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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1904

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Earth and Her Neighbours. Lecture by Mr. W. F. Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 6

In the presence of a large audience, which was presided over by the Rev. T. W. Ramm, in St. Peters Parish Hall, Hamilton, last night, Mr. Walter F. Gale,…

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Storms in Bass Straits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1904 · page 4

Vessels navigating Bass Straits have been considerably buffeted by adverse weather lately. The barque Natal Queen, which arrived at Adelaide on Monday, had her fair share…

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The War. March on Tieh-ling. Storm Hinders the Advance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The correspondent of the London "Daily Express" states that 12,000 Russians are south of Mukden…

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Steamer Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 September 1904 · page 4

The steamer Storm, which sailed from London on July 26 for Sydney, is a steamer of 405 tons gross register, and 186 tons net, class 100 A1 at Lloyd's. She steams 10 knots, and…

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From Manchuria. a Lull After the Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 7

The following, written by Captain Krasnov, a brilliant Russian officer, for the "Ruski Invalid," gives a Russian view of the present state of the…

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The Recent Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1904 · page 4

Small craft at sea were very severely handled during the height of the tempest, and several vessels had sensational experiences. The schooner Jones Brothers, while…

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In the Gales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 4

The barquentine Alma Doepel has arrived at Sydney, with a cargo of timber from Greymouth, and encountered the full force of the violent gales which have been raging in the…

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After the Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 October 1904 · page 4

The steamers Mareeba and Damascus, which arrived off the port on Friday afternoon, and stood oft owing to the bar being dangerous, entered Nobbys on Saturday. Captain W…

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Gales on the British Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Heavy equinoctinal gales are raging around the coast. Several shipwrecks hare been reported, attended with some fatalities…

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Fought in a Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Russians have occupied Sahepu, midway between Yentai and Mukden. The engagement was fought in a driving dust…

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Pen=notes and Pencillings. Russia and Siberia, the Scene of the Deluge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1904 · page 5

It will be deemed a significant circumstance that science locates the scene of the Deluge in that part of Asia shown by the shading in the map. There are many…

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Gales in the West. Shipping Delayed. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 5

During the last few days those concerned in shipping have been having an anxious time owing to the tempestuous weather. The R.M.S. Oroya arrived from…

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Cyclone at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 October 1904 · page 6

A storm, the severest on record, broke over the town on Tuesday night. The day was very hot, the temperature rising to 94deg. About 6.30 o'clock a heavy…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, October 15. in a Cyclone

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 7

The central portion of the colony, for about 200 miles north and south of Wellington, has been struck by a gale that raged for three days with cyclonic force,…

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The Mosaical Deluge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 October 1904 · page 3

Sir,—How often this subject of the mosalcal deluge has been specially brought before the world in vain efforts to explain it, is hard to say; but what is…

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Steamer Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 4

The small steamer Storm, which was purchased some time ago in London by Messrs. Turnbull Bros. and Captain Munro, of Christchurch (N.Z.), for the service between…

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Plattsburg. Storm Water Channel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1904 · page 6

Some time ago, at the instigation of the local council, Dr. R. Dick, Government Health Officer, made an inspection and report on the insanitary condition of the storm water…

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Yesterday's Gales. Telegraph Lines Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 5

The strong gales which appear to have been prevalent ail over Australia, yesterday, materially interfered with the working of the telegraphs. The…

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R.m.s. Ormuz in a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

The R.M.S. Ormuz, which arrived at Fremantle on Monday, was twelve hours late Leaving Adelaide fine weather was, experiences till Sunday morning, when a gale from the west…

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Storm in America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 November 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A storm of wind, snow, and rain, more far-reaching in its effects than the blizzard of 1888, has isolated New York…

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