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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 7
The work of searching the beach for the bodies of victims of this terrible calamity is still being continued by the water police, under Senior-sergeant M'Vane, and friendly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Maitland" gale, which did so much damage all round, will yet prove to be an expensive matter to the Newcastle Borough Council. Yesterday one of our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Captain Johnson, of the Duckenfield, states that when the steamer met the full force of the gale the engines were put full speed ahead, and kept so for 40 hours, by which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As was generally anticipated, yesterday brought a renewal of the bad weather conditions which have recently prevailed on the coast. The exceptionally heavy sea which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disagreeable weather conditions prevailed during yesterday, and although the wind and sea had materially decreased, the navigation of the harbour entrance remained difficult…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. N. Brunker, J. Gillies, H. H. Brown, J. Thomson, B. A. Price, A. Griffith, Ms.P.; Alderman Waller, Mayor of East Maitland; and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The weather yesterday showed a marked improvement on that of the past two days, although the conditions still remain somewhat unsettled During the day the rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.—A most destructive cyclone has occurred off the north-east coast of Japan. Two hundred fishing craft and 1500 fishermen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. H. D. Walsh, of the Harbours and Rivers Department, arrived in East Maitland yesterday afternoon, and was received by the Mayor, Alderman Waller, Aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Saturday, 2.30 p.m.—The remains of Mr. Gladstone will be buried in Westminster Abbey in the statesman's corner, where Mistress…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The well-known barque G. M. Tucker, which arrived at Wellington on the 20th inst., from Newcastle, bad a rough time of it. Captain Holm reports that he had fine weather until the 7th inst., on which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British-India steamer Lendaura, which has arrived at Melbourne from Calcutes, had a severe and exciting encounter with a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The work of widening the waterway at the Co-operative Colliery railway viaduct is proceeding slowly, and will evidently be a costly job before…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The bad weather conditions prevailing on Monday night continued during yesterday, the wind working round to east-routh-east, and blowing with unabated violence. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co.'s steamer Bothwell Castle had a most tempestuous experience in crossing the Great Bight. Captain C. J. Nightingall reports that the Bothwell Castle left Fremantle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation of farmers from Raworth and Narrowgut waited upon the Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. N. Brunker, at his West Maitland office on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Price asked the following questions:—In view of the fact that he has promised to facilitate the appointment of a Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The schooner Lizzie Vance, which left Newcastle March 22d for San Francisco, anchored off Honolulu on April 28. She encountered a cyclone off the west coast of New Caledonia, which nine days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. R. A. Price, M.P., continues to interest himself very actively on the question of flood mitigation for the Hunter River. Unlike the late Mr. Price, of the Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Very satisfactory progress is being made at the Dudley Colliery. The shiftmen are now engaged flooding the bords, under the direction of…
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