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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
156 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 8
THE Murray at Albury on Tuesday morning was 9ft 6in above summer level, having risen 2ft since the previous day. The stream has overflowed its banks in many places, flooding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous floods have occurred at Mary-borough. OVERCROWDING THEATRES. Harry Rickards, the comedian, was to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HEAVY rain fell in Melbourne on Thursday, and from all parts of the colony comes the same news, accompanied in many instances with reports of flood. At Avoca, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Monday Eight.—Reports from the country districts continue to come in of the devastation caused by the floods. The Campaspe rapidly overflowed its banks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING attended by several hundred persons was held at the West Maitland School of Arts last night for the purpose of considering what steps can be taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW YORK, Monday.—A tremendous cyclone has swept over the State of Kansas, and has caused floods which completely demolished Uniontown. Six persons are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—On Saturday, during the height of the storm, a tremendous sea broke into the new Gippsland Lakes entrance, swept away the barrier of sand, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THURSDAY ISLAND, Wednesday.—The s.s. Meamuir arrived at 1 o'clock yesterday, and sailed again as 4 o'clock. Hongkong files state that a fearful rainstorm occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants of the Horseshoe Bond was held in the public schoolroom on Monday evening. The room was well-filled, and it seemed that all the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SYDNEY, Friday Night.—A deputation, consisting of the Ministers for Justice and Lands, and Messrs. Lee, Stevenson, Scobie, Inglis Edmunds, Thompson, Ritchie, Plumb, W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →H.M.S. Lizard had a rather rough experience on her passage from Suva to Noumea. The ship had just cleared the intricate harbour of Suva and was steaming along merrily at a 12-knots speed, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy rains have caused the river Yarra to rise a banker, and much damage has been done to the low lying lands around the city. Heavy floods are also reported from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—A terrific cyclone has taken place in Texas, United States. Many buildings were completely destroyed, and the total damage to property is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, June 7.—Since the Peruvian earthquake in August, 1888, the world has seen no disaster of such frightful magnitude, accompanied by such pitiable incidents, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A terrific storm, accompanied by heavy rain, occurred in the eastern portion of the State of New York. An enormous rainfall resulted, flooding many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The Seinde, that part of the India which forms the delta of the River Indus, has been visited by a disastrous flood. The river has overflowed its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WEST MAITLAND, Friday Night.—Mr. Gordon, the hydraulic engineer, who has been engaged by the Government to formulate some scheme for relieving the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUSWELLBROOK, Wednesday Night.—It has been raining the whole day, and grave fears are entertained of another and more disastrous flood in the Lower Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rain has fallen incessantly since Monday night, and there are no signs of a change. Floods are expected in the low lying neighbourhood of Brisbane. Steamers bound…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was called for Monday evening to consider what action should be taken in the interest of the Morpeth district respecting the visit of Mr. Gordon, the…
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