The Boer Trenches Flooded
LONDON, Saturday.—There are indications that then heavy rains at Magersfontein and on the Tugela are filling the Boer trenches…
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Floods & storms, 1900
60 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 3
A Violent Thunderstorm
A violent thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning and heavy rain, broke over this district yesterday afternoon at about 4 o'clock, and prevailed for about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Buller Advancing. a Bridge Seized. the Tugela in Flood
LONDON, Friday.—General Sir Redvers Buller on Thursday advanced from Springfield, occupied the south bank of the Tugela River at Potgieter's Drift,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effects of the Cyclone
Sir,—About three months ago we were visited with a very violent cyclone, which did a lot of damage. During its progress it tore the roof off a poor old woman's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weathering the Storm
The fate of the refugees from the Transvaal has been lost sight of in more Important business. Even so there has been no cause to worry, as from recent accounts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales on the Queensland Coast
A message from Cairne, dated Friday, says the steamers Karaweera, Lass of G-wrie, and the Palmer have anchored on the Cairns side of Cape Grafton, and the Eurimbla, which left here for the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Design to Flood Ladismith. Damming the Klip River
LONDON, Thursday.—It is reported from Delagoa Bay that the Boers are sending huge quantities of timber and sandbags with which, to dam the Klip…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Attempt to Flood Ladismith. ABOUT 1300 Natives Employed. the Arming of Natives. Britain's Contemplated Alternative
LONDON, Friday.—The scheme of flooding Ladismith is regarded as impracticable, although about 1300 natives are damming the river. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wireless Telegraphy and Cyclone Warnings
Colonel R. C. Temple, Chief Commissioner of the Andaman and Nicola Islands, considers it possible to make use of wireless telegraphy for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Enemy Cleared Out of Natal. Destroyed Railway Bridges. Threats to Flood the Gold Mines
LONDON, Wednesday.—General Sir Redvers Buller reports that Natal is clear of the enemy. LONDON, Thursday.—Boers in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Ten More Cases of Plague.—a Strange Decision by the Cabinet.—the Bushmen Flooded Out.—a Shocking Assault and Paltry Penalty.—the Landlord's Daughter and the Burglar.—the Girl From Sydney.—typhoid. Sydney
There were two new cases of plague on Saturday, which was good. There were, however, eight yesterday, which is bad to awfail, being a record. The cases on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Storm
The weather underwent a considerable change yesterday. During the forenoon the conditions were exceedingly pleasant, but towards 4 o'clock gathering clouds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Drifts in Flood. Roberts' Advance Delayed
LONDON, Saturday.—The weather is fine but the drifts are still impassable delaying Lord Roberts' advance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rand Mines Flooded. a Proposal That Failed
LONDON, Friday.—Only a few of the Rand mines are working. The remainder, including the Simmer and Jack and the Ferreira mines are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Catherine Hill Bay. Heavy Rain
A record rainfall was registered here last week. From Monday night till 9.30 on Friday morning something like 10.64 inches fell. The effects of this fall will be to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Southerly Gale. a Wild Night. Terrific Storm at Sydney
The gale which created such wild weather in the southern portion of the colony was not long in reaching Newcastle. Shortly before six p.m. the advance guard put in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Southerly Gales on the Coast. a Bad Time for Shipping. Rough Trip of the Tomki
Yesterday brought no improvement in the weather. Throughout Thursday night and the early hours of yesterday morning rain poured down steadily. Towards daylight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Royal Tar in a Gale
On the 29th ult. the barque Royal Tar, a well-known visitor to Newcastle, put late Auckland in a looking condition. The Royal Tar sailed from Kaipara on May 19, bound for Melbourne with a cargo of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The St. George in the Gale
The steamer St. George, which sheltered at Port Stephens on Friday night and Saturday morning, and arrived at Newcastle on Saturday afternoon had a rough time daring the gale, hut came through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vessels in the Gale. Rough Experiences. French Steamer Maroc
The French steamer Maroc, which left Newcastle on Friday last with a general cargo and a number of cattle nil sheep for Noumea, put into…
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