Cyclonic Storm. More Rain in the State
The weather at Newcastle yesterday was very wild for the time of the year. There was a rough sea, and fierce squalls came from the south-east, driving the rain…
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Floods & storms, 1915
46 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 3
Floods in England. Thames Valley Inundated. London
The floods in the Thames Valley are the greatest known for twenty years. Thousands of residents of Maidenhead, twenty-six miles west of London, are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, January 13. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. B. Pryor, J.P.)
The case of William Bills v. Robert Hunter, alleged damage to property, which had been adjourned on two occasions, to allow of the parties to come to a mutual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gale on Scottish Coast. a Thrilling Incident. London
A terrific gale has occurred on the Aberdeen coast. A salvage boat from Hull turned turtle, and six men were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Cyclone. Warning to Mariners. Brisbane
Torrential rains have been falling is Brisbane all day. Special weather advice issued by the Meteorological Department at noon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, February 10. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. H. Pryor, J.P.)
Arthur Donaldson, charged with improper behaviour, pleaded guilty, and was fined £3, costs 6s, or two months imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain at Young. Sydney
Mr. Wilson, the Commonwealth Divisional Meteorologist, received a telegram to-night staking that 418 points of rain had fallen to-day at Wombat in the Young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Waters Near Bathurst. Much Damage Caused. Bathurst
The heavy rain which fell in the vicinity of George Plains, nine miles west of Bathurst, caused the Vale Creek to overflow its banks at Orton Park, three miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the Dardanelles. Gale Stops Operations. London
The Press Bureau states that the Admiralty notifies that operations in the Dardanelles have been interrupted by a heavy gale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm in Germany. Airship Destroyed Geneva
Further particulars of the effects of life [?] Storm in Germany on the 2nd [?] show that a Zeppelin shed was [?] and an airship destroyed,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Greta Police Court. Wednesday, March 10. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., B. Pryor, T. Jones, and A. Harman, Js.P.)
William Wholert, charged with offensive behaviour, was fined 10s, or three days' imprisonment, and for assaulting Constable M'Crea he was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Storm Detector
The weather has a great deal to do with the demand for electric light. Hence it is necessary for an electric service company to keep an eye on approaching…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. a Violent Storm
The weather yesterday was close and sultry over the whole of the Maitland district, but towards five o'clock storm conditions were much in evidence. Dense…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lost in Flooded Trenches
A member of the Royal Engineers writes from Northern France:— Last Monday I went through rather a hot time, and I don't know how it is that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Training Camp Flooded. Sydney
The wet weather and the Sydney show caused a slackening off in the numbers offering for enlistment this morning at Victoria Barracks. Countrymen still…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Religious Storm. a Bishop's Action. London
Dr. F. Weston, the Bishop of Zanzibar, on the east coast of Africa, opposite German East Africa, has excommunicated Dr. John Percival, the Bishop of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Adelong. Adelong
A phenomenal thunderstorm occurred here on Sunday evening. Torrential rain fell as if from a waterspout, yet the sun was shining through the rain, making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
William Andrew Loftus, on remand from Monday, appeared upon a charge of having at West Maitland, on April 3rd, obtained from Joseph Millard, by means of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Taube Aeroplanes. Destroyed in a Storm. Basle
Two new Taube aeroplanes, were caught in a storm and destroyed. The two aviators were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 12. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Rees Lewis pleaded not guilty to a charge of having behaved in a riotous manner on April 5th, in the parlour of the Exchange Hotel. After evidence, the…
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