Orange Blossoms NEALON—GALE
An interesting wedding was celebrated in St. James' Church of England, Smith-field, on January 21, by the Rev. H. G. Wiltson, when Daisy, youngest daughter…
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1,877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 94
Many Derailments Caused by Big Deluge More Floods Forecast No Relief for Menaced Areas
NUMEROUS derailments have been reported as the result of serious washaways on many line, caused by State wide flood rains. The disorganisation surpasses anything experience for many…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →State-Wide Rain. Drought Breaks in the West. Floods and Gales in the North
The entire Slate has been drenched during the past week, light to heavy falls being recorded in all districts. General rains in the West have relieved the drought areas, whilst Armidale, on the Northern Tablelands, has experienced one of the biggest floods in…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Storm at Grenfell Grenfell
The weather over the week-end was in various parts of the district the most violent for many years. At Greenthorpe, the rainstorm was the heaviest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Keen Bidding Wellington Wool Gales Wellington (N.z.)
Wool prices show an advance of 1d to 2d on fine sorts, and 1d to 1[?]d on others. Bidding is extremely eager from all countries, scouring wools being…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Battered by Cyclone Port Napier's Escape Extensive Damage
With portion of her bridge and promenade deck plankings torn away, and her engine-room telegraph disabled, the Port Napier was in danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Rains Deluge the North Coast Welding the Muscles of the Caw
THE END OF THE VOYAGE. A striking study of the P. end O. A Branch liner Barrabool as she drew alongside the wharf to-day. She brought out a number of immigrants and Dreadnought boys. HOW THE SOVIET TELLS THE PEASANTRY. It is said…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Ship's Ordeal Breakdown in Gale Port Phillip Rough Melbourne
The worst weather this year was experienced in the Bay this morning. The Customs launch, pilot boats, and Harbor Trust tugs were tossed about…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dust Storm Broken Hill's Curiosity Broken Hill
Although the Silverton Tramway Company's portion of the railway line to Adelaide has now been restored to traffic, this was made possible only…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Victoria Is Gale-swept Shipping in Chaos Roads Washed Away Melbourne
Heavy tropical rains, accompanied by terrific windstorms. Which passed over the State last night and this morning, did serious damage. In some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"When Tasks are Done" in a Cyclone "The Wind's Wild Fury" Good and Bad Luck
What a terrible experience some of the people in the suburbs of Newcastle had recently. Suddenly, and without warning, a cyclone was upon…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Queensland Rains Floods Feared the Pastoral Industry
During the past week heavy rain has fallen, particularly in the coastal divisions of Queensland, and at time of writing torrential rain is falling,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Events of the Day Flood Rains Whole State Drenched Heat Causes Deaths
Practically the whole of New South Wales, with the exception of the extreme north-west, has been drenched with rain during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Floods People Leave Homes Brisbane
As the result of continued heavy rains over the greater portion of Southern Queensland, many creeks are now running bankers, and rivers are rapidly rising…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mudgee Flooded Mudgee
A terrific storm [?] over Mudgee early to-day, and 280 points of rain were registered. The water flooded low-lying portions of the town, and run through…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Floods in North and South. Riverina Inundated. Railway Traffic Suspended. Town of Ganmain Flooded
Terrific rainstorms were experienced in Riverina last night. In consequence washaways have occurred at many places on the Southwestern line. The town of Ganmain is flooded by waters from Boggy Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →When the Floods Are Out
AS the flood rain sweeps, the pavements, the city man in his office inclines his thoughts to those parts of the far outback where, he has read, the floods are out once more. If his business does not happen to be affected by such matters, he may mix a feeling of satisfaction with…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Grafton Menaced by Floods
Princess-street and garden is now submerged together with the wharf approach and footpaths. The waters continue to encroach on the town…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Body Recovered S.A. Border Floods Adelaide
Though railway gangs have been working, desperately from both this Peterborough and the Cockburn ends, it is not expected that normal traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in Britain 50 Hours Rain on End Over Wide Area 12 Fishermen Are Lost London
Floodwaters have inuntdated the low-lying portions of North Wales, the border counties, and parts of Derbyshire…
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