The Late Gale. Italian Steamer Damaged. London
The Italian steamer Trento has been towed into Southampton, crippled in a similar way to the Narrung, by a huge wave in the Bay of Biscay…
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Floods & storms, 1913
166 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 9
Gales in America. Loss of Life. New York
Heavy gales are sweeping the east coast of the United States. The town of Newport has been inundated in sections…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ship Gunda in a Gale
The Norwegian ship Gunda, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday from Marseilles with a cargo of tiles, had an exciting time towards the end of her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storm in the Pacific. Several Men Drowned. San Diego
An immigration yacht and two fishing craft were blown ashore and dashed to fragments by a storm raging on the Pacific coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, January 8. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Percival Parmeter was charged for driving a vehicle without a light after sunset through High-street. He was fined 5s, with 6s costs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Blizzard in Britain. the Storm Continues. a Railway Collision. London
The blizzard on the British coast continued yesterday. The Atlantic liner Mauretania has been delayed at Liverpool for 28 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Winter Gales. Disasters at Sea. London
The Russian barque California was dashed on the rocks on the Northumberland, coast, and ton of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gales in Mid-atlantic. Liner Loses Her Rudder. Halifax (Nova Scotia)
The liner Abyssinia has arrived in port safely. She had been adrift rudderless for some time in the Atlantic but repairs were eventually effected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ocean Storms. Wreck of a Liner. Passengers' Fate in Doubt. London
The English liner Veronese, with 375 passengers aboard, has been wrecked in a gale off the coast of Portugal. Lifeboats were unable to approach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Day's Gales. Cost to Underwriters. London
The shipping disasters caused by Friday's gales have involved the underwriters in a loss of half a million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Battling Against Storms. Forty-three Days Disabled. London
The Hamburg-American liner Christian X. has reached Queenstown. She broke down, and was for 43 days battling against storms in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pilgrims Overwhelmed. a Mountain Flood. Suakim
A caravan of Indian pilgrims at El Hamra, midway between Medina and Yambo, was overwhelmed at mid-night by a sudden mountain flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Water Main Breaks. Newspaper Office Flooded. Sydney
Some time after midnight yesterday the large eight-inch main which supplies the fire sprinkling service at the offices of the "Dally Telegraph," King-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Welcome Rain Storm
There are few things that are more depressing than a drizzle. On the other hand, there is no condition of the atmosphere which is more invigorating than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone at Cairns. the Town Isolated. Brisbane
A telegram received from Cairns states that a cyclone is raging there with terrific rain. The whereabouts of the steamers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Friday, January 31. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and B. Pryor, J.P.)
Matthew Henry Flick, 49 years, was charged that on 29th January, at Greta, he then not being the agent or servant of the holder of a liquor license authorising…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cairns Cyclone. Innamincka's Condition. Cairns
The terrific cyclone in the Cairns district lasted for thirty-six hours. The s.s. Innamincka, which started for Townsville, was compefied to anchor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cairns Cyclone. Brisbane
The Commissioner for Railways has received a telegram from Cairns, stating that the recent cyclone and heavy rain caused much damage to the railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland Cyclone. Extensive Damage. Brisbane
Reports from Innisfail describe a record flood for the district as having occurred as the result of the recent disturbance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Cyclone. Fears for the Dancing Wave. Sufferings of the People. Brisbane
The search made for the missing schooner Dancing Wave has so far proved unsuccessful, and it is feared she has foundered. Her cargo was insured,…
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