in the City
A violent thunderstorm broke over the city and suburbs at 8 o'clock tale afternoon. Dark messes of clouds began to from to the weet. and shortly after the rain descended in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm at Yass. Town Flooded. Yass
There was a terrible storm here last night. The main street was a foot under water, and business places were flooded. It is reported that 13 inches of rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Indarra Catches the Storm
on the A.U.S.N. Wharf this afternoon there was an unusually large number of visitors to bid farewell passengers on the steamer Indarra. Just at three as the vessel started…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Storm in Melbourne. the City in Darkness
MELBOURNE, Friday.--A thunderstorm passed over the metropolitan area to-day, rain falling heavily. The city was almost wrapped in a darkness that was only relieved by vivid…
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During the storm which broke over the city this afternoon, lightning struck and killed an old man and injured another one at Centennial Park…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Winter Manoeuvres in the Alps—braving Snow and Storm
A Detachment of Alpine Chasseurs start on a Difficult Climb…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →How Jack Shane Died. Balmain Hero Drowned. Lost in a Gale. Echoes From America
San Franciscan newspapers which recently reached the relatives and friends, at Balmain, of Jack Shane, fourth officer of the steamer President, who was drowned at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Storm. Mr. Knight's Death. Magisterial Inquiry. The Moving Light; Then, Darkness!
On Wednesday afternoon the Parramatta District Coroner, Mr. M.H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M., held a magisterial inquiry at the Parramatta Courthouse into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Disastrous Storm. Lightning Plays Havoc. Several Buildings Wrecked City Bowling Pavilion Suffers. Members' Narrow Escape
To the accompaniment of a terrific clap of thunder, a vivid lightning descended as the new pavilion being erected by the City Bowing Club this afternoon, and completely…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Big Review. Twenty-three Thousand Soldiers. Citizen Forces and Senior Cadets. Impressive March Past. Caught in the Storm
General Sir Ian Hamilton, G.C.B., D.B.O., inspector-General of [?]ses Forces reviewed the citizen forces and senior cadets of the metropolitan areas at Centennial Park this afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Damage. Bendigo Post Office Flooded. Melbourne
Information was received to-day by Mr Oxen[?] secretary to the Fast Office from Bendige to the effect that yesterday's storm had flooded every room of the local office…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood at Yass. Yass
There was a terrible storm here last night. The main street was flooded with a foot of water, which flower into the business places. It is reported that 12in of rain fell two miles…
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BEGA, Friday.--The flood waters have subsided, leaving a trail of devastation. The only consolation is that thousands of rabbits, along the river bank have perished. The Mumbulla…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Incident of the Flood
It was on Monday, and the rain was falling in lumps. Duck Creek at Clyde was flowing over its banks. What Jack Newhouse was doing out in it all nobody…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over Eight Inches Penrith's Streets Flooded. Getting Home Under Difficulties
Over eight inches was Penith's total for live clays' rain. Early on Friday morning of last week the rain began to fall, and up to 9 a.m. 71 points…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone at Parramatta Serious Damage
In 10 minutes 54 points of rain fell at Parramatta yesterday afternoon. At Toongabbie a tree was blown down and carried with it the Mount Victoria and Western telegraph lines…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Storm at Bendigo
The storm at Bendigo (Vic.) on Friday flooded all the rooms in the local post-office, except the telegraph department. The ceilings were reported to be dangerous, and the department…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Deluge at Parramatta. Forty-one Points in Five Minutes
The heaviest rain was experienced in the eastern suburbs, where 70 points were registered at Bondi between 3.5 and 3.20, but, the rain was very heavy in the northern areas…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Storm and the Crowd
Yesterday's frightful storm of rain and wind, accompanied by an electrical disturbance of unusual severity, broke over Centennial Park, just after the arrival of the cadets…
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