The Storm at Paterson
On Wednesday evening last after a very cold and bleak day a thunderstorm accompanied with very vivid lightning and heavy thunder, passed over the town between…
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Floods & storms, 1915
191 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 10
West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, August 12. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Assault
Oliver Lumby was charged with having unlawfully assaulted Arthur Leslie Lane in the Belmore Hotel on August 4. Mr. T. A. Hill appeared for complainant and…
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Another vivid account of the sinking of the Armenian is given by one of the officers who has returned to Liverpool: "The submarine," he said, "was one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Texas. Terrific Storm. Vancouver
After a terrible storm in Texas, Galveston has been cut off from communication with the outside world and it is believed that it is partially destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, August 19. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.). Dismissed
John Piper was charged with having, on July 30, refused to receive A. R. Elder, a bona-fide traveller, into his licensed promises, there then being accommodation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disastrous Storms in America. Great Loss of Life. LONDON
After a terrific storm, Salveston (America) was cat off from communication with the outside world. It is believed the city is partially…
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Officers of the E. and A. mail steamer Empire, which arrived in Sydney on Thursday from the East, give a graphic account of the ravages of the floods and fires in…
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The French barque Miche[?]let arrived at Sydney from New York yesterday evening. In charge of Captain Rose. The vessel met with terrific weather on the run across the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in India. Calcutta, Aug. 31
There are renewed floods in the Lower Ganges. The town of Faridour is largely submerged. Jute storehouses at Naraiganj are flooded…
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One pound of common washing soda and one pound of quicklime, mixed with one gallon boiling water, will remove all paint and grease spots and…
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"Violent duststorms, with north-west to westerly gales, and warm to hot temperatures, were experienced over the State on Saturday. The day was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Eastern Front. German Advance. Checked by Flood. London, Sept. 8
The Berlin correspondent, of the "Politiken" (a Copenhagen newspaper), states that floods have started on the eastern front, checking the German advance. The rivers are…
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London, Tuesday.— The Berlin correspondent of the "Politiken" (a. Co. ponhagen newspaper) states that floods have started on the eastern front,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dungog Police Court Friday, Sept. 10, 1915. Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.
H. Simmonds v. C. N: Coombes assault Messrs Elliott and Waller appeared for plaintiff, and Mr J. R. Carlton for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in India. Lucknow. Sept. 20
Owing to the floods in the Ganges, 18,000 houses have fallen, and 80,000 are homeless Forty-six have perished. The rain continues…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 27. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Elias Bowden, J.p.). Hotelkeeper Fined
T. V. Borham, for failing to keep the premises known as the Royal Hotel free from offensive matter, was fined £1 and 6/ costs, or 14 days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrific Gale. Ten Lives Lost. New Orleans, Sept. 30
Two persons are known to have been killed and 150 injured and a property loss exceeding 1,000,000 dollars (about £200,000), by a destructive West Indian hurrieance. At…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Riotous Behaviour
Annie Eisenmonger, a girl, pleaded guilty to having behaved in a riotous manner on September 25. Constable Hill stated that about 10 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone at Bourke. Enormous Damage. Sydney
The most terrific and damaging cyclone ever experienced in Bourke passed over the town last night at seven o'clock. Although the storm lasted only n quarter of an hour,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale and J. W. Birkenhead, L. Ms.)
Catherine McCarthy was granted a renewal of a colonial wine license for premises at Allandalo…
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