Nowra Storm Water Sewer
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3
Mr. Morton. M.P., introduced Mayor Graham, Alderman W. P. Blackwell, and Mr. Monaghan, who represented the municipality of Nowra, to the Minister for Works, yesterday, with a request that he would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nowra Storm-water Drainage
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 3
Mr. P. H. Morton, M.L.A., introduced a deputation, consisting of Alderman Graham (Mayor), and Alderman W. P. Blackmore (representing the Nowra Municipal Council), and Mr. J. Monoghan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather. Gales Along the Seaboard. Movements of Shipping Impeded
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 6
As far aa Sydney was concerned, the rainfall was practically at an end yesterday, but in portions of the country districts further heavy falls were experienced. The sea continues very rough all along the coast from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gale on the Coast. Damage to the Wollongong Breakwater
Evening News · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 5
WOLLONGONG, Saturday,.-The heavy seas on Thursday broke down a portion of the outer breakwater, almost at its commencement, smashing several large concrete blocks of about twenty tons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Prevention at Maitland. West Maitland
The Australian Star · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 11
In his report to the Minister for Works Mr. Darley, Engineer-m-Chief for Public Works, states that he is now more than ever convinced that no good…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Destructive Cyclone. a Texan Town Destroyed. Great Loss of Life
Evening News · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 4
LONDON, May 17.-A destructive cyclone has passed over a portion of the State of Texas (U.S.). The western portion of Sherman, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone in Texas. Many Persons Killed. A City Partly Demolished. London, May 17
The Australian Star · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 5
Great damage has been done at the city of Sherman, capital of Grayson county, Texas, by a cyclone. The storm raged with great violence, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyclone in Texas. Portion of the Town of Sherman Destroyed. One Hundred and Twenty Persons Killed
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 5
LONDON, Sunday Night.--A destructive cyclone has passed over a portion of the State of Texas in the United States. The western portion of Sherman, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Wentworth. the Town Inundated. Great Damage to Property
Evening News · Wednesday 20 May 1896 · page 7
WENTWORTH, Tuesday.-Just at the procession headed by a brass band, was about to start out in connection with the ceremony of turning the first sod of the irrigation works, a violent thunderstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Easterly Gale on the Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 6
Jervis Bay reported an easterly gale, with heavy rain and a rising sea, yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gathering Storm in Europe
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 7
Another lecture was delivered in the Oddfellows- hall, Elizabeth-street, last right by Mr. Robert Roborts, in continuanco of his series of addresses upon "The Gathering Storm in Europe." He dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Protection of Maitland From Floods
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 10
WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--Mr. H. D. Walsh, Supervising Engineer of the Harbors and Rivers Department, visited Maitland to-day, aud concluded arrangements in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Weather. Yesterday's Gale
Evening News · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5
The rain continued Saturday and Sunday, accompanied by a south-westerly gale. Although several times during Sunday the sun peeped out, the clouds soon gathered again, and heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm at Newcastle
Evening News · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Monday.-The storms of Saturday and yesterday were severely felt throughout the district. Fences were blown down, sheds unroofed, gardens battered about, and a good deal of damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale on the South Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 6
CLIFTON, Saturday.--A strong south gale has been blowing all day, and light showers have been falling since daylight. The weather is very bleak. There is at present every appearance of heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Namoi in the Gale
The Australian Star · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5
The Newcastle and Hunter River Co.'s steamship Namoi left Newcastle at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday, and entered Sydney Heads at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, berthing at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm and the Catterthun
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 6
Off Seal Rocks in the storm a gigantic sea was running, and it was feared that the buoy laid down to mark the position of the gold tank on the sunken steamer Catterthun would be swept away. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. a Strong Southerly Gale and Rain
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 6
A strong south-west change set in on Saturday morning, accompanied by thick rain. The wind during the afternoon attained the force of a moderate gale, averaging 30 miles an hour, though the gusts at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Weather Items. Frosts, Wind and Rain. The Storm Swept Away
The Australian Star · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 6
Mr. Russell, when seen this morning by a STAR representative, stated that the rain had been general throughout the colony. Up to this morning Newcastle had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Flooded Mine. Miraculous Escape From Death
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Three contractors, two named John Murphy, namesakes but not related, and Robert Hewitt, and a platman named George Kenworthy, had a miraculous escape from…
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