Storm in the Bay of Biscay. Many Lives Lost
LONDON, Wednesday.—A great storm has been raging in the Bay of "Biscay and English Channel. The P. and O. Coy's steamer Victoria, which…
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Floods & storms, 1899
98 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 5
Plattsburg. Storm Water Channel
At last the work of clearing the silt and debris from the storm water channel has been commenced, some 20 of our unemployed having commenced work on Wednesday…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A great storm has been raging in the Bay of Biscay and English Channel. The P. and O. Coy's steamer Victoria, which…
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LONDON, Monday.—It is announced that a gale has destroyed the lighthouse at Port Said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stockton. the Storm
The hailstorm yesterday afternoon did very considerable damage to windows, bringing a small harvest to the glazier, and making many a resident curse his small bad luck, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Weather in England. Heavy Gale in the Channel. Trains Blown Off Lines
LONDON, Friday.—Very severe weather is being experienced in England. A fierce south-westerly gale is raging, doing much damage throughout the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The gale made a gap of 150 yards in length in the sea wall at Llanfairfechan, and the Liverpool express had to be stopped close to…
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As a result of the energetic and persistent representation of Mr. John Gillies, M.P., the proposition to protect the farmers and other residents of the Hunter Valley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Mr. Sydney Smith to Be Provided For. the Hunter River Floods Question. Death of the Press and Brush Club. Sydney Papers As Charity Collectors. Accusing the Police of Brutality. Lord Hampden's Approaching Departure. Women in the Higher Professions. Regarding Servant Girls. Sydney
It is rumoured in the city that Mr. Sydney Smith is to be sent home with Sir Julian Salomons. In other words, that we are to have to representatives of the colony of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rain at Grafton
After two days of excessive heat at Grafton, during which the thermometer reached 102deg in the shade, a change occurred on Sunday, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Bowen. a Heavy Rainfall. The Heat Wave. BRISBANE
A heavy gale passed down the coast yesternight, and this morning struck Brisbane about 7 a.m. The wind blew with great violence, and was…
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Later particulars received concerning the cyclone which occurred at Bowen show that the buoys and beacons are all out of position. The wind on Friday was strong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in the Atlantic. Steamer Stopped by Whales
LONDON, Tuesday.—Terrific storms have swept over the Atlantic. The Cunard Company's Royal mail steamer Lucania, Captain Horatio McKay,…
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Mr. Young, Minister for Works, stated to-day that it was quite unnecessary to appoint a loyal Commission connection with the proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International News. The Storms in the Atlantic. the Bulgaria Sinking
LONDON, Tuesday.—When last sighted on the 5th instant, the Hamburg-American line steamer Bulgaria, which was on its way from Hamburg…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Atlantic Storms. Missing Steamers
LONDON, Wednesday.—Several of the great steamship liners have reached New York five days late. They report having experienced terrible…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The Bulgaria has been sighted since she was left by the British steamer Weehawken, about the same place…
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A terrific thunderstorm passed over Muswellbrook yesterday afternoon. While it lasted it raged with extraordinary violence, the raid descending as from a water-spout…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Gale. Serious Losses at Sea. Cooktown
The Warrego arrived from Thursday Island, and reports that the schooner Tarawa was ashore on the Pelican Shoal. Captain Jones, of the schooner Meg Merrilees, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Storms. Missing Atlantic Steamers
LONDON, Thursday.—Eight British, two American, and a German steamer have not been heard of since of the recent terrible gales in the Atlantic. The…
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