Storm Warnings and Colliery Explosions
THE following is from the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle of Nov. 10:—The French newspapers have been discussing the recent colliery explosion at…
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Floods & storms, 1878
16 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
TELEGRAMS. Parliamentary. Christ Church Glebe Sands. Distress at Wallsend. The Cable Interruption Prohibition—New Zealand Stocks, Floods in the Hunter River SYDNEY. Tuesday, reed, 8.55 p.m
MR M'Elhone gave notice of a motion, "that it is contrary to the spirit of the constitution for members of Parliament to practice as land agents, and no land agent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. The Stroud Tragedy. Australia (s) arrived at San Francisco. Wotonga (s) in a Gale. The Late Fatal Accident in the Domain. Floods in the Metropolis. Payment of Members Bill in Victoria. Railway above Campbelltown under water. Parliamentary. Ten Hours a Day on the Railway. Narrandera Railway. SYDNEY. Recd. 6.15 p.m
THE inquest on the murder at Stroud, ended in an open verdict of wilful murder. A man has been arrested on suspicion. The mail driver narrowly escaped…
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DESCRIBING the breeze that unroofed the hotel at Emu Park, the other day, the correspondent of the Bulletin says; —A very hot day was Tuesday. We…
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AFTER a forenoon of more than usual sultriness and heat, dense clouds massed rapidly up after the dinner hour from the south-west. About four o'clock the gloom was so intense that the gas had…
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OWING to the heavy rains which fell during the last twenty four hours, extensive floods have occurred around Melbourne. This morning the water rose very rapidly and covered St. Kilda…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. Overland Telegraph Line Interrupted. Great Railway Meeting at Mus-wellbrook. Rain General Through the Colony More Immigrants. The Cable Conference. The Crisis in Victoria Ended. Resignation of the University Chancellorship. Committal for Bigamy Floods and Loss of Life. Fearful Excesses in Queensland. Parliamentary. SYDNEY
THE overland telegraph line is again interrupted north of the Peake. The cause of the interruption is believed to be the carrying away of the wire by an unusually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAMS. Departure of San Francisco Mail Postponed. Great Southern Line Damaged by Floods. The March Supply Bill Passed The Attorney-General to be a Member of the Executive Council. SYDNEY. Reed. Thursday, 5 20. p.m
THE departure of the San Francisco mail steamer has been postponed till to morrow at 3 o clock p.m., to enable business people to reply to letters by the Suez…
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ONE of the most violent southerly gales of wind that was ever experienced on this coast visited us early yesterday morning, and continued with undiminished force until about noon. The usual…
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IT is satisfactory to note that during the late gale, which has been the most severe that has been felt in this harbour for a very long time, no casualty or damage whatever has occurred to…
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GREAT fears were entertained in town yesterday for the safety of a fishing boat, which left here between eight and nine o'clock a.m. for Sydney. She was observed by the look-out man on…
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Adestructive storm has occurred in Canada, together with tornado and floods…
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THE sultry westerly weather which prevailed in the early part of last week, changed on Thursday when the sky became overcast, and there was every appearance of a storm, the lightning…
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THE extraordinary heat of yesterday morning prepared those who are accustomed to watch the varying signs of the weather for the change which they expected would…
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THE length of time that has elapsed since this district has been visited by one of those sad causes of distress, and in some cases of utter ruin, known as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Important News From China. Great Cyclone—loss of Shipping Depredations by Chinese Robbers. Governor Pope Hennessey Censured
COOKTOWN, Wednesday.—Hongkong advices report a fearful cyclone on the coast of China. Several shipping mishaps have occurred. The coast is strewn with wrecks…
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