The Coastal Gale
Last night the weather was still "dirty" for shipping. Port Macquarie reported a heavy sea running, with the wind fresh from E.S.E. At Port Stephens there was an easterly gale, thick rain, and…
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A Gale on the Coast. Shipping Weatherbound
The wind in Sydney yesterday was easterly, but it only reached the force or a strong breeze. On the coast, however, a gale was raging. The[?] of the disturbance on the northern…
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Boisterous conditions continued along the seaboard, and on the central coast the wind amounted to gales. At 3 p.m. Barranjoey and Kiama advised east-south-east gales, Camden Haven…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Russell's Opinion. No Serious Prospects. Rest Rain Since February. Another Storm Approaching
Rumors to the contrary notwithstanding, said Mr. Russell last night, there is little danger from floods, as a result of this rain storm. The Windsor people appear to have experienced disquieting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Conditions at Newcastle. the Flood in Lake Macquarie
NEWCASTLE, Friday Morning.-The boisterous weather of the past few days subsided considerably during the night, when the wind veered to south-east. This morning it is blowing a fresh…
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The boisterous weather which prevailed along the coast yesterday had moderated considerably this morning. The recent gales had blown themselves out, and light to fresh winds were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods at Port Macquarie. Mails Delated
PORT MACQUARIE, Friday.-It has been raining continuously since last Wednesday. All the creeks are bankers, and bridges are impassable. The Sydney mails have been delayed, and are now…
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WEST MAITLAND, Friday Afternoon.-The Hunter River reached a height of 24ft here; but, owing to the rain being less in the north, a flood in Maitland was escaped. The river overflewed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Weather. Floods on the Manning. Fourteen Inches at Taree
TAREE, Friday Afternoon.-Since Tuesday night 14in of rain have fallen. The river has risen several feet, and is now level with the top of the steam company's wharf. No Sydney mail has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rainfall. Too Heavy in Places. Rivers Swollen and Hollows Flooded. Interruption to Traffic. Damage to Crops. Position on the Northern Rivers
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--It has been raining here almost incessantly since yesterday, nearly four inches haying been registered up to 6 o'clock this evening. To-night there are signs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the North. Breakdown of an Embankment. Farms and Other Property Flooded. West Maitland
The heavy rains during the past few days have swelled the creeks, causing a break-down of Wallis Creek embankment, near Dagworth, and flooding valuable farms. At…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Will of the Late Mr. E. Flood
The Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson) delivered his reserved judgment yesterday in the matter of Oatley v. which was a motion for a deoree with respect to the will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flood Estate. a Question of Partition
In Equity to-day the Chief Judge (Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson) delivered his reserved judgment in the matter of Oatley v. Oatley…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sawyer's Self-Opening Gale. (See illustration on this page.)
The accompanying illustration represents a gate which may be operated from a carriage, by turning operating handles which control che locking mechanism of the gate. The frame of the gate…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--During a storm on Saturday several houses in the suburbs were struck by lightning. One, occupied by. Mr. Davis, of the Postal Department, was totally…
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WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--A deputation of fanners and land-owners, whose properties in the Louth Park, Dagworth, and Fishery Creek neighbourhood, were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of Mr. J. Flood
Mr. James Flood, one of the very oldest inhabitants of the Hurstville district, died on Monday morning, and was carried to his last resting place in the Sutherland Cemetery yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Prevention. the Hunter River District
The Government has given some consideration lately to the question of flood prevention in the Hunter River district. As will be remembered, many schemes have been proposed in this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods on the Hunter. Schema for litigation A Proposed Commission of Experts
It is probable that the matter of flood mitigation on the Hunter River will be brought before the Cabinet at its next meeting. Mr. Gillies, M.L.A., has been urging the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Romance of De Rougemont. Marvellous Tales of Adventure. The Man Who Has Astonished Australia. Daring Adventures by Flood and Field
Louis de Rougement, the. alleged explorer, who has been rending a paper on North Australia before that body of ponderous scientific gentlemen known as the British Association…
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