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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
241 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 13
THE ship Houghton Tower, from Port Louis, Mauritius, renewed her acquaintance with this port on Saturday, where she arrived after a smart passage of 37 days. On this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the weekly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Flood Relief Fund to-day, it was stated that the Government had promised a grant of monetary accommodation on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →DURING the great flood in the Hunter in March last a farmer at Miller's Forest, Mr. A. H. Brown, was compelled to seek refuge on the roof of his house. While in that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—I am instructed by the Mayor of Hamilton to reply to two letters that have appeared in your columns are the above committee. First, to "A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A TREMENDOUS storm occurred on Sunday night, accompanied by heavy, rains. Many houses were unroofed, trees were blown down, and general damage was done in the city and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.—A terrible shipping disaster has occurred at Bengal. A cyclone struck a number vessels which were discharging cargo in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Heavy floods are reported from the cotton states of America. Enormous damage has been done to houses. Farms have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve inches of rain have fallen during the last two or three days near the Beetaloo reservoir, in the Flinders Range. Three families near Quorn are hemmed in by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Catherine Hill lay correspondent wired on Saturday:—"During a heavy southerly gale last night, the steam collier Kelloe shipped from the jetty 510 tons of Wallarah coal, She cleared at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.—The town of Eldorado, U.S.A., has been destroyed by a cyclone. It is believed that 30 of the inhabitants were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Government has advanced the Flood Relief Committee £27,000 in exchange for a similar amount locked up in the suspended banks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following tenders have been accepted for building flood boats for the police:—A. Dearing, Killen-street, Balmain; two for Morpeth and one for Dunmore, at £15 14s 9d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday a violent easterly gale was reported from the various coastal stations, accompanied by high seas. Yesterday the gale was still raging with unabated violence,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As if Australia had not at the present time sufficent trouble at every point of the compass, another flood comes upon the country as a contribution to the quota of disaster. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The people of Maitland are once more threatened with another of those devastating floods which have so often spread ruin and disaster in this district. It is but a short…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy rain has fallen in Brisbane and district, over six inches falling in the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning. The weather now is fair, but cloudy. Reports received…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning the weather was pretty clear at Maclean, although light showers fell at intervals. Nearly half the town is under water, but the rise is not yet within about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The waters are fast receding, and the river will soon be at its normal height. FILED A PETITION. E. Goertz and Co., one of the oldest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A RATHER interesting example of the powers assumed by municipal councils is reported from Maitland. It is stated that within the last few days a resident has been served with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The steamer Stassfurt, of the German-Australian line, reached Adelaide on Sunday afternoon. She had 94 people for distribution in all colonies, mostly mechanics. The Stassfurt, which is under the…
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