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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
120 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 6
The barque Caradog arrived in port at an early hour on Saturday morning from Capetown. Captain James, her popular master, supplied the following report of the passage:—Left Capetown on August 5…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The weather at an early hour yesterday morning at Newcastle and along the coast was boisterous, accompanied by angry seas, and in many places rain. It was feared that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, after a warm, bright morning, a thunderstorm burst over the district from the west, and for half an hour a heavy shower fell. It then cleared…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—In the " Current News" column of the Newcastle Morning Herald of to-day appears a short paragraph stating that an engineer of the Harbours and Rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Captain Wilson, of the ship Crocodile, writing to Captain Witherspoon, of this city, under dote Son Francisco, September 10, states:—"We arrived hero on the 2nd instant 71 day from Newcastle. On the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A number of residents of the Maitland district appear to be under the impression that the movement in regard to a scheme of mitigation against flooding in the Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The barque Otago, a fine handy vessel, built about 26 years ago for Simpson's Black Diamond line, has put into Fremantle to repair damages sustained while on a voyage sugar 1 den from Port Louis to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The schooner Western Star, Captain W. Armour, arrived at Ballina on Thursday, and reports leaving Sydney on Saturday morning coal-laden for Richmond River. On Sunday night when off Crowdy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. PRICE, M.P., to-day brought before the Minister for Works the necessity of dealing with flood mitigation in the Hunter district, and urged the expediting of the work and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Monday.—The Channel service has been entirely suspended owing to the prevalence of north-easterly gales. Many casualties are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The brig Prospero returned to port yesterday afternoon through stress of weather, after battling with the boisterous elements from the previous day. Captain Allen, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE strong South-easterly winds which set in on Tuesday evening continued to blow with increased force during that night and yesterday, and forced all the small craft that was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Thursday.—Severe storms are reported from the south of Russia and many parts of the Black Sea. Much damage has been done to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Price, the officer who has been deputed by the Government to report upon the question of flood mitigation for the Hunter River, has accomplished a very important portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE fact that the colony has suffered for some months past from drought is a very good reason why it should keep well before it the subject of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE thunderstorm which broke over the city at about 7o'elooklast evening proved to be of an exceptionally boisterous character, and it would, probably, have been even more severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following has a special interest in this period of thunderstorm:— Very few people are wholly at ease during a violent thunderstorm,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THE work of investigating and preparing a report upon the best means of mitigating floods in the Hunter River, which is being carried on by Mr. E. V. Price, an officer of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further information regarding the proposal of Mr. E. B. Price to construct a reservoir to impound flood waters in the Hunter River, shows that the preliminary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Heavy gales have occurred on the coast of Ireland. The schooner Moresby, belonging to the port of Liverpool, was wrecked…
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