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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms
98 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 5
On the occasion of the terrific and disastrous "Maitland" gale last year, "the oldest inhabitant" besieged at his fireside, informed interviewers that it was the hardest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The continued wet weather of the past few weeks has had a most disastrous effect on the farmers of the Maitland district. The surface water from the hills inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The only arrivals here yesterday were Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Era from Sydney and the Sophia Ann from Barranjoey, Captain Moore, of the Era,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonel Wilkinson received the following telegraphic message from the Colonial Secretary Hon. J. N. Brunker, on Thursday night:—"Regret to learn of calamitous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. John Gillies, M.P., on receipt of a telegram from Mrs. Gillies, relative to the flood, arrived in town by the last train [?] Thursday night, and Immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the past fourteen days 1768 points of rain fell here. On Wednesday and Thursday 5in were recorded. The lowlands and flatlands between the mine camp and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One after another the various vessels which encountered the recent gale are arriving at their several destinations, each having had a rough time on the passage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river reached 32ft. at the Belmore Bridge on Saturday, land was running with a very strong current all day. It remained stationary during the afternoon, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river is falling slowly. Yesterday afternoon it was washing it the 18ft level, and the wash showed that the water was heavily laden with silt. On the Durham…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Senior-sergeant M'Vane, with Constables Revutto, Kemp, and Roberts, who proceeded to Raymond Terrace in the steamer Down on Friday morning last, returned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. John Gillies, M.P., who has taken unusual interest in the question of flood mitigation, has been interviewed by a number of his prominent constituents…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leaving Newcastle for Wellington on the 5th ult., the barque Royal Tar had sensational experiences in a five days storm. An immense quantity of water was shipped, carrying away the bulwark rail and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Now the flood has gone down farmers are realising its effects. Very little drift wood passed down the town during the flood, but this is accounted for by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The term or existence or the lost Ministry, so for as it concerned the mitigation of floods in the valley of the Hunter, was chiefly occupied in authorising the making…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Following upon the severe shocks of earthquake which were experienced at Darjeeling, India, 20in of rain fell in 24 hours. One hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—Lieutenant-Colonel John Pennycuick, C.S.I., Royal (Madras) Engineers, who has been engaged by the Queensland Government to report upon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lord Kelvin has written an interesting letter on a thunderstorm effect to "Nature" He says:—" Last night, during a thunderstorm of rare severity, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, Friday.—Details regarding the earthquake and floods in India show that four hundred persons were killed at Darjeeling, chielly by landslips. Many persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. John Gillies and Walter Bennett, Ms.P., have received the following letter from the Lands Department in connection with the proposed flood refuge at Largs:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London, Friday.—Very heavy rains have set in the Transvaal. The rivers and spruits and therefore up…
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