Afternoon's Session. Heavy Rain Interferes
Downright hard luck has pursued the Band Contest Committee, with the result that there will be a heavy financial loss on the venture. Hopes of recouping the shortage on…
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Floods & storms, 1914
305 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 16
Heavy Rain at Taree. Taree
Heavy rain set in yesterday, and still continuos. Upwards of five inches have fallen during the last 24 hours. It is reported that Dingo Creek is a banker, the highest…
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The Japanese mail steamer Tango Maru arrived at Sydney from Eastern ports on Saturday, and reported haying passed the German cruiser Emden one night during a…
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The heavy rain of the past few days caused some damage In Die lowlying' parts of the district. In several cases fences were almost washed down and gardens were…
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Though the Weather last night and this morning continued more or less showery, there indicates this afternoon of the near approach of fine weather. The rain…
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No less than 400 points of rain weren registered at Cessnock on Sunday, while 50 points were registered on Monday, and 70 points yesterday. There was also heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Storm Trenches. at Bayonet Point. Paris, Oct. 21
The daring storming of Laidtie, westward of Lille, is reported. The enemy were strongly entrenched, in front of the village. All day the artillery shelled the German position,…
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Traffic on the main road between the coalfields and Maitland is practically cut off at present owing to the road being flooded at Tester's Hollow, between Heddon-Greta…
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Heavy rain set in yesterday, and still continues. Upwards, of five inches have fallen during the "last 24 hours. It is reported that Dingo Creek is a banker, the highest…
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The daring storming of Laidetie, Westward of Lille, is reported. The enemy were strongly entrenched in front of the village. All day the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →French Storm Trenches. at Bayonet Point. Parts. Oct. 21
The daring storming of Laidtie westward of Lille is repo[?]ted. The enemy were strongly entrene[?]ed in front of the village. All day the artillery shelled the German position,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Battle of Dixmude. Belgians Flood Germans Intrenches. Calais, Mon
Mr. Ashmead Bartlett and Mr. Philip Gibbs, war correspondents, penetrated to Dixmude and saw the fighting on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Storm at Orange. Orchards and Crops Damaged
A terrific hall and thunder storm broke over the town and district if Orange about noon Wednesday. The wind blow strongly, enveloping the town in clouds of dust. This…
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A heavy shower of rain fell at Glen Innes on Wednesday, and registered 150 points. On the Tenterfield Road, about two had at half miles from Glen Innes a cloud-burst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raymond Terrace Police Court. Friday, 23Rd October. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Threatening Language
Francis Edisbury Davies, of Karuah, proceeded against Ernest Symonds for using threatening words towards him at Karuah on the 7th September, 1914…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Ship. Wrecked in Gale. London
The hospital ship Rohilla has been wrecked in a gale off Whitby, off the coast of Yorkshire. The vessel is breaking up. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hospital Ship. Wrecked in a Gale. Great Loss of Like. London, Oct. 30
The hospital ship Rohilla, while proceeding from Queensferry to Dunkirk to pick up Belgian wounded, was wrecked in a gale at Whitby, at 4 o'clock in the morning. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in Belgium. Havre, Oct. 31
The inundation of the country between the river Yser and Dixmude and along the Nieuport railway is proceeding. The water has now reached Pervyse (a downship about…
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London, Saturday.—The hospital, ship Rohilla, while proceedihg from Queensferry to Dunkirk to pick up Belgian wounded, was wrecked in a gale at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"British Outranged." Battle in Storm. London, Nov. 5
All reports regarding the naval engagement at Valparaiso appear to be based on German statements. There Is little doubt that the Monmouth was sunk…
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