Through Storm and Stress
Quite a number of folk in Newcastle, and even Sydney, seem disappointed because I have hung fire over the return, trip. I have not had lumbago in the arm,…
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Floods & storms, 1908
97 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 5
The Floodgates
Further delay has occurred in connection with the much-needed repairs to the floodgates in Wallis Creek. Early in the year the gates were badly wrenched,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Barque Dowan Hill. Severely Damaged in a Storm. Adelaide
The four-masted bargue Dowan Hill, 2115 tons, which arrived at Port Adelaide, to-day, after leaving the Cape of Good Hope, was buffeted by a succession of…
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The R. M. S. Britannia arrived at Fremantle from Adelaide at 2 o'clock this morning, 16 hours late. The captain reported a terrible trip. From the day after…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Great inundations have occurred in Southern China, and Wu-chau, and the neighbouring villages are inundated…
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New Zealand, in almost every part, has experienced the severest storms of rain, and great stretches of country are under water, railway and telegraph services…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in Asia Minor. London
Terrible floods, have occurred in Asia Minor. Two thousand persons perished at Tokat, including 300 who were in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, July 17. Floods and Snowstorms
Up till last week we were experiencing the mildest winter we have had for many years. The trees budded before their time, and flowers that bloom in the…
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Yesterday morning broke with a strong north-west wind blowing, but the forenoon was dull. In the afternoon, the wind changed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in Sydney. Sydney
Mr. A. Gibson, the signal master at South Head, this afternoon stated that a strong south-east, heavy gale, accompanied by a heavy sea, was blowing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Storm. Rough Weather at Sea
The stormy weather which set in on Monday continued yesterday. In the early morning there was a strong south-west gale blowing, and a…
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The story weather which prevailed along the coast on Monday and Tuesday had considerably moderated yesterday. At Newcastle there was a squally…
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The steamer Nymboida broke away from her moorings at Woolgoolga, and put into Coff's Harbour for shelter, where the Dorrigo was also sheltering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Something About the Deluge.—the Outdoor Worker's Luck!—preparing for the Fleet.—how Will Sperry Shape for Sydney?—the Question of Numbering the Houses.—arnst Is a Very Great Sculler.—what the Ground Will Do. Sydney
Was ever there rain to compare with it? This is the politest way it is put—the ever-asked question, "What do you think of the weather?" Well, it has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Gale. Shipmasters' Experiences
The weather yesterday was again squally, with a south-east wind blowing and a rough sea running. In the evening a heavy squall, accompanied by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Airships Destroyed. Thunderstorms and Fire. London
Count Zeppelin's airship started from Friedrichshafen, on Lake Constance, on Tuesday morning, passed over Basle, Strasburg, Darmstadt, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Squally Weather. Shipping in the Gales
Squally conditions continued yesterday, with a south-east wind and rough sea. On the coast there were in parts high seas, and in several places vessels were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bucentaur in the Gale. Perth
The steamer Bucentaur, under the command of Captain Purkis, put into Fremantle this morning for repairs. She met with fine to moderate weather after…
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Disastrous floods have occurred in North Carolina and South Carolina, and whole districts in the two States are inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in America. Great Damage Done. London
As a result of the floods in Augusta, Georgia (U.S.A.), caused by the bursting of the canal banks, 20,000 people have been left homeless…
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