Maitland District. the Flood Gates
SOME maliciously disposed individual has been developing his undesirable propensities by interfering with the flood-gates at Wallis Creek. The Borough Council imposes upon…
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Floods & storms, 1897
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Disastrous Floods in France. Hundreds Rendered Homeless
LONDON, Tuesday.—Terrible floods have occurred at Voiron and the Valley of Morge, situated in the South of France. Many silk and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the Hunter Valley. Measures for Their Prevention. Report of Mr. Price. Proposed Great Dam at Denman What Mr. Darley Thinks. Sydney
THE report by Mr. Price, assistant engineer Works Department, with regard to flood prevention in the Hunter River district, was laid on the table of the Assembly to-night in…
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THE result of the long-continued observations made in the Hunter district by Mr. E. B. PRIRE, Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Gale on the Coast. Damage in Wollongong Harbour
Nor since February of last year, the memorable occasion of the scuttling of the steamer Mount Kembla in Wollongong Harbour, to save her being dashed to pieces against the…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A violent gale swept over the Irish Sea and west coast of England yesterday, causing great damage to shipping and loss of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Disaster in Paris a Dreadfuly Cyclone. Buildings Destroyed. Serious Fatality
LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible cyclone swept over Paris and the suburbs to-day. Mary houses and factories were wrecked, and carriages were overturned in the streets…
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The Bucknall steamer Basoto, Captain William Ladds, which loaded wool at Sydney a few months ago, arrived at Capetown recently, and reported having had a nasty buffeting at sea. She left Port Louis,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Floods in France. 300 Lives Lost. Fearful Destruction of Property
LONDON, Wednesday.—Disastrous floods have occurred in the south of France, destroying property to the value of 200,000,000 francs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Mitigation. Question in the House. Sydney
WHEN Parliament opened this afternoon, Mr. R. A. Price asked the Minister for Works, without notice, a question with reference to the proposed scheme for the mitigation of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood at Morpeth
The heavy rains that fell on Sunday night and the furious accompanying gale caused much alarm amongst the farmers on the low levels of Phœnix Park and Raworth. When…
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The flood waters have, after all, crept over the banks of the river, and although West Maitland and the Lonth Park forms are free from inundation, much loss has to be recorded…
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AT 9 o'clock yesterday morning the Hunter River had, according to railway advices, risen to a height of 39ft at Singleton. The telegram, however, stated that the waters…
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In consequence of the heavy sea running on the coast, shipping operations have been entirely suspended along the several Illawarra ports, much to the inconvenience of all concerned, especially in…
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THE recent rainfall caused a repetition of the watery visitation with which the inhabitants of the valley of the Hunter are only too familiar. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. Wallsend. Storm Water Drain
THE work of securing the Wallsed railway viaduct near the goods-shed and the Wellsend Council's bridge, Pittown-road, is being proceeded with by the Public Works…
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As many residents of the Hunter River, district were anxious to know the result of the examination of the sub-strata of the foundations of the proposed flood reservoir at…
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The flood waters are receding from the farms and grazing paddocks in the vicinity of Morpeth, Baworth, and Pitnacree, and some idea of the devastation caused by the…
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LONDON, Monday.—A cable brings news of great floods in Silesia and South Germany, the severity of which has not been equalled during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods in Silesia and Saxony. Homeless and Ruined. Damage Three Millions Sterling
LONDON, Wednesday.—Further particulars to hand from Germany regarding the disastrous floods in Silesia and Saxony state that fully…
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