The Storm and the Beach
Sir,—I would like to tell your readers that the Newcastle East drain absolutely grooved a gully across the beach on Saturday, as also did the drain at the tram…
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Floods & storms, 1903
115 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 6
Storms in Britain
LONDON, Thursday.—The Dominion liner Merion, which went ashore off Roche's Point at Queenstown, has been floated off…
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LONDON, Saturday.—During the recent gales in Great Britain, telegraphic communication was almost totally interrupted. In consequence, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Weeks in a Gale
The ship Brilliant, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday, had on eventful voyage of 110 days from London, whence she sailed on November 17 last. The vessel had scarcely got clear of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in Queensland. Damages in Townsville. Brisbane
A severe cyclone has occurred at Townsville and Bowen. The Deputy Postmaster-General advises having received the following telegram from the officer-in-charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some Previous Storms
Townsville has been the scene of many cyclonic stories and hurricanes, one particularly bad one taking place in 1899, when great damage was done to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Townsville. Ten Persons Killed. Great Damage Done. Brisbane
Further reports have been received from Townsville regarding the hurricane which occurred there on Monday, and show that terrific damage was caused entailing loss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm at Bowen. Mackay
A violent storm struck Bowen early on Monday morning, accompanied by heavy rain and wind from the south-west, the storm raging fiercely from 8 till 11…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Cyclone. Terrible Suffering. Eleven Lives Lost. Brisbane
Later particulars now available concerning the cyclone at Townsville show a terrible amount of damage has been done in every portion of the town and suburbs,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Storm
LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. George, Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in reply to a question in the House of Commons last night, stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Cyclone Another Body Found. Relief Fund Started. Brisbane
The latest wires received from Townsville state that another victim to the cyclone has been discovered. The body, which was found at Stanton Hill, was that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland Cyclone Eight People Still Missing Appeals for Help. Brisbane
Telegrams continue to come from the North indicating that terrible damage has been done by the cyclone in the inland districts, and it is feared the death roll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, March 14. Cyclone at Townsville
On Monday last Townsville, the Premier City of the North, received a shaking up; such as it has not had since the 26th of January, 1896, when "Sigma," one of…
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The ship Kirkhill, which arrived at Newcastle yesterday, to Messrs. Dalgety and Co.'s agency to lead New Lambton coal for Mauritius, had a rough experience during her voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms in Macedonia
LONDON, Thursday.—Heavy snow-storms and torrents of rain have rendered revolutionary movements in Macedonia impossible for a month…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Early Newcastle. the Cawarra Gale. Bungaree Sunk. Newcastle Dry Dock. No. XXVIII
Of all the terrible calamities which have taken place in Newcastle none were so saddening as that which occurred in the winter of 1866, when the steamer Cawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Queensland. Brisbane
The reports of rainfalls for the 24 hours up to 9 o'clock this morning show that the fall has been fairly general. The rain along the coast in the south-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Townsville. a Man Drowned. Townsville
Heavy rains have fallen during the past couple of days. From 9 a.m. yesterday to 3 p.m. to-day over 7½in have been registered. Foot traffic in many parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Townsville
The excitement caused by the disastrous cyclone which recently laid Townsville in ruins is slowly dying out. Everywhere funds have been started for the relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Where Do Storms Come From
The critical person is apt to find fault with the methods and prophecies of the clerk of the weather if results different from the anticipated by a weather…
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