A Mine Flooded. Six Men Believed to Be Drowned
MELBOURNE, Wednesday afternoon. The Cardigan Mine, Ballarat, was flooded by a burst of water this morning. Wine men were below at…
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Floods & storms, 1902
130 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 7
An American Naval Hero. Survivor of Great Storm at Apia
WHEN the British cruiser Calliope alone put to sea of the thirteen large vessels in Apia Harbor on the occasion of the disastrous storm of 15th March,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Very Latest. London, Monday afternoon. Terrific Wind Storm
A wind storm at Knox-Ville, Pennsylvania, unroofed a church, which fell, and forty-five persons were injured, and are not expected to recover. A church at Grenville also collapsed. The pastor was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late News by Cable. London, March 31. Floods in the United States
Great floods have occurred in Tennessee, in the United States. Twenty-two people have been drowned. The damage done by the floods is estimated at 4,000,000dol. (£800,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Victoria. Some Heavy Falls of Rain
As the result of heavy rains, fl[?][?]ds are reported from all parts of the State. At Sunbury, where 6in was reported,the river rose 10[?]…
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A severe storm occurred on the Japanese coast on Wednesday. Forty vessels are missing…
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Miss Flora Ford was on her way from Boston to her home in Philadelphia. Some people whom she knew had come with her as far as…
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The gale still raging along the coast and shipping is considerably delayed. No rain has been reported inland…
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A DISASTROUS gale has swept over the Straits of Dover, and three fishing schooners belonging to a Frence port were wrecked off Dunkink, and many…
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A tornado swept over Burgoe, doing immense damage, and destroying crops in the province of Dacca, India. 416 people were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter to the Editor. Flood Prevention in the Hunter
SIR,—The present is rather an inopportune time to write about flood prevention, when I read in the Australian papers that the whole colony is suffering from an almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Gathering Storm
DISSATISFACTION with the Administration is drawing to a head. Men of all parties are uniting to protest against the violation of election pledges,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Flood Prevention in the Hunter
SIR,—The present is rather an inopportune time to write about flood prevention, when I read in the Australian papers that the whole colony is suffering from an almost…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Volcanic Eruptions. Mount Pelee Again Active. a Flood Adds Its Terrors. London, May 21
The cinder cloud from Mount Pelee swept with terrible velocity over Fort de France, dropping into the town stones the size of bazel nuts. Many people took refuge on the ships in the barbour, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Indian Eruptions. Miserable Martinique. a Cyclone of Fire
OWNING to the fresh outbreak of Mount Polee an awful panic occurred among the residents of Port de France. Twenty thousand people rushed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The General Cemetery. And flood Levels
THE Council Clerk of South Singleton forwards us the following letter from the officer who is reporting en the water supply for the two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Disastrous Storm
A most violent and disastrous storm swept over the town of Peoria, in the State of Illinois, and situated on the Illinois River, an affluent of the Mississippi. Many lives were lost,…
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A tornado swept over the Lake Park district, Minnesota. Ten person were killed in a church, and nine farmhouses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in New Zealand. Heavy Losses at Napier. WELLINGTON
SERIOUS floods have occurred in the Hawke's Bay and Manawatn districts. Trains are unable to reach Napier. A steamer had to pass the port on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck by a Cyclone. [By Cable.] London
As a train was rounding a curve at Rampunbah, India, it was struck by a cyclone and wrecked. Thirteen passengers were killed and 15 injured…
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