Gale in England
LONDON, Saturday.—A gale occurred in England yesterday, which, though only a few hours' duration, worked great havoc on both land and…
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Floods & storms, 1905
72 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 4
Flood Mitigation
A public meeting of the residents of Morpeth district was held in the School of Arts. Morpeth, on Friday evening, for the purpose of considering what means should be adopted in…
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There has been an increasing gale blowing from the south-east since 3 a.m. to-day. The glass registers 39.50, and is falling. The steamers Miowera and the…
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The weather yesterday was again mild in Newcastle, the maximum reading of the thermometer being 80 degrees in the shade. There was a north-easterly wind blowing…
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LONDON, Friday.—During a storm the sea destroyed the stone jetty at Zeebrugge, intended for the port of Bruges (Belgium), and which cost…
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In paper on the cause of magnetic storms, read by Mr. Andrew Eivins before the Canadian Institute, the author expressed the idea that sun spots, aurorae,…
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A letter received from Captain Anderson, or New Zealand Elizabeth Graham, well known in Newcastle, states that the vessel had a perilous time in the recent gales which swept along the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone at Henty. Sydney
A storm of a cyclonic nature passed over Henty, in the southern district, yesterday afternoon, doing great damage to property, The storm was accompanied by…
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At the Irrigation Conference now being held in Sydney, reference was made by Mr. W. E. Abbott to the prevailing idea that irrigation schemes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Ketch in Gales
The "Lyttelton Times" reports that the ketch Sir Henry, bound from Kaipara to Dunedin with timber, put into Lyttelton Harbour on the 7th instant in order to replenish her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Barcoo in a Gale. Townsville
The steamer Barcoo arrived here from Brisbane to-day. Captain M'Lollan states that when the vessel run into Gladstone a moderate gale was blowing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District ("Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland.) Flood Mitigation
A meeting of delegates from various centres in the Lower Hunter District was held in the Council Chamber, Morpeth, last evening. Alderman J. M'Carthy,…
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When the vessel took the ground the impact was severely felt in the engine-room. The engine[?] had been showed down for three hours, but the vessel struck…
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A "magnetic storm" is not an uncommon physical phenomenon. Students of terrestrial magnetism are fully seized of the fact that the magnetic…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney
Rain fell in Sydney almost throughout last night and during the greater part of to-day. At nine o'clock this morning the official register indicated two inches,…
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During last night heavy rain fell over Sydney, and at daybreak it was descending in torrents. The fall was particularly heavy at about 6 o'clock, especially in the…
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The barqueutine River, Boyne, which arrived at Wellington from Newcastle recently, after a passage of 14 days, experienced some very heavy weather on the voyage. The vessel…
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The ship Astracana, which arrived at Sydney on Friday in ballast from Algoa Bay, encountered a cyclone, lasting for 16 hours, when off the coast of Tasmania on the 14th ult. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood at Ultimo. Many Houses Inundated. Sydney
The residents of Athlene Place, Ultimo, had a terrible experience early this morning through the overflowing of a storm-water channel which runs into Blackwattle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wyee. Heavy Rain
The severest rain storm ever experienced here occurred on Saturday and Sunday. Early on Saturday morning a drizzling rain began to fall,…
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