Remarkable Storm. Exciting Scenes in London
An extraordinary storm occurred in London. A sudden squall came up, the wind reaching a velocity of 54 miles an hour,…
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Floods & storms, 1911
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Remarkable Storm. Exciting Scenes in London. London, July 29
An extraordinary storm has occurred in London. A sudden squall came up, the wind reaching a velocity of 54 miles an hour, and an inch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thursday, August 3rd, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Inebriates
Two defendants, who pleaded guilty to drunkenness, were fined in small amounts, with costs: Sunday Trading…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. Thursday, August 3rd. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., Dr. Pent land and Mr R. Faulkner, Js.P.). Transfers
The license of the Percy Hotel was transferred from I. Upton to I. Budden, and the license of the Commercial Hotel, Jerry's Plains, from B. Hardy to E…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Nicaragua. Many People Drowned. New York, Aug. 4
[?] are reported to have occurred in [?] They are described as the worst for a generation. Fifty people have been drowned…
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New York, Sunday.—Floods in Niearagua are reported as the worst known for over a generation. There have been fifty deaths already…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Thursday, August 10, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.) Various Offences
A number of persons who were charged with drunkenness were dealt with-in the usual way by the imposition of small fines, with the alternative of short terms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Nicaragua. Many People Drowned. New York. Aug. 4
Heay floods are reported to have occurred in Nicaragua. They are described as the worst for a generation. Fifty people have been drowned…
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The situation at Liverpool has become dangerous The men have lost all sense of discipline and the recent increase in pay has given them the impression that the employers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cyclone in Canada. a Flying Shack. Winnipeg
A cyclone has devastated the High River district in the province of Alberta. A shack occupied by a woman and child was carried a distance of 100 yards. The floor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disasterous Floods. Shanghai, August 16
Floods in the Anhui River have destroyed 285,000 acres of rice crops, and rendered 500,000 persons homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Thursday, August 17, 1911. (Before Mr.C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Two persons, charged with being found drunk, were dealt with in the usual way, by the imposition of a small fine in each case, or a short period of detention. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court. Thursday, August 17, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale P.M., and R. Faulkner, J.p.). Renewal, Application
An application was made by Mr A. B. Shaw, on behalf of Harriot Stokes, lor the renewal of the license of the Post Office Hotel, Jerry's Plains. There was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ploughing Through the Gale
Writing on "The Ocean Wave" in the "Pall Mall Magazine," Mr. William H. Rid[?]ing says: I remember crossing one December in the Nevada, of the extinct Guion Line, 40…
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The Norwegian tramp steamer Titania, which arrived here this morning from Puget Sound, had a severe dusting last night in the gale. A succession of heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Time in a Gale. Newcastle
The Norwegian tramp steamer Titania which arrived hero this morning from Puget Sound, had a severe dusting last night in the sale. A succession of heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small Debts Court. Thursday, August 24th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)
James Moore and Co., Limited, v. D. B. Robertson, £4/18/1, verdict for plaintiffs. R. D. Rundle and Co. v. C. Smith, £3…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, August 24th, 1911. (Before Mr C. H.. Gale, P.M.). Stealing in Company
William O'Halloran (a stranger), Jack Forden, alias Fordham, and Frank Branquist were charged with stealing a gold albert chain, valued at £3/15/[?] and 9/6…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Switzerland. Berne
Morions floods have occurred in the Messeno Valley. The torrent destroyed eight farmhouses, and 10 persons were killed, and two others are missing. Several villages have been…
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Berne, Saturday.—Serious floods have occurred in the valley, of Massino, in Switzerland, where the torrent destroyed eight farmhouses. Nine persons were…
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