Most Destuctive Flood Ever Known. Relief for the Sufferres. Waters Subsiding. Many-persons Drowned
Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3
The flood in the Hunter River is the most destructive ever known in the district. Thirty feet of water is over parts of West Maitland…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 2
The Postmaster-General has received the following information:—West Maitland, Saturday, 4 a.m. The only line we had to Newcastle failed at noon…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2
A terrible flood exists at Kempsey and bridges have been washed away by the force of the waters, while incalculable damage has been done the town and…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 3
Work was resumed this morning at the Stockton colliery, Newcastle, the men having expressed themselves satisfied with the safety of…
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National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2
Tremendous floods have occurred in New Zealand, and great damage it is said has been done Wellington and its suburbs. No loss of life is recorded…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2
The following wire gives further particulars:— NEWCASTLE, MONDAY. The dstrnction caused by the foods at…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2
It is freely stated that the Government are determined to make farther appointments to the Upper House for ensuring the passage of the Income Tax Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Deluge. It Came Quite Suddenly, and the People Escaped with Their Bare Lives. the Water Police Are Heroes. the Waters Now Recede. But the Ruin Is Complete. Sir George Dibbs Visits the Scene and Grants the People £1000. How the Town Hall Was Packed. and How Nobly Aldermen Worked. Sydney, Sunday Night
National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2
The most eloquent thing in connection with the Maitland flood is that the people of that district only a month ago subscribed £400 to relieve the distress…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2
The Maitland floods are now subsiding rapidly, and yesterday vehicles were able to essay trips from Kast to West Maitland. The force of the waters may be gathered…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2
The waters at Maitland are rapidly receding. A meeting was held in the Town Hall to-day, when it was decided to establish n flood fund for the relief…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2
The Macquarie River is in flood at Warren, where the water is in the main streets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Distress Through Floods. the Cabinet Consider the Question of Relief. Sydney
National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2
The Cabinet this afternoon discussed among other matters the question of relieving the distress caused by the floods in New South Wales…
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National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2
Thus a Sydney paper at the finish of its latest Maitland deluge reports :—" Stories of flood incidents are many. It is nothing out of the common to hear…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood at Maitland. Interesting Letter From a Resident
Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3
We have been shown a letter from a gentleman resident in Sydney, who in the discharge of his duty as inspector of country branches for a large Sydney mercantile house…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3
The floods canted a good deal more damage in the neighborhood of Newcastle than waa at first realised Plattsburg suffered somewhat severely from the inundation, and…
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Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2
A correspondent sends the following, dated Monday, from Warren, by wire:—Owing to the recent rains, the Macquarie River has risen steadily during the past few days…
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National Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2
There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the Maitland floods, save that meetings to render assistance to the sufferers are being held in all parts of the capital…
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National Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2
A meeting of the Committee in connection with the Floods Relief Fund has been called for to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of considering the advisableness of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood in the Hunter. the State of the Country
Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 3
A correspondent of the News sends the following dated yesterday:—No terms however strong, can adequately describe the desolation that reigned ia Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Hunter. Some of the Losses
Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 2
SINGLETON, Thursday.—It is expected that railway communication will be restored to-day. The estimated cost of repairing the streets of Singleton damaged by the floods…
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