Hunter River Flood Mitigation. Sydney
THE Minister for Works to-day informed die representative of the Newcastle Herald that he had authorised the expenditure of a further sum of £350 for a preliminary survey…
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Floods & storms, 1896
92 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5
Flood Prevention
The public of the Northern district will be pleased to learn that Mr. Price, of the Public Works Department, is making excellent progress with the testing operations in…
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At about 6 o'clock last evening an unusually heavy storm visited the Maitland district. The rain fell in torrents, accompanied by a shower of hail. Many of the…
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The storm which visited Maitland on Sunday evening appeared to be entirely confined to the district. The wind travelled at a tremendous speed and the storm seemed to be…
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ALTHOUGH this year the inhabitants of the valley of the Lower Hunter have not had to complain of floods, the subject is essentially one which calls for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News Wallsend. Storm-water Channel
Messrs. Gilliver and Curtes have now completed their contract in connection with the concrete portion of the storm water channel, and there can be no doubt that this portion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Western Australia. Kanowna, March 11. Terrific Storm
A terrific storm burst over Kanowna this afternoon. The hailstones were as largo as pigeons' eggs, and fell breaking nearly at the windows in town. After this came a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Europe. Much Damage
LONDON, Thursday.—Much damage to property has been caused by floods in France, Switzerland, and Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. the Flood Mitigation Scheme
ON Saturday last Mr. Price, the engineer from the Public Works Department, who has been engaged on the upper portion of the Hunter reporting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District News Plattsburg. Storm Water Drain
Now that the concrete portion of the storm-water channel has been completed, there may be some prospect of the department carrying out the other…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Recent Cyclone in Queensland. Experiences of the Steamer Guthrie
WHEN the disturbance Sigma swept down upon the North Queensland coast some few weeks back and completely wrecked Townsville, a tremendous amount of damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Prevention Scheme. Sydney
Mr. Gillies, M P, to-day saw the Under-Secretary of Works, Mr. C W. Darley, with reference to the report being prepared by Mr. E. B. Price, engineer to the department,…
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It is understood that the report being prepared by Mr. Price, the engineer from the Works Department, on the question of the proposed scheme of flood mitigation for the…
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The island steamer Amur arrived at Noumea on the 15th instant from Newcastle. On the passage the Amur had a terrible experience in a cyclone, The first day out from Newcastle the vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Severe Snowstorm and Threatened Floods
A heavy snowstorm took place at Kilmore to-day, being fully 1ft deep in parts. The river Yarra has risen almost to flood level, and the Barwon River at Geelong has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter River Floods. Report by Mr. Darley. Sydney
Mr. Gillies, M.P , has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Works :—" With reference to the deputation which waited on the Minister on 25th March…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CABLEGRAMS. Terrible Cyclone in Texas. Portion of a Town Wrecked. Great Loss of Life
LONDON, Sunday.—A cyclonic disturbance of great violence occurred in Northern Texas yesterday, the tornade levelling everything in its track…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Wednesday, May 20. Legislative Assembly. The Financial Statement. Dr. Garran's Salary. The Export of Butter. Mr. Want's Leave of Absence. Judge Windeyer's Holiday. Hunter River Floods. Cost of Homestead Selections. Sydney
THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Mr. YOUNG, in reply to Mr. A. B. PIDDINGTON, said that it was intended under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Merewether. Storm
A STORM of wind and a little rain passed over the township about 3 30 yesterday. It did a good deal of damage to Mr. S. Hughes' house and pipe works. About 10 yards of the iron…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Terrific Storm. Foundering of the Steamer Byron. All Hands Saved. a Plucky Rescue. Splendid Work. Exciting Scenes
DURING the heavy southerly gale which raged on Saturday and Sunday fears were entertained for the safety of vessels on the coast, fears which unfortunately were but too fully…
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