Mr. Price, C.E., on Floods in the Lower Hunter
Mr. E. B. Price, Civil Engineer, who, at the request of the Government is making surveys and investigations necessary for devising a scheme for the mitigation of floods…
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Floods & storms, 1896
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The Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter River
Mr. E. B. Price, C.E., Government engineer, appointed for the purpose of inquiring into a scheme for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River, arrived at Raymond Terrace from Sydney…
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SIR,—With a cautious tread and bated breath I take my scat at my writing table to ponder ever and make a fow notes on the figures mentioned by Mr. Price, C.E., and Mr. Price,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Irrigation and Flood Prevention in the Hunter District
The matter of flood prevention and water conservation in the Hunter district having been recently revived, and a scheme being projected by the Government, public interest is aroused, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Japan
Disastrous floods have occurred in the Toyama district, Japan. There thousand houses have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Irrigation and Flood Prevention in the Hunter District
The matter of flood prevention and water conservation in the Hunter district having been recently revived, and a scheme being projected by the Government, public interest is aroused, which…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →How the Cyclone Looked
The weather at St. Louis nearly the whole of Wednesday was unusually warm and oppressive. There was not a breath of wind, and the people…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Calamitous Cyclone. St. Louis City Wrecked. Hundreds Killed and Injured
THE great city of St. Louis has sustained a disaster of stupendous magnitude. On Wednesday evening, May 27th last, shortly after 5 o'clock, it…
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There was a strong South-Westerly gale along the coast this morning, the velocity of some of the gusts being 30 to 40 miles an hour…
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Enormous damage has been done by floods in the north of Italy, especially in the province Massa, Carrara…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strike at Flood Works. a Settlement Effected. [By Telegraph] Melbourne
THE majority of the men who yesterday ceased work at the Yarra flood works resumed their places this morning. The Government increased the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest News by Cable. Floods in the Soudan. London
Remarkably violent storms continue in the Soudan and in consequence the progress of the Upper Nile expedition has been delayed. In some places the Soudan railway line is eight feet under…
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During a cyclone, which originated in Square—street, Sulpice, the wind attained a force of three hundred and sixty kilometres per hour, and seven deaths are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hurricane in Sydney. a Gale off the Coast
ON Sunday last Sydney had rather a disagreeable meteorological experience. The day broke fine aud warm, and by 8 o'clock there was every indication of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood Prevention Scheme
Some time ago (writes our Muswellbrook representative) I had occasion to point out that the proposed flood prevention scheme for the protection of dwellers in the Hunter River valley…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Gales in Europe
The steamer Monte Ross, bound to Port Augusts, South Australia, has put into Falmouth with her steering gear disabled, and three of the crew injured. The German ship Industrie experienced the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Hall Storm. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A disastrous hail-storm occurred in the Albury district to-day. The majority of the stones were as large as hen eggs, and the ground was…
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THE thunderstorm which visited Singleton on Thursday was also felt in Sydney and other places. The Government Astronomer at Sydney explained that the storm came…
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Mr. E. B. Price, hydraulic engineer of the Department of Public Works, who has been called upon to report upon the scheme for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Hunter
The Minister for Works (Mr Young) is having a report prepared relative to a scheme for mitigating floods in the Hunter River, and an engineer of the department…
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