A Violent Storm
A violent electric storm took place at Zechan (Tas.). Two of the flashes of lightning were especially strong. The first destroyed all the telephones and…
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Floods & storms, 1912
328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 17
American Floods. Thousands of People Homeless. Memphis (Tenn.) April 12
Reports from all quarters along the river indicate a subsidence of the floods. A serious feature, however, is the outbreak of fever in the refugee camps, in which there are 6000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Floods. Two Hundred Deaths Reported. Jackson (Missouri), April 20
The river dykes broke near Beulah yesterday, and a heavy volume of water swept over the country. Many persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Violent Gales. (By Telegraph). Sydney
A violent gale has been raging on the coast, the velocity of the wind reaching 75 miles an hour. During the night [?]sels at the Quarantine Station dragged…
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A fierce southerly gale, accompanied with blinding rain squalls, blew in Sydney throughout Monday. The wind at times reached hurricane force, and many suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Court. Thursday, April 25th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Ernest Ninness was charged with cruelty to 10 bullocks. the property of Elijah. Thorley, at Mount Thorley, on the 3rd inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Derts Court. Thursday, April 25th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Verdicts were given in the following cases against G. Budden, for the amounts indicated, with costs:—N. Tobey, £/14/10½, balance due goods…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Floods. Two Hundred Deaths Reported. Jackson (Missouri), April 20
The river dykes broke near Beulah yesterday, and a heavy volume of water swept over the country. Many persons were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Blue Nile in Flood
When the flood begins in the spring, the natives of the upper regions of the Blue Nine prepare for their journey to the north, with whatever produce is considered worth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Floods. Further Disaster Threatened. Torenas (Louisiana), May 2
The levees guarding the country towns along the banks of the Mississippi have broken in several places, and, as the river is rising rapidly, the wholesale destruction of…
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Torenas (Louisiana), Thursday.—The levees guarding the country towns along the banks of the Mississippi have broken in several places, and, as the river is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in America. Appalling Conditions. New Orleans, May 3
The flood conditions in the lower Mississip[?]l are appalling. Over 100,000 persons are reported to be homeless. Steamboats have picked up hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Floods. New Orleans
Flood reports from Torras grow in gravity. People were swept off the roofs of houses, and the water rose to heights exceeding the height of telegraph poles…
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New Orleans, Saturday.—The conditions on the lower Mississippi caused by the flood are appalling. Over a hundred thousand persons are reported homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Tuesday, May 7, 1912. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M)
Arthur Gatiss was proceeded against by the police for having caused a horse to be ill treated by having the animal worked while in an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mississippi Floods. Over the Telegraph Poles
New Orleans, Tuesday.—The flood reports from Torras grow in gravity. People have been swept off the roofs of houses on which they had taken refuge…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mississippi Floods. At Their Maximum. (By Cable). New York
The floods in the Mississippi River have, apparently, reached their maxmum, and men are engaged in strengthening the dykes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Thursday, May 9th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)
There was a light list of cases before the Court on Thursday. A defendant, who was charged with indecent behaviour, was fined 10/-; and a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Small Debts Court. Thursday, May 9th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Gould Bros. and Co., v. Millett and Quinn.—In this case Messrs Gould Bros. and Co. sued Messrs Millett and Quinn, trustees in the Quinn estate, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Subsiding. New Orleans, May 10
The floods are abating, owing to three days absence of rain, and all danger of further floods is believed to be past. Preparations are now complete for caring for…
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