Flood Damage—cessnock Shire. Engineer's Report Cessnock
The Cessnock Shire engineer, Mr. G. Lindeman, submitted a detailed report of flood damage to council yesterday. The report is as follows:—Serious loss…
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Floods & storms, 1913
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Maitland Flood Fund
Mr. M. Buxton, hon secretary, Tamworth Football League, applied to the Tamworth council for the use of the oval on Saturday, 31st May, for playing a benefit match, the…
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A few weeks ago our cable messages informed us of huge floods in, America, involving great loss of life and immense destruction of properly. A few facts and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. the Floods
Sir. While there is much discussion [?] ways and means, we are threatened with more floods; business is at a standstill, and the many out-of-work will soon become a…
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Heavy rain set in in Sydney on Thursday night, and stormy conditions were reported off the coast. Jervis Bay, at 6 p.m., advised an…
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Prominent residents of Kurri and district have taken up the raising funds towards the relief of the flood sufferers, and a public meeting is to be held early next week…
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Dear Sir.—It is [?] to note the number of our citizens who are interesting themselves in the matter of flood prevention, and with this spirit manifesting itself we will…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Mississipi FlOODS. Press Comments. the Mercilessness of Nature
We have heard much of the mercilessness of the Yangtze, the deadly river of China. We have now learned morn than we had suspected of the mercilessness of our…
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A meeting or the committee of the Flood Relief movement was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday. The Mayor (Alderman W. M'Lauchlin) presided, and there was an…
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Public attention has frequently been called lately to the large sums of public money. that have been expended upon expert reports upon the best means of lessening the…
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A meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute East Maitland, on Saturday evening, to consider what steps should be taken towards the relief of those afflicted by the flood…
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Mr. Thos, Fountain, of Bulwer-street, West Maitland, a successful farmer, who lived for 46 years in Bolwarra, but has retired for some years, in the course of an…
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The year nineteen hundred and thirteen will remain fresh in the memories of the people of Branxton for many years to come, not that the actual damage sustained by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Recent Flood. Road Damages in Cessnock Shire
The Cessnock Shire engineer. Mr. C. F. Lindeman, has made a partial inspection of the flood damage in B and C ridings of the shire, and he estimates roughly that £2500…
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The Hood has no doubt hit a good many people who will not cart to take assistance from the Flood Relief Fund, or who, if they do, will still be left in serious…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Damage by the Flood. Visit of Director-general of Public Works. Inspection of the Destruction
Following upon the decision of the public meeting held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, supported by the urgent representations made by the member, Major…
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Mr. F. H. Kelly makes the following forecase:— "Hunter residents are again warned that monsoonal activity is likely to…
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[?] gales have occurred throughout [?] and several persons have been through lightning. [?] with 20 persons aboard,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Storm. Norfolk (Virginia), May 31
A wind, rain, and hall storm swept over the district, and reports are to hand of the deaths of many people and a great deal of damage to property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. Flood Mitigation
Sir,—Flood mitigation has been spoken of in the Hunter district for years past, and is considered one of the greatest engineering phoblems at the present moment. It is one that…
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