A Disabled Steamer. Bailed Out with Buckets the Duke of Buckingham in a Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 5
LONDON, Monday--The steamer Duke of Buckingham, which sailed from London on September 1 for Queensland ports under tho B.I.S.N. Co's. flag, has returned to Plymouth after a most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain and the Transvaal. the Calm Before the Storm. Efforts in Favor of Peace
Evening News · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 4
LONDON, September 11, 4.15 p.m.—President Kruger and General Joubert both declare that they are striving for peace…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Flood of Criticism. London, September 12
The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 September 1899 · page 5
M. Reinach, a prominent. Dreyfuslte, declares that the pardon of Dreyfus should be accepted as a transitional measure preparatory to a formal rehabilitation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Tekoa. Safe at the Falkland Islands. a Perilous Voyage. the Vessel Flooded Forward. Valuable Cargo Jettisoned
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday.--The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tekoa, which was supposed to have foundered after striking upon Staten Island, at the south of Patagonia, has arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter River Floods. Scheme for Their Mitigation. Departmental Minutes Thereon
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 9
WEST MAITLAND, Friday.-- A copy of the minute by Mr. C. W. Darley, Engineer-in Chief for public works, in reference to Mr. Napier Bell's proposals for mitigating floods in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scheme for Mitication of Floods in the Hunter
The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 19 September 1899 · page 3
Mr..F. N. Mrunkrr, late Colonial Secretary, has obtained a copy of the minute by Mr. C. W. Darloe, Engineerin Chief for Public Works, in reference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Narrow Escape of Thh Steamer Glaucus. She Breaks Her Shaft in a Gale. Drifting Towards a Lee Shore. Help Sent From Melbourne. Towed Into Port Phillip. Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1899 · page 7
The steamer Glaucus, bound from Newcastle to Melbourne, narrowly escaped becoming a total wreck last night at San Remo, near Western Port Bay. The Glaucus left Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gales on the Coast
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 September 1899 · page 6
Shipping at Port Phillip to-day report strong south-west gales and heavy seas. The Australasian struck a gale off Cape Everard, and though the engines were at full speed, only four…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Earthquake and Floods. Devastation in British-India Serious Loss of Life. LONDON, September 26, 3.35 p.m
The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 September 1899 · page 5
It is reported from Darjeeling, the chief health-station in Bengal, British India, that severe earthquake shocks have been experienced throughout the district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Prevention in Queensland. the Brisbane River
Evening News · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 5
LONDON, September 27.—Lieutenant-Colonel John Pennycuick, C.S.I., Royal (Madras) Engineers, who has been engaged by the Queensland Government to report upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indian Disasters. Floods and Landslips. Great Loss of Life
Evening News · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 5
LONDON, September 27.—Following upon the severe shocks of earthquake which were experienced at Darjeeling. India, 20in of rain fell in 24 hours. One hundred persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Prevention in Queensland. London, Sept. 27
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 7
Colonel Penny[?]uick, R. E., who has been engaged by the Queensland Government to report upon the prevention of floods in the Brisbane River, is a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →India. the Earthquake and Floods
Evening News · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 5
LONDON, September 29.—The earthquake which occurred in and around Darjeeling, India, followed by heavy rains, resulted in great loss of life. Four hundred persons perished, chiefly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earthquake and Floods. Heavy Mortality in India. Worshippers LONDON, September 20, 3.35 p.m
The Australian Star · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 5
The floods which foi[?] the [?] at Darjeeling, in the Starting [?] caused heavy mortality. A missionary and six children[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Kiama. Fifteen Buildings Destroyed. Hundreds of Helpless Onlookers. Flames Fanned by a Gale
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 October 1899 · page 5
KIAMA, Sunday.--About 2 o'clock this morning the townspeople were aroused by the ringing of fire-bells to witness the most extensive and destructive fire that has ever visited Kiama. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in India. London, Sept. 29
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 October 1899 · page 5
A missionary and six children were amongst those overtaken by the floods at Darjeeling, India. The party knelt and prayed. They were overwhelmed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Wyoming in a Gale
Evening News · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 3
GRAFTON, Monday.—The steamer Wyoming, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal, arrived on Saturday. The captain reports having encountered a heavy south-east gale, which carried…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer Wyoming in a Gale. the Vessel Dismasted. Grafton
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 4
The steamer Wyoming, Captain Battle, which arrived from Newcastle coal-laden on Saturday, experienced the full force of the S.E. gale, which swept the coast on Thursday and Friday. When off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wyoming in a Gale. a Perilous Experience. Damage to the Vessel. GRAFTON
The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 6
The steamer Wyoming, from Newcastle to Grafton, which arrived yesterday, reports a perilous experience during the heavy easterly gale which raged on Thursday and Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rookwood Storm Water Channel
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 7
The favorable reply from the Minister for Works received by the deputation which waited on him with reference to the stormwater channel gave great satisfaction to the aldermen, and at Tuesday's meeting the matter…
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