In the Storm
My child, your hero may not be, In truth a hero all the time; Remember, it must chance that he Shall still have rugged steeps to climb…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1902
130 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 7
Terrific Gale at Capetown. Heavy Loss of Life
Capetown files to hand give an account of the terrific gale which swept over Table Bay last month. The foundering of the barque The Highfield caused the loss of at least twenty-three lives,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cyclone in Sicily
In Soicli, Southern Sicily, as the result of the flooding of the town, sixty persons were drowned. The damage done in the Syracuse province by the cyclone and the floods amounts to £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Mews by Cable. London, Sept. 27. Disastrous Cyclone in Sicily
A cyclone, lasting 21 hours, has swept over Sicily. The storm attained its greatest height passing over the seaport of Catania. There a German steamer foundered. In the interior the torrents of rain caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Storms in Sicily
Storms continue to rage with unabated fury over Sicily. Troops are busy rescuing people from danger and saving property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone in [?] Many Persons Drowned LONDON
[?] extended over twenty[?] in Sicily, [?] loss of life and immense [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Drought Problem. Overcoming Natural Conditions. Conserning Flood Waters
"Australia has not always been subject to droughts." With the premise Mr. Frank Cotton, addressing the Chamber of Mines on Friday evening,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Rains. Their Extent in the Country Smart [?] Floods at Melong
FROM reports received, splendid rains fell at a number of places on Friday night, up to Saturday morning some records running up to an inch and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Tamwort[?]. a Man Drowned
[?] rain fell in Tamworth and environs on Friday lat, renistering in the town 91 points, Pastoralists and agriculturists-in fact,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Whirlwind Storm. Narrow Escape
Mrs has only just come to hand that [?] on Friday evening last, thing a thun[?] a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Cyclone in Sicily. London, sept. 27
A cyclone, lasting 21 hours, has swept over Sicily. The storm attained its greatest height passing over the seaport of Catania. There a German steamer foundered. In the interior the torrents of rain caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Whirlwind Storm. Narrow Escape
NEWS has only just come to hand that at Morundah on Friday evening last, during a thunderstorm, a whirlwind caused considerable damage on a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Late Rains. Their Extent In the Country. Flood at Tamworth
From reports received, splendid rains fell at a number of places on Friday week, up to Saturday morning some records running up to an inch…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter River Floods
The Public Works Committee sat on Thursday, September 25, and further inquired into the question of mitigating floods in the Hunter River. Mr. J. H. Maiden (Government Botanist)…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cyclonic Storm. The Public School Struck by Lightning
SHORTLY after 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon a cyclonic storm, which had previously been heralded with clouds of dust that filled the high ways and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain in Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
NEARLY seven inches of rain have fallen in Sydney, up to 9 o'clock, this morning, and it is now fine. The heavy rain was confined to places near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Rivers
The Nepean and Cataract Rivers were both reported to be in flood this morning, but no particulars are to hand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in the Hunter River
Mr. J. H. Maiden's evidence before the Public Works Committee on the question of mitigating the effects of floods in the Hunter took the form of a carefully prepared paper, based on observations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Monsoonal Rains. Heavy Thunderstorms over the State Seven Inches at Moss Vals. Big Downpour on the Catchment [?]
A MONSOONAL disturbance which spread over the State on Saturday and Sunday last resulted in some good downfalls of rain in several places,…
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