Sydney Rifle Meeting Interfered with by a Storm [By Telegraph] Sydney
THE Rifle Association matches opened to-day. A southerly buster this morning blew the tents a down and there was great excitement. Some…
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Floods & storms, 1898
193 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10
Omdurman and Khartoum. the Greatest Battle Since Waterloo. the Lull Before the Storm
As the foemen's drums continued to beat the troops cried unto "Allah" for victory, with mad shouts of "Allah Rasul" and "Allah el Mahdi." As they did so at the three mile…
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Apropos of the agitation in favor of the Works Department devising some scheme to minimise damages by floods in the Hunter valley, it is interesting to notice…
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Gales have been prevalent on the British coasts, and steam service to Calais and Ostend has been suspended, whilst wrecks and loss of life have been frequent…
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The storm which occurred at the Randwick rifle range on Monday afternoon was very severe. The southerly "buster " swept across the…
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Mr. Gillies, member for West Maitland, just before the Legislative Assembly adjourned this morning, made enquiries of the Premier anent the appointment of a Royal Commission to investigate…
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Just as we were going to press on Friday alight thunderstorm broke over the town, and a nice fall of rain ensued. There is a prospect of a farther fall…
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Just before the House adjourned this morning, Mr Gillies made enquiries of the Premier anent the appointment of v Royal Commission…
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In the Assembly on Wednesday last Mr Bennett asked the Secretary for Public Works,—In view of the promise made at Hinton, some six weeks…
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A great hailstorm, followed by torrents of rain, has taken place in Macedonia. Floods occurred, and several bridges were destroyed. A caravan of 47 men, women, and children were engulfed in the…
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Light rain commenced to fall on Thursday morning and during the afternoon a heavy thunderstorm occurred, accompanied by a very high wind, which, in…
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Severe storms are reported from Macedonia, and heavy fall of rain and had, which destroyed several bridges and engulfed a caravan with 47 men,…
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In the Assembly on Wednesday last Mr W. Bennett said:— I desire to call the attention of the Premier to the very urgent necessity…
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The Appointment of a Commission, consisting of three departmental experts to investigate various schemes recommended by previous Commissions with a view of determining the best means of flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter River Floods. (By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Government intend this week to appoint a Royal Commission of three departmental experts to investigate the schemes recommended by previous…
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The Premier has announced that the Government has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the various schemes already submitted by…
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Disastrous floods have occurred in the Shantung province, China. The Yellow River overflowed its banks, and 2000 square miles of country are sub-merged. Many villages and large areas of crops…
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Floods have caused great destruction in the provinces of Northern China watered by the [?]g He or Yellow River Fully 2000 square miles of…
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During the latter part of last week, the Premier had a conversation with Mr R.A. Price, M.P., on the question of flood mitigation in the Hunter, and referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand. Railway Lines Blocked. Train Covered with Debris
A GREAT storm occurred on Friday night in the Wairarapa, Wellington, Hutt, and Petone districts, New Zealand, the rivers being flooded [?]…
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