The Flood in the Hunter
THE fall of the waters gives ample proof of the destruction caused by it, in the places where the growing crops were submerged. Among some of the heaviest sufferers will…
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Floods & storms, 1888
11 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
Construction of Flood Boats
OUR attention last week was drawn to an advertisement in the Gazette, calling for tenders for the construction of four flood boats for the Clarence River. The tenders were to close to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The 1887 Flood
WE have perused an official report on the great flood of last year, written by Mr. S. Campbell of the Mines Department. It details the heavy losses the farmers and others sustained by the disaster,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Terrible Cyclone
BONHAM, Texas, May 24.—A cyclone struck Brownton yesterday, and in a few minutes made the town a wreck. It was preceded by a heavy rain. The first building struck…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Australian Race and the Deluge
THE "Australian race" (says the European Mail) has been receiving a great deal of attention lately at the hands of Mr. Curr, fathered by the Victorian Government. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meeting at Lawrence. Re Flood Boat Shed
A MEETING, considered in the light of a semipublic one, was held in the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday evening. During the day a written notice was placarded in the town, calling a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of the Hon. E. Flood
OUR telegram notifies the death of the Hon. Edward Flood, M.L.C., a man who has taken a prominent part in the political life of the country during the past 40 years, his advent into politics…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Storm and Floods in England
THE heavy rain which fell in London on August 28 unfortunately extended to many parts of the country, and the delay of harvesting operations and the damage to the grain crops are reported as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Terrible Tale of the Sea. Swept Overboard in a Gale
THE boisterous southerly weather which has prevailed in Sydney for the last 48 hours has borne its sad fruit. The U.S.S. Co.'s Mararoa, which arrived in port on Monday evening from New Zealand,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Storm on the Richmond
LISMORE, FRIDAY.—A most disastrona storm visited the town on Wednesday evening. The heat during the day was intense, the thermometer registering 103 degrees in the shade. A storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Will Case
PROCEEDINGS in the Flood will case were began in the Supreme Court last week, but after a little skirmishing the litigants arrived at a satisfactory settlement. The action was brought against the…
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