Annandale's Sand Storms Also Swampy Streets
The Annandale Council, at its meeting last night, received a petition signed by about 80 ratepayers of View-street North, drawing attention to the…
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Heavy Storm. Losses of Farmers. Tamworth
Great damage was done throughout this district by a heavy hailstorm on Friday night. The town did not suffer much, but portions of the surrounding country were devastated. The…
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What is regarded as the most severe hail storm on record swept over the north-western district of New South Wales last week-end. The Storm…
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ST. JOHNS (Newfoundland), December 8. Eighteen lives were lost and a score of schooners and tugs destroyed and property damaged to the extent of 250,000 dollars by a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Terrific Gale. Loss of Life and Vessels. New York, Dec. 8
A message from St. John's, Newfoundland, states that l8 lives xvere lost, a score of schooners and tugs destroyed, and proporty damaged, to the value of 250,000 dollars, by a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tokio Flooded Result of Earthquake Water Famine Feared Many Houses Destroyed TOKIO
The severest earthquake for many years occurred at 10 p.m. yesterday in Central Japan. As a result Tokio is possibly facing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Cheaper Than 1914" Suits £310-; Boots £1 Flood of U.S. Goods Melbourne
"If Australia wants the £1 to be worth 4.86 dollars again, her workers will have to cut out strikes and stick to work, or you will be flooded with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy Rain in North 117 Points at Clarence Heads
Light to heavy rain was recorded on the north coast at the week-end, the heaviest falls being 147 points at Clarence Heads. 141 points at Tweed Heads, 131 points…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →After the Storm Business People Talk What Wet Week-Ends Have Done
Business people at Sydney week-end places and astronomical statisticians (despite the splutter) are in great agreement just now. light that fall to the earth every 24 hours is worth £100,000,000—and the week-end business people say that that is quite right, and that astronomy is a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fearful Floods Two States Devastated Fifteen Fatalities Vancouver
The States of Washington and Oregon have been devastated by the worst floods in their history. Scores of railway bridges have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Luminous Plants. A Storm Warning
Under certain conditions a number of plants common in gardens will give out little flashes of light (says a writer in "Everyday Science"), One of the first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in New Zealand Steamer Driven Ashore
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.--A fierce storm, with its centre in Cook Strait, swept portion of the country early this morning. The steamer Kennedy, while entering the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£100,000 DAMAGE By Fires and Storms North-west Reports Narrabri
[?] of the continue in the North-West. Two [?] after a train [?] Emerald Hill. The [?] are mostly blamed, sparks from the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, December 14. (Before Mr. Gale, S.m.) Evading Railway Fares
Inspector Morris, of the Railway Department, proceeded against John Ogilvie for travelling between Banksia and Arncliffe without having previously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Hail Storm Casino
A very heavy hailstrom passed over Bonalbo and Bottle Creek in the Casino district, doing considerable damage to young corn crops. The hall ranged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Tide Hall Flooded Oat Hundreds of Homes Ruined LONDON, Sunday Night
There was a panic and scurry for safety, succeeded by pitiful scenes, at Hull last night. Christmas shopping was in full swing when an abnormal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent Storm Glen Innes
Details coming to hand to-day indicate where the great storm which passed over portion of the district yesterday afternoon has done enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Storm at Glen Innes. Glen Innes
One of the heaviest storms on record fell at Glen Innes this afternoon. Those portions of the town not flooded by water were covered with a thick coating of hall. Several business…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hull Inundated Tidal Wave and Gale Loss Estimated at £750,000
A later estimate of the damage caused by the tidal wave at Hull places the loss at £750,000. People were rescued from upper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →260 Points in 20 Min. Violent Storm Extensive Damage at Glen Innes
GLEN INNES, Monday.--One of the moat violent storms ever experienced in Glen Innes passed over the district shortly alter 2 o'clock to-day…
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