AUSTRALIAN STORM.
A NARROW ESCAPE. FISHERMAN BLOWN OUT TO SEA. TEMPEST ON LAND AND. SEA(ni TELEGRAPH— I-BESS .ASSOCIATION—COPXBIQIIT.) (Reo. August-5, 0;33-a.m.) " - Sydney, August 4. During tlio galo a French Canadian named Legros had a thrilling adventure.. Ho was fishing at Newcastle, and was blown out to sea, where ho passed a terrible night. The lookout on the steamer Colao heard cries just before dawn, 20 miles east of Nowcastlc. The steamer hove to till daylight, and discovered and rescued Legros. STEAMER MAREEBA. BIG SEAS BREAKING OVER HER, Sydney, August 4. ■ Big seas are breaking oyer the A.TJ.S.N. Company's steamer Mareeba;... 1747 tons gross (which went ashore" on the Stockton beach while bound from Brisbane to Newcastle), and it is feared the vessel will go to pieces. VESSEL BREAKING TJP. (Rec. August 5, 0.33 a.m.) v Sydney, August 4. The Mareeba is breaking up. Her cargo is coming ashore. . RIVERS FLOODED. A MAIL COACH WASHED ATVAY. Sydney, August 4. The gale and rain continue. The gale unroofed some houses in the suburbs and country, and wrought other damage. A tremendous sea is running all along the coast. Tho coasting rivers aro becoming • flooded. The" Cobargo mail coach was washed away while crossing the Bega River. The driver managed to swim ashore... .' , i-.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 2631, 5 August 1908, Page 7
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211AUSTRALIAN STORM. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 2631, 5 August 1908, Page 7
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