Gales in Portugal. Lisbon
Violent gales have been raging throughout Portugal. Several persons were killed by lightning, and others met their death by…
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Floods & storms, 1913
166 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 9
Maitland District. Flood Matters
The Mayor of West Maitland, Alderman M'Lauchlin, received the following telegram from Major Nicholson, M.P., last evening: "The Cabinet has just…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Hunter River Floods. the Engineer's Report
The following is a copy of the report of the Director-General of Works on the recent flood. Acting under instructions from the Hon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood Relief Fund. Benefit Concert
A concert in aid of the fund for the relief of the sufferers by the recent flood in the Maitland district was given in the King's Hall last evening, and proved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coastal Rains and Gales. Shipping Impeded
Heavy winds and rainstorms were experienced on the coast of New South Wales on Sunday night and yesterday, and the reports received by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coastal Storms. Conditions Unabated
Newcastle experienced the full force of the heavy weather which set in on Sunday throughout the whole of yesterday and the day was one of Intermittent eat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Heavy Rain. Big Fall at Newcastle. Rough Seas on the Coast
Nearly three and a-half inches of rain fell at Newcastle between nine o'clock on Wednesday morning and half-past five o'clock yesterday evening. For the 24…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.s. Newcastle in a Gale
The steamer Newcastle struck rough weather during the run from Newcastle to Sydney yesterday morning. Henry Sandelberg, 70 years of age, who lives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Feared at Windsor. Windsor
From noon on Monday to 9 o'clock this morning 390 points of rain were registered at the Windsor Post-office. The river, which has not been at its proper…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Damage at Manly. Government Aid Refused. Sydney
The following is a copy of a letter addressed to Dr. R. Arthur, M.P., by direction of the Minister for Public Works, in connection with the damage caused to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bombay Floods. Great Loss of Life. Bombay
The latest regarding the recent floods in the Palitana district state that 16 inches of rain fell in six hours, The damage is estimated at £60,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Generosity. Reply to Criticism
Alderman M'Lauchlin, Mayor of West Maitland, who is treasurer of the Maitland Flood Relief Executive of which Alderman Sheddon, Mayor of Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Fund
The statement by Alderman M'Lauchlin, the Mayor of West Maitland, regarding the administration of the flood relief fund will be an assurance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swept by a Storm. Island Inundated. New York
Florida Keys has been swept by a storm. A tidal wave swept over Marsh Island, which is principally inhabited by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Rains. Some Heavy Falls. Gales on the Coast
Weather reports received up to nine o'clock yesterday morning show that rain has fallen during the previous 48 hours over the greater portion of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Maitland District. Flood Rains
Reports from nearly all stations in the watershed of the Hunter River show an average, rainfall of over one inch for the twenty-four hours ended at 9 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Disaster. Caused by Floods. Calcutta
Details have been received of a railway accident in the Bardwan district of Bengal. A train, carrying a hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone Moves On
The cyclonic disturbance which was responsible for the rain and gales on Monday has passed off the coast of New South Wales, and reports issued at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood at Tamworth. Tamworth
For the second time during the past few weeks the Poel River has been in a state of flood, overflowing its banks in places. Yesterday afternoon it rose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Hunter in Flood. Partial Overflows
The river at Maitland rose from 22 feet to 25 feet between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. and yesterday at 7 a.m. it had reached 25 feet, at which height it remained until…
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