Mitigation of Hunter Floods
The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on public works on the expediency of constructing works on the mitigation of the effects of the floods in the Hunter River was presented to…
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Floods & storms, 1903
220 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 11
A Great Flood
A rainstorm flooded Lake Oakford, near Pittsburg, and burst the dam. A car crowded with passengers and a crowded waiting room, were demolished. A hundred persons were drowned…
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During a storm near Pittsburg, in the United States, a lake in Oakland Park became flooded and finally the dam burst. The rush of water…
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An amusing story is told of a victim of the Johnstown flood of 1889, who, when he reached Paradise, ascended a cloud that served within…
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Telegrams from Topeka, Kansas, dated Sunday, May 30, and published in the English newspapers just received, give the following harrowing account of The floods and fires…
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A storm passed over Broken Hill last night, but although rain threatoned for hours none fell…
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HEAVY rains continue in the western and central western portions of Victoria, and have either been experienced or are imminent at many places, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Scourges. Flood, Tornadoes, and Fire. New York. June 19
For nearly two months we bare had very remarkable weather throughout the country, accompanied by dreadful disasters in the form of tornadoes, floods, and forest fires,…
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Mr. P. M'Mahon, director of the Brisbane 'Brisbane Botanic Gardens, having seen the copy of the report of the Public Works Committee on ,the Hunter River flood mitigation proposal, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Friday, July 24, 1903. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Dr. H. J. H. Scott, J P.)
AN application by E J. Corbett for an auctioneer's license for the Quirindi district, was, after evidence as to the necessity of such, granted…
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Rain continued to fall in torrents throughout the morning, with every appearance of continuing. In consequence, the Canterbury races were postponed till Tuesday; but it was decided that the football…
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Mr. P. M'Mahon, director of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, having seen the copy of the report of the Public Works Committee on the Hunter River flood mitigation proposal, has…
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A high tide, in conjunction with a heavy rainfall, has caused serious floods in London. Several Sunday newspaper offices were inundates, and the papers were not published till…
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Mr. P. M'Mahon, director of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens, having seen the copy of the report of the Public Works Committee on the Hunter…
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Three inches of rain fell in London in 24 hours. Great damage has been done in the Thames valley, and English harvest prospcets are seriously affected. The "Glasgow Herald"…
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THREE inches of rain have fallen in London during the past 24 hours. Great damage has been caused in the valley of the Thames. The English…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rough Weather. Heavy Seas and Heavy Rain, [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THREE were heavy seas along the coast to-day, and stand off signals were hoisted. There has been very heavy, rain in many of the coastal…
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, appointed during the first session of the present Parliament, under the Public Works Act of 1900, 64 Vic. No. 26, to…
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GREVIOUS reports come from all parts of Great Britain respecting the damage done by the heavy rains. At Aldershot, eighteen-hundred…
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