The Floods in the Darling
The Railway Commissioners have agreed to issue free passes to Nyngan and back, to women and children who are compelled to leave Bourke on account of the anticipated flood…
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Floods & storms, 1890
277 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 14
The Floods Around Bourke. the Waters Still Rising. the People Working to Avert the Utter Destruction of the Town But with Little Hope. Bourke, Saturday, 3 p.m
The Culgoa is rising at the rate an inch per hour, and a tremendous body of water 6ft. high is pouring, into the Darling 40 miles above Bourke. The waterworks clam is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods in the Darling. the Highest Yet Known. Terrible Destruction
Every day now brings the flood nearer to us, and from present appearances it will be a stiff one. The river Darling recorded at 9 o'clock on Friday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods Around Bourke. the Railway Submerged. Terrible Tales of Distress Brewarrina Swept Away. Bourke an Island. Redtapeism Denounced. Bourke, Monday 10 p.m
A wire received from the manager of the Joint Stock Sank here from Brewarrina states that most of the embankments erected by the residents are carried away, not being able to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Darling. Bourke and Brewarrina in Extremity
The latest news from Bourke and Brewarrina is of a very alarming character. Yesterday the last-named town was completely inundated, the water having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods in the Darling. Latest Particulars
The latest from Bourke states that the situation is becoming most critical. The water is 40ft above the summer level and the town is now an island…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods at Narribri. 50,000 Sheep Lost
50,000 sheep were swept away in the Narribri district, through the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods Around Bourke. Latest From Bourke. Still Fighting the Floods
The river is rising four inches in twenty-four hours. The electric light sent by Government to assist in working on the embankment at night arrived last night, and the work will thus…
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The following telegram was this afternoon received by the Minister for Lands from the chairman of the Bourke Land Board:—"Flood embankment well in hand ; town now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Darling
Our readers will be glad to learn that the worst fears of the residents ol Bourke concerning the flood have not yet been realized, and that the town is still intact…
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A correspondent wired from Bourke at 12.40 to-day:—"Bourke is in greatdanger; have been working all night with many others, who are knocked up. A hundred men are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods Abound Bourke. Bourke
Our position is very critical, the water being flush with the top of the embankment in several places, and is gradually gaining on the men, although there are some 800 at work…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Darling
Up to late last night the fight with the flood waters at Bourke was being successfully maintained, although every moment the danger increased through the steady…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods in the West. Four Feet of Water in the Main Street. Brick Buildings Collapsing. Sydney
Over 100 additional men with necessary implements were dispatched to Bourke yesterday, and a further sum of £200 was wired to Brewarrina for relief purposes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood at Bourke
A telegram was received at midnight from Bourke stating that fourteen cuttings had been made in the railway. An extensive washaway has also occured. The water is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods Around Bourke. Bourke, Friday, 7.30 p.m
It is all over. The dam has burst behind the hospital, and the water is now rushing in. All hopes of saving the town is done, and all the men have discontinued work on the outside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Darling. Waters Subsiding at Walgett the Dam at Bourke Bursts. the Town Inundated
The floods are tailing about [?] a day. The streets are in a terrible, mess, and it is feared that much sickness will be caused by the stench of dead animals and decay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods Around Bourke. a Graphic Description by One Who Was There. Gradual Submersion. Mr. Dibbs' Address. in Water Waist High. a Perilous Journey. Lightning Speed
We have received the following graphic account of the condition of things in Bourke on Saturday by a gentleman who accompanied Mr. Eddy, the Chief Railway Commissioner:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Darling BOURKE
We are flooded out now and no mistake about it. The water is all round us, and the only dry land is the railway station, half an acre in extent. In the principal…
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