Selected Poetry. the Storm
'Tis night, and o'er the watery waste, The storm is gathering fast; And each successive gust that blows Is fiercer than the last…
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Floods & storms, 1876
19 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
Gale on the Western Coast
The steamers Cland Hamilton and Flinders, the barque Vivid, and schooners Liiy, Moonts, C[?]t of the Wave, and Strathmore, all put in at Portland, on Thursday, for shelter); The…
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The sea yesterday, consequent upon the heavy weather we have lately had, was breaking in a very dangerous manner over the bar and interfered considerably with the…
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THE early part of this week (reports the BORDER WATCH of June 16) was distinguished by the prevalence of a high wind from the north-west, which was correctly…
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We gather from various telegrams that a severe gale visited New Zealand on the 23rd June. From" no end of the colony to the other came accounts of high winds, heavy…
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THE continuance of heavy rain, and the increased violence of the gale along the coa[?]t has created no small amount of anxie'y in the minds of many, these parties resident in coast towns…
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Severe losses by floods are also reported from different places in Queensland. The native police in the North of Queensland have had a desperate encounter, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Clarence District Flooded. Seven Persons Drowned. £150,000 Worth of Property Destroyed. Sydney. Tuesday night, 8.50 p.m. FLOODS
THERE has been a fearful flood in the Clarence River District. The water is five feet higher then was ever known before. The damages are estimated at hundreds of…
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THE weather in Newcastle had until Saturday last been for some time beautifully fine and clear, and there was every evidence of an early spring, but on…
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ONE of the most severe gales that has been experienced here for many years commenced on Sunday evening, at a late hour, and continued with unabated…
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In looking round the municipality, numerous evidences of the severe nature of the gale are to be seen. In several instances houses and their inmates have had…
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YESTERDAY, the force of the gale had somewhat abated, and during the afternood had considerably decreased. During the early part of the morning, a few…
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SIR,—With your permission I wish to contradict a paragraph appearing in the Pilot of the 12th inst., referring to the barque Stag. The paragraph alluded…
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DURING the whole of yesterday the gale which commenced on Sunday night continued with a fury which abated very little until midnight. We showed…
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WE give the report of the undermentioned vessels made on their arrival at Sydney:— Boomerang steamer, 14th inst. from Rockhampton "Monday 11th, 1.30 a.m. off eal…
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THE recent disastrous floods in the Fraser and other British Columbian rivers, have awakened our residents to the necessity of embanking the…
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DURING the thunderstorm of yesterday, the residence of Mr.Clarence Hannell, Oomabah House, was struck by lightning, but fortunately escaped without any serious damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Bishop of Bathurst visits Europe. £1100 left by the late Dr. Cameron to form a Scholarship. Railway to be opened to Binalong and Blayney on the 1st November. Archbishop Vaughan intends visiting Gundagai. Oppressive Heat in Brisbane. Terrific Thunderstorm. Child Killed by Lightning. Sydney. Friday, Recd. 8.30 p.m
The Bishop of Bathurst leaves by the outgoing Sner mail for Europe. Dr, Cameron, deceased, leaves eleven hundred pounds to found a scholarship for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegrams. a Yahoo Seen on the Lachlan Return of the Ministers. Arrival of the St. Osyth with Opera Company. Committal of Two Pickpockets Welcome to Dr. M'Gibbon. Scarcity of Water at Cobar Great Excitement—People Refused Water by the Manager. Fearful Storm in New Zealand. The Racehorse Impudence sold for 200 Guineas. The All-England Cricketers. Reported Discovery of Coal at Coleraine. SYDNEY
The Hon. Messrs. Lackey and 4.30. p.m., returned to Sydney. The Milburn creek correspondent of the Evening News gives an extraordinary account…
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