Maitland District. the Flood
RAIN continued to fall at intervals in the Maitland district during the greater part of yesterday, but the showers were light. A slight rise was perceptible in the river, and…
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Floods & storms, 1895
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Flood Relief
During the latter part of last week Mr. C. F. Wakely communicated with the Colonial Secretary, pointing out that considerable distress obtained in the neighbourhood owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Queensland. Brisbane, Tuesday. Floods
The flood at Arandangie is only 3ft less than it was last year. The Northern Territory mailman reports heavy rain throughout the territory, and in consequence no mails…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales in Queensland. Two Steamers Overdue. Brisbane
THE steamers Leura and South Australian, due here yesterday from Townsville, have not yet arrived. It is believed that they are sheltering from the gales. Telegraphic…
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A combined meeting of the Municipal Councils of Wallsend and Plattsburg will be held on Monday evening, in the Wallsend Council Chambers, to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Flood. the Colonial Secretary's Views
On Saturday forenoon a deputation, consisting of Mr. J. Gillies, M.P., Alderman H. Crothers, Mayor of West Maitland, and Mr. C. E. Nicholson, waited upon Mr. J. N…
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Mr. Gillies, M.P., interviewed the Minister for Works in Sydney during the latter part of last week with the object of fixing a day and hour for the reception of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brisbane Letter. Floods
THE principal question for the past 10 days has been " Shall we have a flood?" In the end of January, 1893, the rains swelled the head waters of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Glaucus in the Gale
Captain R. W. Prideaux, of the steamer Glaucus, reports having left Melbourne at 4.30 p.m. on the 31st ultimo, cleared the Heads at 8.30 p.m.; had strong easterly winds…
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Yesterday forenoon a small number of persons proceeded to the Town Hall, West Maitland, in quest of flood relief. Alderman Crothers, the Mayor, assured himself of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Prevention in the Hunter Valley. Raymond Terrace
AT a public meeting held here to-night to devise some scheme for the prevention of floods, it was decided that a canal from Raymond Terrace to Port Stephens was desirable,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plattsburg. Storm-water Drain
In pursuance of the requests of the combined council meeting held last Monday evening, Mr. D. Watkins, M.P., forwarded the following…
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FROM the reports which have recently appeared in our columns, it is evident that the people of the Maitland district are thoroughly alive to the…
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DURING the last day or two the employees of the Harbours and Rivers Department have been engaged bringing stone down the river with the object of strengthening the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Hospital Committee Election. Those Dummy Votes Again. Another Storm Brewing
IT was rumoured among the subscribers to the hospital yesterday that the votes given away by the medical superintendent and the matron, in January, 1894, were being polled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Downpour of Rain. An Extraordinary Shower. Streets and Houses Flooded
SHORTLY before half-past 8 o'clock last night one of the heaviest showers of rain which have fallen in this city within the memory of man was experienced. A strong north-east…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in the Gloucester Electorate. Widespread Destitution. Sydney
MR. R. ATKINSON PRICE, M P., for Gloucester, returned to town to-day, after a three weeks' tour through his electorate. The description he gives of the devastation worked by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm at Stockton
Stockton generally, when one or two unfavourably-situated isolated spots are excepted, enjoys fair immunity from serious floods. The extraordinary weather of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Second Deluge. a Terrific Rainfall. Great Damage Done
THE unprecedented downpour of rain which was experienced in the district at half-past 8 o'clock on Thursday night was repeated just before noon yesterday, when the rain fell in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under Storm Canvas
AMONGST the arrivals at the Hunter-street harbour of refuge on Friday night was David Moffatt, after an eventful and boisterous cruise. He was towed in by…
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