Gale in Britain. Many Lives Lost. Wrecks on the Coast
LONDON, Thursday.—The heavy gale which began in England on Tuesday has not abated, and continued yesterday with great severity…
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Floods & storms, 1901
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Gale in Britain. Now Subsiding. Great Loss of Life
LONDON, Friday.—The gale in Great Britain which has lasted over two days and caused much loss of life, and vast damage to property, is now…
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The storm which broke over the city on Saturday did a vast amount of damage in the suburbs and outlying districts. At Penrith some of the hailstones were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Wollombi
A violent storm of rain and hall broke over Wollombi on Monday, devastating the fields and orchards, and playing havoc with windows and roofs in the town. The hall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"In the Heart of the Storm."
When one hears that during a storm hall-stones "as large as pigeons' eggs" fell one feels inclined to employ a considerable amount of mental reservation. But on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prevention of Floods. Visit of the Works Committee
Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works arrived in Newcastle last night, for the purpose of inquiring into the cause and probable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods on the Hunter. Works Committee Inquiry. Deepening of the Bar
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works sat at the Newcastle Courthouse on Saturday, and took evidence as to the cause and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods on the Hunter. Inspection of the River
The members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works who took evidence in Newcastle on Saturday upon the subject of the…
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Sir,—In my evidence before the Public Works Committee I stated that during the strength of the 1893 flood the height of the waters in Newcastle harbour remained…
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The members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works arrived in West Maitland on Monday evening, and remained for the night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helping the Storm Sufferers
The Premier while expressing the inability of the Government to compensate all those who suffered damage by the late storm, have yet promised to look into the…
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The question of flood mitigation in the Hunter does not receive much support from the residents around Muswellbrook judging by the evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in Britain. a Keen Winter
LONDON, Friday.—A severe gale is blowing in the English Channel, and a number of vessels are in distress. A Belgian fishing vessel foundered, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Singleton
A terrific cyclone swept over Singleton at 7 o'clock yesterday evening doing an immense amount of damage to the various buildings and fruit crops in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Heat Wave. Record Temperatures. Cyclone at Singleton
A blood-red sunrise, a smoky atmosphere, and the blue haze overhanging the land were unfalling indications of a hot day, but few expected the scorching heat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in America
LONDON, Wednesday.—Appalling floods have occurred in the State of Pennsylvania and caused immense destruction to property, the loss being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood in Morocco
LONDON, Monday.—A waterspout, followed by a flood, has caused great loss of life at Saffi, a seaport of Morocco, on the Mediterranean coast…
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