Dust Storm
On Thursday the town and district were enveloped in a thick haze of dust, so dense as to completely obscure the mountains from the view of anyone in the town. The cause…
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Floods & storms, 1899
240 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 12
News by Cable. a Disastrous Storm. London
The terrible weather in the English Channel and elsewhere has rosulted in disastrous losses of shipping. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Mitigation Scheme for Brisbane
Mr. Lindon Bates, the American engineer who is reporting on the means of improving the Queensland harbours, spoke in a confident and at the same time business-like way about the Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cyclone at Wellington. Great Damage to the Town. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A CYCLONE passed over Wellington at half-past 2 o'clock to-day, doing very serious damage. The roof of the Roman Catholic Church was blown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fierce Gale in the British Isles
A fierce south-westerly gale has swept over the United Kingdom, causing much damage to property. Several trains were blown off the lines. The channel steam services are suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Caught in a Cyclone. Animals Killed and Trees Stripped
A TELEGRAM form Gayadah from (Victoria) states that Mr J. J. Keenan reports that when between Hawkwood and Dykehead travelling with cattle his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gale in England
The gale made a gap 150 yards in length in the seawall of Llanfairfechan, Carnarvoushire, North Wales, The Liverpool express had a narrow escape. The danger was not noticed till the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. Disastrous Gales in England. LONDON
The gale made a gap of 150 yards in length in the sea wall at [?]anfairfechan and the Liverpool express had to be stopped close to the gap. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Caught in a Cyclone. Animals Killed and Trees Stripped
A TELEGRAM from Gayndah (Victoria) states that Mr J. J. Keenan reports that when between Hawkwood and Dykchead, travelling with cattle, his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the Hunter. the Best Means of Coping with Them. an Engineer to Report. Sydney
The well-known engineer, Mr. Napier Bell, of New Zealand, has accepted an offer made to him by the Government to inquire into and report upon the best means of coping with floods in the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Gale in England
A gale of [?] violence passed over the British [?] last week, and the cables state that during the [?]ale an extraordinary railway accident occurred at Llanfairfechan, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Floods. a Commissioner Appointed to Make Inquiries. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The question of appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into and report on a, practical scheme of flood prevention in the Hunter River district has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brisbane. a Destructive Gale
A heavy gale is raging in the Brisbane district, accompanied by rain. Many telegraph lines are down and it is feared much damage will be reported. Telegraphic communication between Cape Moreton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Storm at Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A HEAVY gale is raging in the Brisbane district, accompanied by rain. Many telegraph linos are down, and it is feared much damage will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murwillumbah. a Great Storm
A terrific storm passed over Murwillumbah yesterday and nearly five inches of rain fell in four hours. The water was several feet over the Government wharf, a couple of houses were blown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storm on the Tweed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A TERRIFIC storm passed over Murwillumbah (Tweed yesterday and nearly five inches of rain fell in four hours. The water was several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Jim Keenan's Cyclone. a Drover's Exciting Tale
John James Keenan (better known to his familiars as "Jim") is a popular drover who is known from the borders of Port Jackson to the fringe of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Terrific Cyclone. a Drover's Exciting Tale
NOT long age we published a telegraphic account of the experiences of a drever in the Maryborough (Queensland) district during a cyclonic storm,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Perils of a Drover's Life. "Jim Keenan's Cyclone."
JOHN JAMES KEENAN, a drover well-known in Tamworth and district, has been the hero of many hairbreadth escapes and exciting experiences whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jim Keenan's Cyclone. a Drover's Exciting Tale
John James Keenan (better known to his familiars as "Jim") is a popular drover who is known from the borders of Port Jackson to the fringe of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and whose…
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