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  2. The Government Astronomer on the Weather.

    The following data, kindly supplied by Mr. Russell, the Government Astronomer, will best convey an idea of the extent of the rainfall of the past week. On the 24th ultimo the instruments in the Observatory ...

    Article : 877 words
  3. The Trains and the Streets.

    Regarding the streets of the city, anyone who west over the various streets could not help noticing the depressions in the mac[?]damised roads effected by the constant streams of water ...

    Article : 251 words
  4. Probable Floods in the Hunter.

    Rain set in on Saturday evening and has continued with slight intermission since. The rain yesterday and last evening was exceptionally heavy. Quite a gale blew during the night from a S. W. direction. Numbers ...

    Article : 307 words
  5. Railway Traffic Interrupted.

    The result of the rain on the railway lines was to effectually block and impede the traffic in many directi[?]ns. The Duck River was so flooded that it became a restless sea of water. The iron bridge ...

    Article : 1,169 words
  6. The Shipping.

    Considering the suddenness of the heavy gusts, the shipping in the harbour fared extremely well. With the heavy rains, rain squalls, and the strong wind, the work of discharging and loading was impossible. ...

    Article : 734 words
  7. Telegraphic and Mail Interruption.

    Naturally, the heavy weather materially interfered with the telegraph lines, the delivery of mails, and to a certain extent with railway communication. On Monday the Postmaster-General officially announced ...

    Article : 182 words
  8. The Flood in the Nepean.

    The river has only risen about a foot since midday. It now appears to be stationary. If no more rain falls there will be no danger of a flood. The river is now 21ft. above summer level. The Hon. G. H. Cox ...

    Article : 97 words
  9. Predictions by Sunspots.

    It will be of interest to note at this particular juncture that Mr. Charles Egeson, of the Sydney Observatory, recently published a book with the object of showing the connection between climate and the occurrence of ...

    Article : 729 words
  10. The Flood in the Hawkesbury.

    The river is rising. All the low lands in the vicinity of Wilberforce, Freeman's Reach, Richmond, and Pitt Town bottoms are one sheet of water. A Chinaman was rescued this morning ...

    Article : 584 words
  11. The Suburbs—Drowning Fatality in Cook's River.

    In the suburbs the effects of the storm were heavy—roads, drains, and bridges were swept away in numerous places. A sad accident occurred shortly before 1 o'clock on Monday at Canterbury, and resulted in the ...

    Article : 715 words
  12. The Storm at Kiama.

    The south-east gale continues unabated, and the sea along the coast is the heaviest seen for many years. During the afternoon some damage was done to the south-west pier of the Kiama basin, a portion of which ...

    Article : 253 words
  13. Parramatta.

    Our Parramatta correspondent writes:—On Monday night the storm continued with great violence, the wind fairly howling and levelling many stately trees quite a number of the old eucalyptus trees girting the eastern ...

    Article : 377 words
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