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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
171 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 9
The northern rivers, namely the Clarence, Macleay, Manning and Richmond are all flooded, the rain in the New England district having been heavier than in other parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, Thursday.—The river at noon was falling slowly. The people who took refuge in the court-house were forced to remove to the cathedral, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A man named London was trying to cross the Kangaroo Creek, Quirindi, last night. The creek being flooded, he was was washed off his horse and drowned. The body has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Brisbane telegraph wire is still interrupted. At Toowoomba serious floods have occurred. Several landslips have taken place on the Brisbane line. At Wallangarra the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A NEW YORK telegram says:—A terrific storm is raging over Nova Scotia, and great damage has been done to shipping and other property Even in Halifax Harbour the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday at noon a party of Newcastle gentlemen proceeded to East Maitland by train, for the purpose of viewing the inundated town, and on arrival at the former…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The first great floods on the Hunter of which there is any record are those of 1819 and 1820. There are not many people alive who remember these occurrence, but 20…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SINCE writing on Thursday night the water continued to rise, and at 8 yesterday morning the flood was within 2in of the highest known levels. Both flood boats have been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Newcastle Marine Board received the following telegraphic message from Sydney yesterday:—"The dredge Clarence at the Clarence River was swept out to sea on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Brisbane River is in full flood, and communication is cut off with some of the suburbs. The intercolonial and western traffic is stopped through land…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE people of Newcastle owe a debt of gratitude to the pioneer settlers for having picked out such a commanding site for what is now the largest town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Now that the churches have thrashed out the loss of the Quetta from their own particular educational standpoint, and not failed to make the most of it as an awful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Friday.—Unwonted freshets, due to the torrential rains have swollen the Mississippi affluents, straining the dykes to their utmost. Men are engaged repairing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MESSRS. WADDELL AND DAVIES, MS.L.A., are endeavouring to obtain the necessary requisition to induce the mayor to call a public meeting in the Town Hall, Sydney, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Mayor attended at his office to-day till noon to superintend the distribution of flood relief. Under his instructions all the inhabitants resident in the submerged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SOME idea of the enormous extent of the floods which have recently caused so much damage at Brisbane, may be gathered from the following, calculation which appears in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEW YORK, Monday.—Terribly heavy rains have fallen in the Southern States during the last few days, and it was only by incessant labour that New Orleans was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IN consequence of the liability of that part of the northern railway lying between East and West Maitland, the Railway Commissioners have wisely decided to raise the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A DEPUTATION from West Maitland was this afternoon introduced to the Minister for Works by Mr. R. W. Thompson, M.L.A., to ask for increased assistance from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The flood waters have now receded, and by Tuesday evening the river had reached its usual level. A number of landslips have taken place, acres of splendid land being…
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