West Wallsend. Storm
A very heavy storm passed over the town on Sunday, which completely deluged the streets. The rainfall for about an hour was almost phenomenal; and yet at Holmesville,…
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Floods & storms, 1895
120 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 6
Storms on the English Coast
LONDON, Monday.—Renewed gales have occurred on the British and Irish coasts and in the English Channel, and many wrecks are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria Theatre. "Storm and Sunshine."
IN stating that Miss Blanche Lewis' sensational drama was one of the choicest of their large repertoire, Messrs. Norman and Berkeley certainly did not exaggerate, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Gales in Britain. Loss of 200 FISHERMEN
LONDON, Friday.—In the recent gales which have been experienced off the coast of the United Kingdom 200 fishermen belonging to Hull and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. Floods
It is still raining heavily in the interior, and a flood is reported. A washaway has occurred on the Great Northern line…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.S. Sydney in the Gale. Efficacy of Oil Bags
The Newcastle and Hunter River Company's steamer Sydney arrived in port yesterday morning, after an exceedingly boisterous passage. In spite of the heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood at Raymond Terrace. Help for the Settlers
Inspector Lynch received a wire from Raymond Terrace yesterday afternoon, stating that the river was rapidly rising, and another flood was expected. The telegram…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Position at Maitland. Preparations for a Great Flood. Boats Ordered Up. Families Seek Refuge in Town Hall. West Maitland, Monday, 9 P.M.
On Monday night a storm of wind and very fierce rain swept over the district, driving in torrents. A rise of about 3ft was observable in the river at bedtime, and constant rain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Tuesday, January 22. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Mr. Christie, J.P.) Out of Flood Reach
POOR old Tom Cleary has gone for four weeks to the top of the hill at East Maitland, so as to be out of flood reach. Drunkenness and using…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Wragge's Forecast. More Floods Predicted. Brisbane
The following is Mr. Wragge's weather forecast for New South Wales:—Unsettled, with more rain and local blows in central and eastern districts; heavy north east squalls,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The District. Subsidence of the Flood
During Tuesday night the heavy rain, incessant during the previous 24 hours, abated considerably after 11 p.m. It then fell only at intervals, and at daylight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Waters at Maitland. Line Between East and West Interrupted. A Serious Washaway. Grops Ruined. West Maitland
The river rose to 32ft 6in between 1 and 6 o'clock this morning, and remained stationary for seven hours. This is peculiar, as the water usually recedes within 12 hours of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Paterson. Wholesale Destruction and Ruin. Dunmore Bridge and Flood Gates Collapse
Captain Williams' steamer Berlinda returned to the harbour yesterday afternoon from the Paterson River. Captain Portfield, who is in charge, brings word that the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Sydney Railway Restored. Traffic Still Suspended with the North. The Waters Receding
DESPITE the general clearing up in the weather on Wednesday morning, the flood waters in the lower reaches of the Hunter River have receded but slowly. In many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Thursday. Heavy Floods
Telegrams from Maryborough state that heavy rains are falling, and that the river is rising. All the wharves except the Government Whart are submerged. Kilkivan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 25. (Before Mr. Mair, P.M., and Messrs. Christie and Thorn, Js.P.) Flood Relief
C. LEONARD replenished exhausted nature so plentifully, after his heavy exertions in trying to minimise the effects of the flood waters along the Hamilton-road, that Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the Williams. The Highest on Record. Wreck and Ruin Everywhere
The steamer Cooreei reached the harbour yesterday afternoon from Clarencetown, on the Williams River. Captain Millar, who is in command, states that he reached…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. Railway Traffic Restored. The River Subsiding
THE railway traffic between Newcastle and Maitland was so far restored yesterday that a single line on the "down road "was utilised in the morning. At 4.30 p m. the water was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Heavy Rain
There was exceptionally heavy rain in Brisbane last night. The average for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m to-day was nearly 6in. The weather to-day is generally fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. the Flood
THE water of the Hunter River has receded to 14ft at Maitland, and the havoc wrought by the recent inundations is now being exposed to view. At Raworth and Phœnix…
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