Hunter Flood Mitigation
We read with satisfaction that the fears entertained in Melbourne of an impending flood are dissipated. The Yarra is falling, and the weather has become fine. Folk…
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Floods & storms, 1901
101 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 6
Hama Floods Feared
Heavy rain commenced at Kiama last night, and has continued ever since without abatement. The aborigines in the southern lowlands are said to be making for the hills which is a sign that they expect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Victoria. Melbourne Suburbs Inundated
Melbourne, Tuesday.—The promise of Mr. Barrachi, Government Astronomer, that rain should cease to day, and the river waters subside, has not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Cyclone in Alabama. Great Loss of Life
It was briefly announced by cable message on March 27 that a tornado had swept over Alabama (U.S.) and killed 25 people and injured about 500 others…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter River Flood Mitigation. Public Works Committee's Investigations
This morning the Parliamentary Standing. Committee on Public Works commenced taking evidence at the Town Hall, West Maitland, in regard to the proposals now being considered by them for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Flood Mitigation. Public Works Committee's Investigations
On Saturday the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works commenced taking evidence at the Town Hall, West Maitland, in regard to the proposals now being considered by them for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Violent Wind Storm
The following incident (says a New York writer) is vouched for as having occurred during a wind storm, which recently did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Big Flood. Awful Losses. Negro Bobbers Shot. LONDON
THE flood in Virginia wrought appalling damage along the Elkhorn Valley. Miles of country were covered with water. In the Rolff Cemetery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Very Latest. London, Friday afternoon. a Violent Thunderstorm
A violent thunderstorm which lasted several hours, stopped traffic in London. It flooded the underground railway and much damage was done to streets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain
Rain fell in Sydney throughout the night, and continued to-day. Some of the showers were exceptionally heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Macquarie in Flood
A wire from Bathurst states that the Macquarie River is in heavy flood, caused by the country water coming down in great volume at some places. The river has begun to overflow its banks. Rain fell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain General. The Macquarie in Flood. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The rain is general according to telegraphed reports, and continues bad in some dietricts, accompauied by severe galer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Yellow River in Flood
A flood has made breaches in both banks of tho Yellow River (Hwang-ho) in the Shantung province, and line caused immense destruction of property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gwydir in Flood
The river Gwydir is in heavy flood. The temporary railway bridge was carried away this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late News by Cable. London, Aug. 27. the Yangtsze in Flood
Floods have occurred on the Yangtsze-kiang, and have caused much loss of life and destruction of property. Intense distress of the inhabitants of the affected districts is foreshadowed. [The Yangtsze…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. Floods in the United States
A disastrous rain storm has visited Cleveland. Hundreds of people had to be rescued by beats from their houses. Millions of dollars of damage has been done by the floods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The United States. Floods at Cleveland
HEAVY rains caused Hoods at Cleveland, on the southern shore of Lake Erie, in the State of Ohio. Hundreds of persons were rescued from houses…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During a Storm
'Captain,' said the mate of the good ship 'Cauliflower,' while the storm was at its height,' the ship has sprung a leak, the water-tight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hunter Floods Scheme
DISCUSSION at this stage of the scheme sent by the Assembly on Wednesday to the Public Works Committee may seem premature. And indeed it would be premature were it not for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Yangtze Floods
The distress caused by the floods on the Yangtze-Kiang is harrowing. Ton million people are homeless. Civil disturbances are feared owing to the sufferings of the people…
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