Terrific Cyclone in India
A terrific cyclon has passed over Eastern India. In Engal, 130,000 people have been killed. Three large islands, one 500 square…
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Floods & storms, 1877
28 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
LONDON. January 14th, 1877. Floods in England
The floods, which have done much damage in England, are now subsiding…
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CONSIDERABLE, damage was caused by the storm of Tuesday last. Part of the Echuca line in the neighbourhood of Bagshot, says the Australasian, is…
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THE Otago Daily Times of the 8th inst. writes:—"It is a great satisfaction to be able to record the history of the disastrous floods this week without…
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ABOUT 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the 14th instant, heavy thunderclouds were seen to the south and south west of Clare, and the residents…
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WHILE the inhabitants of this colony were indulging in the festivities which accompany the advent of the New Year in this hemisphere, very different…
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THE brigantine Storm King, owned in Sydney by Mr. Wright, foundered at sea, on Friday morning last at 10 a.m., about 15 miles off Seal Rocks Lighthouse, when on the passage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Gales at Sea.—Loss of life and property. the Ship Duke of Sutherland in a Gale. Wellington
THE ship Duke of Sutherland, 1074 tons register, Captain Lou[?]tit which left Sydney on the 15th ultimo, for London, encountered a fearful gale on the 26th March, in latitude…
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REPORT of the Marine Board of New South Wales in the matter of the loss of the Storm King The Board hell an investigation into the circumstances attending the foundering of…
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During the heavy gales of last January, thirty-six smacks belonging to Lowestofl, Yarmouth, Hull and Grimsley, foundered and 215 lives lost. These men let 158 distressed…
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It has been raining since Saturday night. The water rose with extraordinary rapidity. The creeks are all flooded; the river still rising, but not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Telegrams. The Newcastle Commonage. Volunteer Encampmants. Fireworks. The s.s. Ellora in a Gale. Our Defences. SYDNEY. Wednesday, 9 p.m
A DEPUTATION of the Mayors of Newcastle and suburban boroughs interviewed the Hon. Henry Parkes, urging that the Newcastle Commonage be placed under trustees. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Effects of the Late Gale. Destruction of Property at Waratah
CONSIDERABLE damage has been done to property by the gals which blew during Wednesday night. Several houses have lost a portion of their roofs—those composed of bark…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Water Supply and Prevention of Floods. Mr. Fieldhouse's Case before Parliament. An Enquiry Promised. Immigration Question. Destructive Fire at Manly Beach. Five Houses destroyed. Damage Estimated at £8000. Trickett v. Rush. The Circular Quay Railway. Fall of Snow. Arrival of 500 Chinamen. 3000 more Expected. Distress at the Palmer. Terrific Gale on the New Zealand Coast. Tidal Wave at Tonga. Arrival of the Ship Darra at Ade[?]aide Case of Small-pox on Board. SYDNEY. Recd. Monday, 8 p.m
In the Assembly this evening, Mr. Parkes, in answer to Mr. Cohen, said that Mr. Clark, hydraulic engineer, was at present engaged upon an enquiry into…
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THE excitement consequent upon the loss sustained in marine and social circles by the wreck of the steamship Dandenong on the 11th of September, 1876, has scarcely passed away when there comes another sad…
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IN addition to the casualties named in yesterday's issue as happening in the harbour on Saturday night the following are the most serious:— Mr. Dalton's lighter Warhawk, with 35 tons of coal…
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A VERY violent thunderstown[?], accompanied with hall, broke over Grafton on Saturday night about 8 o'clock (the Examiner report) which continued with great force for about a…
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The barque Australian Sovereign, which left Newcastle a few days ago, returned to port yesterday, having lost her main and mizzen topmasts. Captain Martin Berry reports as follows:—Left Newcastle at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams Resignation of Ministry. a Dissolution Refused. Violent Wind Storm. Lunatic Asylum Burnt Down.—female Patient Roasted to Death. Sydney. Tuesday, Recd. 9.30 a.m
The motion of Sir Henry Parkes, for the adjournment of the debate on the motion for Temporary Supply, was negatived by 28 to 24, but the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams Heavy Storm in Sydney. Loss of Schooner Julia Reitz. Verdict by Jury in the Hunter-street Tragedy. Mr. Russell Congratulated by Royal Society. The Cootamundra Railway, The Sydney Election. Arrival of the Torres Straits Mail. Further Donations for the Indian Famine. Farnell opposes Robertson at the West Sydney Election. Alleged Cruelty in Randwick Asylum. Discussion on Estimates in the Assembly. The Appropriation Act. Mr. Turner opposing the Fortifications Vote Postponement of Departure of Steamer SYDNEY. Recd. Thursday, 8.30 p.m
There has been very heavy rain, with thunder and lightning all day. The rain has been as heavy as any recorded. The reported loss of the three-masted…
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