Gale on the African Coast. Great Loss of Life. Disasters in Algoa Bay. at Least Seventy Persons Drowned
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 5
LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--It is now definitely known that great loss of life attended the shipping disasters during the gale in Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, when 17…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cables. (Received This Morning.) the Cape Gale. a Steamer's Terrible Passage. Panic Among Natives. LONDON, September 3, 3.35 p.m
The Australian Star · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4
The Union-Castle liner Scot has arrived at Capetown after a fearfully rough passage from Port Elizabeth. The Scot was one of the many vessels that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Shipping Disasters. the Gales on the Cape Coast. Over Fifty Bodies Recovered. Many Exciting Rescues. Clinging for Hours to the Rigging. a Crew Still in Danger. London, Sept. 2
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 7
As the result of the wrecks by the gale on the south coast of Cape Colony, 52 bodies have already been washed ashore at Port Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Rains in Ireland. Railway Station Flooded. LONDON, September 3, 3.35 p.m
The Australian Star · Thursday 4 September 1902 · page 4
Torrential rains in the North of Ireland have flooded the Belfast railway stations, and the Opera House has been made unapproachable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cape Coast Gales. the Scot's Terrible Passage. Natives Panic-stricken. London, Sept 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 5
The Union Castle liner Scot, 7813 tons, arrived at Capetown after a terrible passage from Port Elizabeth, during which she was badly strained. There were 250 natives, deck…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gale on the African Coast. a Terrible Passage. Mob of Panic-stricken Natives
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Union-Castle liner Scot has arrived at Capetown badly strained, after a terrible passage from Port Elizabeth through the terrific gale…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 5
When the first edition of the "Herald" went to press the Legislative Assembly was discussing the second reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Ireland. London, Sept. 3
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 5
Torrential rains have fallen in the Northern districts of Ireland. At Belfast the railway stations were flooded, and the Opera House was unapproachable…
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The Australian Star · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 7
The expediency of constructing works for the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River was before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works yesterday afternoon…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 7
Mr. O'SULLIVAN, in moving the second reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill, said the proposal was to drain a very rich area of land, which would be available for agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Flood Prevention on the Hunter
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3
The Public Works Committee yesterday continued the inquiry into the advisability of constructing works with a view to the mitigation of floods in the Hunter River district. Evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Ireland. Belfast Railways Under Water
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon,--Extremely heavy rains have fallen in North. Ireland, resulting in the flooding of the Belfast railway stations. The Opera House is at present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legislative Assembly. Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 5
Discussion was continued on the proposal for the second reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill. Mr. PERRY thought the carrying out of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Storm-stricken Suburb
The Australian Star · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 5
The long looked for rain has proved an untold blessing in many parts of the land, but out Hurstville way it seems that you car get too much of a good thing. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Colliery Disasters. Loss of Life. a Mine Flooded
Evening News · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 4
LONDON, September 5, 2.50 p.m.—The Union Coal Pit, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, was suddenly flooded yesterday. Seven miners were cut off by the inrush of water, and are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Late Sitting. Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 11
When the first edition of Friday's "Herald" went to press the Legislative Assembly was discussing the second reading of the Tucklan Flood Escape Scheme Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Mine Flooded. London, September 5, 2.50 p.m
The Australian Star · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 7
The Union pit at Forest of Dean was suddenly flooded. Two of the workmen succeeded in getting out of the pit, but seven others were cut off from escape, and are believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Safest Place in a Thunderstorm
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 10
There are excellent grounds for believing that the safest place during a thunderstorm is in bed, a position between two feather beds giving complete immunity. In the open air, too, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The State Parliament. Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 9
Discussion was continued in the Legislative Assembly after our first edition went to press yesterday morning on the proposal for the second reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Terrible Gales on the African Coast. Nine Vessels From Australia Wrecked—many Lives Lost
Sunday Times · Sunday 7 September 1902 · page 8
A terrible gale raged all along the southern coast of Cape Colony on Sunday night and Monday, wrecking most of the vessels in its path…
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