West Maitland Police Court (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Alfred Ernest Dunshea, a married man, on remand, was charged that, on or about August 30, 1917, being the balleo of a sulky, harness and bay…
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Floods & storms, 1917
160 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 8
The Weather. Flood at Gunnedah
The following forecast was issued for Newcastle and district at 9 a.m. to-day:—"Fine and mild, with north-east wind."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New England Snow Storms Heaviest for 40 Years
On Wednesday morning, when the Newcastle and Maitland districts were experiencing one of the fiercest gales ever seen, the New England…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. That Terrific Gale.—finding the Rusty Nails.—the Bachelor Tax.—poverty and Distress.—the Price of Silver.—a Gloomy Prophet.—loan Expenditure.—our Trade with U.S.A. SYDNEY
"It was nothing to the gale of—"Now, in nine cases out of ten you will generally find that the man speaking in this was selects a gale before the time…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Week's Gale. Damage to Water and Sewerage Plant
The Hunter River District Water and Sewerage Board engineer, reporting in connection with the effect of the recent heavy gale on the Board's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in China. Pekin
The city of Tientsin has been inundated. The present are the worst floods known to living men. Enormous damage has been done, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Phenomenal Hail Storm
A heavy thunderstorm passed over the district about three o'clock this afternoon, and it is reported that at Wallsend a phenomenally heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in China. 1,000,000 People Homeless
PEKING, Friday.—Unprecedented floods threaten the destruction of Tientsin. It is estimated that 1,000,000 people are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Last Night's Storm. Furniture Store Damaged. Heavy Rain Storm
During the heavy storm which passed over Newcastle last night Messrs. J. Mackie and Company's bulk store in Auckland Street was seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storm in Newcastle. Large Building Unroofed. Wind 90 Miles an Hour
Newcastle was struck by a storm of extraordinary violence at a quater-past eight o'clock last night. The day had been warm, and the maximum shade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japanese Floods. 1,000 Dead or Missing
TOKIO, Friday.—Following upon the floods 1,000 people are either dead or missing. The damage is estimated at £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storms in Flanders. Desultory Fighting. British Make Raids and Smash Enemy Advances. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:—It has been stormy, and there has been heavy rain all day long…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Front. Harassing the Enemy. Airmen's Fine Work in Storm and Rain. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reporting on Wednesday night , says: Our aviators old much work on the battle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Advance Stopped by Storms. Many Positions Captured. Large Number of Prisoners. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reporting on Friday, stated:—We attacked at 5.25 this morning on a six miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)
Charles Henry Harder was charged with drunkenness, and with having made use of improper language. Mr. W. J. En-Tight pleaded guilty on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood at Albury. Many Homes Abandoned. Albury
On Sunday morning a greater flood than the one that occurred exactly a fortnight ago submerged practically all the southern residential portion of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Floods the Town Inundated Water Washing Through Houses
ALBURY, Tuesday.—Shortly after midnight the flood reached its highest point at Albury, 16 feet 9 inches above summer level, the highest on record. The whole area of southern Albury is now completely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Southern Floods. Serious Damage and Loss
The latest, reports regards the flood at Albury show that the river has fallen another 10 inches, but many houses are still inundated, some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Year. 160,000,000,000 Tons of Water
"For the rain, it raineth every day," is a saying which has been almost literally true of a large part of Australia for months past. There have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murray Flood. Lower River Threatened
The ch[?] of the Victorian Water Com[?] states that the flooding in the [?] Murray was being concentration at Echuca, where…
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