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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
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The following narrative of the disaster which be[?] Captain Lodwick's last ship will be read with interest:— "Ship Devonport, with the left wing of the 3rd battalion 60th Royal Rifles on board, from Rangoon and Port Blair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Freeman's Journal of Monday, Oct. 28, says:— "One of the most terrific, and we fear, destructive hurricanes of this year, raged along the coast from an early hour on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The lifeboats of the National Lifeboat institution rendered the following important services to distressed vessels and their crews during the fearful gales at the beginning of the week, Nov…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of this Committee, called by public advertisement, was held in the School of Art. on Thursday afternoon. There was a good attendance of members present. The Rev. R. T. Hills was called upon to occupy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whatever may be the cauae of climatic changes from to time, whether there are really periodical recur[?] of cycles of dry and cycles of wet seasons, or [?]her any astronomical phenomena influence the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Although the flood-storm is now fairly over and ceased [?]deed on Monday night, there is a very suspicious hot [?]midity in the atmosphere, just the same kind of wea[?] that prevailed for some days before the southerly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most continuous and violent gales that has been experienced for some time set in on Friday evening, and has been blowing without any lull ever since. On Friday morning the wind came on at south, blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—I do not exactly know what arrangements have been made for the Prince's reception, but in addition to needful ones I hear a ball, lunch, &c., are fixed upon. Now, considering the fresh distress in our distric[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuesday, 3 p.m.—It is with much pleasure [?]ve to state that the water attained its highest [?]int about daylight this morning, having risen [?]two feet during the night, and thirty feet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →By the barques Camille and Anne, which arrived in port yesterday, from New Zealand, the former from Auckland, the latter from Bluff Harbour, we are put in possession of papers containing the most startling…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—After perusing your able leader of Tuesday last, on floods and their prevention, and the suggestions contained therein, I felt induced to aid the project by laying before you a scheme which will have the effect in no small…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In my last communication I informed you that the flood had been most severe higher up the river, and now that communications are again open I find that it has been even more destructive than was supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We observe in the Herald of Tuesday a letter from Sir William Macarthur, on the late flood in the Nepean and Hawkesbury. In the course of this letter Sir William gives a very interesting list of the various floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very heavy gales took place at the beginning of December, which wrought great mischief on all the British coasts. One of the most painful incidents reported is the capsizing of a lifeboat…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday afternoon a public meeting of persons interested in the erection of flood-gates at the mouth of Wallis' Creek was held at the Municipal Council Chambers. A large number of persons attended,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →San Francisco was visited by a severe storm on the evening of the 21st ultimo, which continued to the 23rd, causing some damage to the shipping in the harbor, and loss of property on shore. The damage to the shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir—I note, on looking over your paper of Tuesday last, that the Engineir-in-Chief (Captain Moriarty) in addressing a deputation from the West Maitland Municipal Council, proposes to "out several straight channels…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday evening last a public meeting, called by advertisement, was held at the Court-house, Raymond Terrace, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present state of the district consequent upon the late…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Rangatira (s.), arrived off Glenelg at four on Tuesday morning, after a run of 108 hours. The Avoca left Galle on the 25th February, and arrived at the Sound on the 12th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Among a number of Parliamentary papers recently received, we find the subjoined patition. To the Honorable the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, in Parliament assembled…
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