Distant Storms.—how to Detect Them
"An instrument to detect distant thunderstorms has been devised and described by M. T. Tommasina. The apparatus consists essentially of a…
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Floods & storms, 1901
57 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 3
A Rough Passage. the Annie in the Gale. Nelson's Bay
The ketch Annie, which left Sydney on Sunday morning, arrived here on Sunday night, at 10 o'clock, with her main boom and chain plates broken. Her master,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—During a storm at Chicago yesterday, lightning struck a pier, upon which a number of boys were fishing, eleven being killed…
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LONDON, Friday.—A violent thunderstorm occurred in London to-day. The traffic on the underground railway was stopped for several hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sydney Letter. Mr. Nesbit's Appointment, and How It Appears.—a Page of Argentina.—the Trade of Selling Railway Half-tickets.—"indulgence" or Recruiting, Which?—that White Elephant the Queen Victoria Markets.—a Second Deluge. Sydney
So Mr. Nesbit was appointed council clerk of Sydney after all. It was strenuously denied that any feeling had actuated the earlier decision that might be given the name…
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LONDON, Friday.—A flood breached both banks of the Yellow River in the province of Shanlung, causing immense destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Yangtze Valley Floods. Tearful Destruction. Great Loss of Life
LONDON, Tuesday.—The floods in the Yangtze Valley have caused fearful havoc and great loss of life and property, and foreshadow intense and…
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LONDON, Monday.—A terrific rainstrom has occurred at Cleveland, Ohio, (U.S.). The city was flooded, and hundreds of persons were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The State Parliament. Wednesday, September 4. Legislative Assembly. Adulterated Beer. Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation. Sydney
The Speaker took the chair at half-past 4 o'clock. QUESTIONS. The PREMIER, in reply to Mr. Sleath,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thunderstorms and Electric Light
It has been noticed in certain parts of America and India, that during thunderstorms incandescent lamps that are alight suddenly brighten up…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Waves in a Storm
Writing on "The Size of Ocean Waves" In "Knowledge," Mr. Vaughan Cornish makes the following observations:—"Paking 28 foot as the average height of the…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Heavy rains nave caused operations to be suspended in the southern districts. The rains have flooded the river beds,…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The floods in the Yangtzse Valley are causing harrowing devastation and suffering. No fees than ten millions of people are…
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Mr. Joseph Bowtell, of Merewether, writes:—"Has the agltation of the prevention of floods in the Hunter any sincerity in it, or is it merely to tickle the fancy of the settler to retain their votes? I was living in Newcastle in the year 1857, when the first flood that came prominently under public notice. It is a pity the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Gale. Hurricane, Squalls, and Rough Seas. Vessels in Trouble
Sunday afternoon's terrific thunderstorm was the beginning of weather conditions of a kind that is very infrequently experiencad at this time of the year. September…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors in Thunderstorms
The question "Is an autocar safe in a thunderstorm?" is discussed in the current issue of the "Autocar." The answer to the question is, generally speaking in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disabled in a Gale. the City of Lincoln. Horses Frantic with Fear Adelaide
The steamer City of Lincoln, bound from Melbourne (whence she sailed on the 11th instant) to Durban, with seven hundred remounts for the Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Lambton. the Storm
Considerable damage was done to a new building in course of erection for the New Lambton Coal Company by the storm which passed over this district on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale in Britain. Phenomenal Rainfall. Railway Traffic Dislocated
LONDON, Wednesday.—A great gale has taken place which has made its effects felt in nearly all parts of the United Kingdom…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne
A terrific hailstorm swept over the city about six o'clock, many of the hailstones being as large as pigeons' eggs. The proceedings in Parliament were drowned by…
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