Raging Fires Fanned by Gale Western Districts Suffer Dubbo
Fanned by a fierce wind, the fire fiend worked with merciless fury in the Narromine district yesterday, sweeping over hundreds of acres of…
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Melbourne's Great Storm-- Albatross Caught on the Wing
BEATEN BY THE COLUMBIA.--The Henry Ford sailing in the Fishermen's race at Gloucester, U.S.A. WITH WINGS OUTSTRETCHED THE…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Havoc Port Phillip Gale Steamer Wrecks Baths Many Boats Smashed Melbourne
The steamer Malaita, which broke from its moorings in Hobson's Bay in the height of yesterday's gale and was washed into…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Vic. Swept by Gale Houses Unroofed Havoc in the Bay Melbourne
A terrific windstorm which passed over the State last night and to-day, caused havoc in several district and along the waterfront…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Severe Storm Seaside Towns Damaged Vessels Blown Ashore Melbourne
During Tuesday night a cyclonic storm caused extensive damage in a number of suburbs. At Glenhuntly the roofs of six houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in Melbourne. Ship Breaks Away. Public Baths Wrecked. Melbourne
A cyclonic storm which reached Melbourne late yesterday afternoon has been responsible for extensive damage to property, particularly in the bayside suburbs. A large number…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maritime Miscellany Warning to Shipping: Strong W. to S.W. winds, light seas. Gale force W. to S.W. Winds over Watt Tasman Sea, with rough seas, extending eastward. Port Directory
Alexa, [?] bqine., Cockatoo Dock. Aoraagi, [?] m.s., 5 Darling Harbor. [?] Gore Bay. Hollvia, Dan. [?] Cockatoo Dock…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caught in Flood Clutched Barbed Wire Narrow Escape Brisbane
Caught by a sudden rush of flood waters, William Thomas (58) was swept down Gowrie Greek on Tuesday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Darling Shower Passing of the Storm Longed-for Rain
How hot it was! We wondered, li[?]onaly, if it had over, at any time, and anywhere been so hot before, Outside the house the glare was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →[?] Tense Hush Before Political Storm Crowded House Awaits Next Move Figures in Drama
THE PUBLIC crowded the galleries of the Legislative Assembly to-day to witness the political drama in which, at the moment, the former…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"On a Lee Shore" How Malaita Went Aground Hobson's Bay Storm Melbourne
"She's rolling and pitching, and if these anchor cables of her's go, I'll be up on the lee shore in ten minutes."…
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The Adelaide Steamship Company's steamer, Ulooloo, carrying 5000 tons of raw sugar from Queensland to Port Adelaide, was compelled to stop for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Travail of Flood Birth of Gundagai Governor's Grim Jest
WHEN land-holders of the mu[?] Valley, which was devastated by the great [?] of [?] applied to change their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Of Interest to New Zealanders South Island Flooded
Following on rains of exceptional severity in the back country, the Waimakariu River rose rapidly on November 6 and, breaking its banks, caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Church Land=mark Flood-light Illumination St. Peter's, N. Sydney
On the mariner's chart of Sydney Harbor the St. [?] Peter's Presbyterian Church, North Sydney, is mentioned. It was placed there as a landmark by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Light Rain Yesterday's Storm
Five points of rain resulted from a light thunderstorm which struck Sydney yesterday afternoon. It was tho biggest fall for a considerable time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tent Collapses. During, a Gale. Rev. Mr. Nicholson's Meeting
A large tent on an allotment at the corner of Archer-street and Victoria-avenue, Chatswood, in which the Rev. W. P. Nicholson has been holding evangelical meetings, was caught…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flood at Hay Heavy Thunderstorm May
A[?] day yesterday was followed by a heavy thunderstorm in the evening Rain fell in sheets in the town for some time…
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Many gardens in the northern suburbs, including Manly, benefited by a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon. At several places heavy rain fell for about half an hour. The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Church Illumination. St. Peter's, North Sydney. Flood-light Scheme
A flood-light scheme for the illumination of the exterior of St. Peter's Presbyterian Church, North Sydney, was inaugurated [?] Saturday evening, the lights being switched…
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