Mr. Price's Flood Mitigation Scheme
Following is the full text of Mr. Price's scheme for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River, which was laid on the table of the Assembly on Wednesday afternoon:—…
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Floods & storms, 1897
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The Flood Mitigation Scheme. Mr. Prices' Proposals Adversely Criticised. Sydney
The Evening News to-day in a sub-leader dealing with Mr. Price's report on the mitigation of floods in the Hunter, says this is a big thing in dams which puts all others—Prospect dam and even the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Mitigation Scheme. Mr Price's Proposals
The full text of Mr Edward B. Price's scheme for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River was laid on the table of the Assembly on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tuesday, June 15, 1897. the Flood Mitigation Scheme
CONTROVERSY respecting Mr. Price's scheme is, we apprehend, almost suspended, awaiting the report of the Department of Mines about the strata upon which the great dam will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Prevention. To the Editor
Sir,—I have read with much interest the detail's of Mr Price's scheme for the control of the flood waters in the Hunter River, and having a fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Balloon in a Gale
How many people know that in the furious gale that ever blew the occupant "free" balloon are in an absolute calm calm, indeed that a newspaper might be [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Violent Gale on the English Coast
A violent gale has passed over the Irish Sea, and the west coast of England and Wales. Great damage has been done to shipping, and considerable loss of life is reported. Nelson's old warship…
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Controversy respecting Mr. Price's scheme is, we (Daily Mercury) apprehend, almost suspended, awaiting the report of the Department of Mines about the strata…
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During this week Mr Price, accompanied by Mr Pitman, of the Mines Department, will visit Denman to inspect the site of the proposed dam in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Storm in a Teacup
Mr Jack Want, who, iF policy dictated, or if it was in his brief, might be relied upon to describe the earthquake at Rrakatoa as a slight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood and the Rainbow
The little girl was hurried out of bed on Thursday morning to see the rainbow, which made a perfect are in the sky and glowed with colour, She had never seen one before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tuesday, July 27, 1897. a Sudden Flood
EVERY rise which occurs in the Hunter River gives us something new to ponder over While we write this river at West Maitland is still slowly rising by the accretion of waters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Small Flood in the Hunter Lowlands Tartly Submerged. Melville Bridge Damaged
The heavy rains which set in over the valley of the Hunter on Saturday have had the effect of calming the river and its numerous tributaries to run bankers and to overflow in several pities. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood in the Hunter
The river at West Maitland continued to rise slowly until five o'clock this morning when it reached its highest, 30 feet 6 inches. Soon after it began to recede, and by eleven o'clock had fallen a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Rains. Narrow Escape of a Heavy Flood in the Hunter
TOWARDS the latter end of last week, great change took place in meteorological conditions, after a month's fine weather. On Friday evening rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flood Mitigation Proposals a Rival Scheme to Mr Price's
A local resident has formulated ft proposal concerning the mitigation of losses by Hunter River floods. The full text of the scheme is as follows:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Hunter
The flood waters of the Hunter continue to subside slowly, the river to-day getting down to the 18 feet level at the Belmore Bridge. As the river continued to fall, the agricultural areas subjected to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Gale
The Easterly gale of Sunday evening is said by the light house keepers at Seal Bocks to have been the strongest, between the hours of 11 to 2 p.m,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Flood
Now that the waters are gradually attaining their normal level in the river the extent of the damage of the late visitation is being made apparent. The greatest individual loser by the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Flood Mitigation and the Rainfall
There was a rather lively discussion at the meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council last evening in reference to the effect of the rainfall in the valley of the Hunter upon Mr. Price's scheme…
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