NEWCASTLE SUBSIDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 19 October 1907, Page 5

NEWCASTLE SUBSIDENCE.

FIFTY ACRES AFFECTED. Sydney, October 18. The latest reports from Newcastle state that altogether an area of beween forty and lifty acres is affected by the "creep," though in only a portion is the subsidence really serious. There are about 400 houses within tile affected area.

Amongst the premises damaged Me Congregational and Catholic churches, a llcthcdist Mission Hall, the palatial residence of A. F. lltll, adjoining Wood's house.

| Last night a reservoir on the hilt Iwitli a holding capacity of '200,000 pillions began to leak into the old workings , below. The main reservoir, however, is I intact. I The city eng'necr last' nigli' reported that he anticipated no danger The 'intimates of the dannge are very wide, ranging from t'4o.oro lo £IOO.OOO. CRPEP STII.L WORKING. DAM Act" EXTENDING!. RESERVOIR DRY. Received Oct. 10, 0-" iS a.m. Sydney, October IR. The creep at Newcastle is still working. Four or five shocks were felt to-day, accompanied by lon.l reports. This caused the majority of the rifts in the earth surface to open out considerably. ~ i' 'JJ Most of the buildings damaged yesterday sustained further damage today.

The belisk reservoir is quite dry, the water having leaked underground.