Flood Mitigation
Sir,—In your issue of the 4th instant there appeared an article under the above heading, in which special reference was made to the relief sought by those residing in the vicinity…
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Floods & storms, 1898
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A Southerly Gale. Shipping Sheltering. Washaway on the Line
It is many years since the sea outside was so perfectly smooth as on Saturday last. There was hardly a breath of wind to ruffle the Surface of the water, and so smooth was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sydney Letter. Political Tactics in King Division. the Ever Ready "Hop." Are Public Holidays a Nuisance. a Very Dry Drink Indeed. Miss Maud Fitz-stubbs' New Waltz. a Flood of Alien Immigration. Football in a Mud Pond. Regarding the Telephone. the "Button" Craze in a New Form. Sydney, 25th July
"I am the champion of freedom," cried Mr. Reid when he appeared on the hustings, and in 10 minutes he told his bullied to "chuck out" a harmless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm-beaten Vessels
Early on Tuesday morning the barque C[?]n, which is on a voyage from Delagoa Bay to Newcastle, put in an appearance at Hobson's Bay. On the 31st of June a hurrieane threw the vessel on her beam ands and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Thunderstorm. Eight Persons Killed
LONDON, Sunday.—During a severe thunderstorm at Foggia, Italy, a number of peasants took refuge in an old house. While sheltering, the building…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta. Heavy Rain
Heavy and continuous rains are still falling here, and it is evident that if a change does not soon take place the Hunter River will experience a similar flood to the one in 1893…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District News. Plattsburg. Flood Waters
In consequence of the continuous downpour of rain during the past few days the storm-water channel has been running at its full capacity. Early yesterday morning the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather.—louth Park Flooded
The present very unsettled state of the weather is causing a considerable amount of anxiety to persons residing in the low-lying parts of the town and district, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Morpeth. Low-lying Lands Flooded
The weather is the absorbing topic at Morpeth, and yesterday morning the vestibule of the post office was crowded when the weather telegeam was posted…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Waratah. the Storm
The result of the heavy rainfall has not been so disastrous to the streets of the municipality as might have been expected. About noon on Wednesday and during the same…
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The towns of East and West Maitland have so far escaped the disasters and ravages of the flood waters, but, unfortunately, the same cannot be said of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Mitigation. Sydney, Wednesday Night
It is understood that the request made to the Premier by Mr. Gillies for the appointment of a commission of expert engineers to consider the various schemes of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Matters
The farmers at Louth Park are anxious about the suggestion made by them some months ago re the formation of a channel or drain to convey the surface waters from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →How a Cyclone Works
Cuba is stated by Mr. Ellicott, of the United States navy in an article in the "St. Nicholas'" to be the cradle of the cyclones that travel up the Atlantic…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Greta. Thunderstorm
A terrific thunderstorm broke over the town about 7.30 p.m. on Thursday evening accompanied by light showers of rain. During the heaviest part of the gale, the verandah of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Storms at Sea
LONDON, Friday.—Severe storms have occurred in the Baltic. One hundred and twenty fishermen were drowned near Memel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Visit to Wallsend. Inspection of the Pitfalls. the Minister in a Storm, and No Cab
In fulfilment of his promise, the Minister for Mines and Agriculture paid a second visit to Wallsend, after lunching in Newcastle. He was met…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone in the West Indies. Deputation to Lord Selborne
LONDON, Saturday.—Lord Selborne is to receive a West India deputation in connection with the disastrous losses caused by the recent cyclone in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone in the West Indies. Destruction in Barbadoes
LONDON, Monday.—Later details state that £37,000 will be required to rebuild the cottages destroyed in the island of Barbadoes by the huricane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Prevention in the Brisbane River
The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce has received plans and other papers in connection with the proposed scheme for the prevention of floods in Brisbane River, which had been forwarded to the…
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