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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
171 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 9
A RETURN was presented to Parliament on Wednesday, showing the approximate loss of stock through floods in the Bourke, Walgett, and Brewarrina [?]. The totals were:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy rain fell last night, and the town of Caltowie is flooded. A DROWNING FATALITY. Mr. M'Millan, of Augaston, was boating…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →VIENNA, Thursday.—Heavy floods have been recently experienced in Bohemia. The River Maldow has risen to such a height that the old and celebrated bridge at Prague has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →VIENNA, Thursday.—The intelligence previously telegraphed that the old celebrated bridge at Prague had collapsed, and that 30 persons were drowned, has been fully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday.—The rain has ceased at Prague, and the Moldan has fallen. Intense distress prevails at Prague. The Emperor Francis Joseph has sent £1000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE recent devastating cyclone appears to have affected the brains of the Yankee reporters. One of the marvellously "thrilling incidents" of the disasters was the race with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Municipal Council have now received from Mr. J. H. Corbett, engineer of the Sewerage Department, a copy of his report and tracing of plan for the preventing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Everything is quiet after the exciting events of to-day. Circular Quay and Sussex. street have assumed their wonted nightly aspect. In the latter place, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—Great floods have occurred in the Chihi and Santang, by which 4,000,000 Chinese have been rendered homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARIS, Tuesday.—Disastrous floods have occurred in the Rhone. The departments of Ardéche and Herault have been swamped, and vineyards, meadows, factories, bridges,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday.—The damage caused by the floods in the South of France is enormous. In the province of Ardeche alone the damage is fully two million sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The most disgraceful, and certainly the most serious, event that has yet darkened the present great labour crisis occurred at Greta early yesterday morning, when a party of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting of the residents of Maitland and surrounding district will be held on Wednesday evening in the Town Hall, to consider the best…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Monday.—A furious gale has been raging on the Yorkshire coast for the past few days. Admiral Seymour, 55 officers, and 200 seamen and marines belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—The gales off the coast of Yorkshire were of unusual severity. During the storm yesterday 13 men aboard the flagship Camperdown were injured while…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A LARGELY attended and important public meeting of the residents of the Hunter River district was held in the West Maitland Town-hall this evening to take into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy gales occurred along the coast this morning, and several vessels in the port and river were blown from their moorings, and one steam-launch was sunk at Glenelg…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fuller particulars of Friday's storm show that the effects were much more serious than originally anticipated. ART EXHIBITION…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A COMMITTEE meeting with reference to the above subject was held in the Town Hall, West Maitland, on Monday evening. There was a large attendance, and considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A CONFERENCE was held at the office of the Public Works Department this morning for the purpose of discussing the proposals of Mr. Gordon, C.E. for the prevention of…
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