A Fete Stopped by a Storm
Bathurst intended to be on fete to-night. Dr M'Hattie, the president of the Convention, had the park beautifully illuminated, and music was provided, as an entertainment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1896
92 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 5
Floods in Greece. Great Destruction
LONDON, Sunday.—Disastrous floods have occurred in Greece. Great damage has been done in Athens, and many lives have been lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Clan Mackenzie in a Gale—three Men Lost
A letter received from Capetown, from Captain Iddes, of the ship Clan Mackenazie, contains particulars of the ship's perilous experience in a terrific gale encountered in the Southern Ocean, during which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Floods in Montserrat. Seventy-five Persons Drowned
LONDON, Friday.—Heavy floods are reported from Montserrat, one of the West Indian Islands . Up to the present time 75 persons are known to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CABLEGRAMS. Terrific Gale. the Worst of the Century. Serious Losses
LONDON, Sunday.—In addition to the destruction of the famous Chain Pier at Brighton during the late southeasterly gale, great damage has been…
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The Union Company's R.M.S. Monowai arrived at Sydney from San Francisco yesterday morning, and showed unmistakable tracer of having had a rough time of it. Forward on the port side the rail was all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flooding of a Mine. Six Miners Missing
LONDON, Thursday.—A serious accident occurred to-day in a colliery at Abernant, near Aberdare, Glamorganshire, South Wales. While the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Vision of a Thunderstorm
SOME of us said that our friend Cecil Wake was the most nervous man we had ever known. He was temperate—very temperate…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Hypnotised by a Cyclone. Extraordinary Experience
THE recent dis[?]ous cyclone in Paris, which was one of the first of the kind ever experienced In that city, has opened up a discussion on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood Gates
The West Maitland Borough Council have found it necessary to make a thorough overhaul of the flood gates at Wallis' Creek, and the work has just been completed at a coat of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CABLEGRAMS. Terrible Floods in Greece Many Persons Drowned
LONDON, Friday.—Telegrams received from Athens to-day state that terrible floods have occurred in the northern districts of Greece. It is known that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Nevertire. the Town Destroyed. All Buildings Blown Down. No Lives Lost. Many Narrow Escapes. Sydney
AN extraordinary and terrible disaster has befallen Nevertire, a town of about 300 or 400 inhabitants, on the western railway. Nevertire is 341 miles from Sydney and is the centre…
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