Heavy Rain
Heavy rain foil in Sydney throughout the night, and there in every appearance of it continuing…
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Floods & storms, 1898
193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 10
The Recent Gale on the Coast
The gale which commenced on Thursday week, 5th instant, some of the force of which was felt in this district as well, as in other portions of…
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The southerly gale which sprang up on the night of Thursday, the 5th instant, was responsible for great damages to shipping and fearful loss of life. A great many vessels ware wrecked or driven ashore…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Letters to the Editor. Flood Mitigation
SIR,—From last night's Mercury I find that the great deputation has at last interviewed the Hon. the Minister of Public Works about flood prevention, and I for ono must express my regret at the fact…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mitigation of Floods in the Hunter. Sydney
The deputation to the Minister of Works in reference to flood mitigation was introduced this afternoon by the Hon. J. N. Brunker, and Messrs. Price and Gillies, M.'sP., J. H. F. Waller…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Floods in the Hunter
The Sydney Gazette of February 4th, 1826, records:—" Accounts have been received from Hunter River, Newcastle, that from the heavy rains the river overflowed its banks and totally…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hunter Flood Mitigation. a Large Deputation Interviews the Minister. A Royal Commission of Enquiry to be Appointed
A DEPUTATION, consisting of Messrs J. N. Brunkor, J. Gillies, H.. H. Brown, J. Thomson, R. A. Price, A. Griffith, M's.P.; Alderman Waller,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Fearful Cyclone
A cyclone has occurred in the north-east of Japan, and 200 smacks and 15,000 fishermen are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Disastrous Cyclone. LONDON
News has been received of a terrible cyclone off the North-East coast of Japan. Tho storm, which was of great violence, did a largo amount of…
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In prospect of the appointment at an early data of a Royal Commission to undertake a now examination of the problem of Hunter Floods, we may profitably state in a condensed form what all previous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Mitigation. Deputation to the Minister
An influential deputation from the Hunter River districts appointed at a public meeting held at Raymond Terrace, walted upon the Minister for…
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We resume our abstract of official schemes for mitigating the effects of floods in the Hunter by presenting a summary of the report of the Flood Commission appointed in 1869 and working into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter River Floods
The character of the Flood port Commission's report effectually discouraged [?]ll who cherished a notion that floods in the Hunter could be mitigated at any reasonable cost, or with any certainly…
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In prospect of the appointment at an early date of a Royal Commission to undertake a new examination of the problem of Hunter Floods, we may profitably state in a [?] form what all previous…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hunter River Floods. (Continued)
The character of the Flood Commission's report effectually discouraged all who cherished a notion that floods in the Hunter could be mitigated at any reasonable coat, or with any certainty…
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After the issue of Mr. Gordon's report and Mr. Darley's condemnation of his scheme, the subject of flood mitigation receded into obscurity till in 1894 Mr. H. D. Walsh, local Engineer of Harbours…
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There was nothing further done in the process of examining the problem presented by the Hunter in flood, after Mr. Waish's report was put forth, till beginning in the year 1895, the late Mr. E. B. Price…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Floods. (Concluded.)
After the issue of Mr. Gordon's report and Mr. Darley's condemnation of his scheme, the subject of flood mitigation receded into obscurity till in 1894. Mr. H. D. Walsh, local Engineer of Harbours…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wollongong. a Gale on the Coast
A heavy gale is blowing here, bringing up a heavy sea, and ingress to the harbour is almost impossible owing to the seas breaking across the entrance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kempsey. a Flood Feared
Nearly five inches of rain fell during the twenty-four hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning. All night the rain was incessant with thunder and lightning at intervale. It is still raining in…
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