Flood Relief. Central Committee's Report
A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of the executive committee, presided over by the Mayor, took place at the central depot yesterday morning at 11…
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Floods & storms, 1893
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 13
The Barque City of Carlisle. a Succession of Boisterous Gales. Forty-four Days from Townsville
A TRYING and lengthy passage extending to 44 days, was last night completed by the barque City of Carlisle, which reached the harbour from Townsville. The voyage…
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At the close of the council meeting on Tuesday evening a meeting of the flood relief committee was hold. There were present:—The Mayor and Aldermen Payne, Conn, and…
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The Union Company's steamer Taviuni, which has arrived at Auckland from Suva, reports that the Fijian Group escaped the hurricane which proved so disastrous to several of the other islands in the…
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NEW YORK, Thursday—Intelligence was received last night which reports that a destructive cyclone swept over the southern and western States of…
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A LARGE and valuable family Bible, the property of Mr. R. O. Poisley, of Singleton, had a somewhat strange adventure and perilous voyage during the late flood. Mr. Peisley…
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LONDON, Thursday.—News has been received of a terrible disaster which has occurred in Mississippi (U.S.). A school-was struck by a cyclone while…
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A BEAUTIFUL marine phenomenon in the shape of an electrical storm is recorded by the Sunderland steamer Fulwell, on her voyage from Bremen…
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SIR,—Will you allow me to suggest to the Flood Relief Committee the advisableness of publishing for public information, a list of the various accounts paid for goods supplied to…
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IT is understood that several members of the Flood Relief Committee at Raymond Terrace intend to place before the Premier the action of the municipal authorities of that town with…
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A PUBLIC meeting in aid of the above und was hold on the Burwood Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon. An anticipated, the attendance was very largo, and taking the…
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A MEETING Of the residents of Hexham took place on Thursday evening last for the purpose of suitably thanking the people of Minmi for their generous, liberal, and prompt relief…
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A MEETING of the executive committee was held yesterday, the chair being taken by Mr. J. R. Hall. The minutes of the previous meeting…
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A CONCERT in aid of the Flood Relief Fund was given at Toronto on Friday night. The hall was very nicely decorated with flags, ferns, and palms, and presented a very pretty…
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The race meeting promoted by the Newcastle and Northern Jockey Clubs in aid of the Hunter River Flood Relief Fund took place on the Newcastle Racecourse yesterday…
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THE final meeting of the committee, the offspring of the first-formed Queensland Relief Fund Committee, was held on Wednesday night. There were present:…
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The subscriptions to the Queensland Flood Relief Fond to date amount to £64,300, of which still remain a balance of £35,760. POLITICAL ADDRESS…
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Ship Avenger, from Melbourne, which arrived at London last month, reports that on December 21, in 49'59 S., 148'27 W., she experienced a severe gale from N. to N.E., veering to the westward, during…
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A MEETING of the general committee was held last evening at the council chambers. The Mayor occupied the chair, and there wore present: Messrs. J. C. Wood, D. J. M'Lean,…
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LONDON, Friday.—Despatches from America report that a disastrous cyclone has been experienced at Chickasaw, Iowa. Service was…
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