North-west in Flood. Walgett Doomed
SYDNEY, Saturday.—This morning a message was received from Walgett as follows:— "The flood waters are rapidly…
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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Floods & storms
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—This morning a message was received from Walgett as follows:— "The flood waters are rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The interruption to the telegraph lines prevented news concerning the terrible floods in the North-West coming to hand quickly. Now that communication with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy rain persists in falling in Paris, and the River Seine has risen 25ft. near Louvre. Pont de Lolma is threatened and Pont de Grenelle and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The flood waters are now within 50 yards of the Walgett Post Office and are rising rapidly. Owing to the lack of communication the supply of food…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fairly reliable report's as to the losses by the flood at Gunndedah are now to hand. The biggest damage is to the fences,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The severe floods, and the disastrous immediate results incidental thereto, bring home to the Clarence, and to the North Coast, a lesson which we cannot afford…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Scine has now swollen to double its usual width, and has risen another 18 inches. Hundreds of thousands of Parisians are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wee Waa experienced the full force of the torrent. The water struck the town on Monday evening, and in a few hours the whole of the population was taking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Barwon and Namoi rivers at Walgett have risen 42 feet and 32 feet respectively, and both are still rising. The water is now about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Tuesday.—Heavy rain persists in Paris. The Seine has risen 25ft., while the Pont De Lalma is threatened and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An easterly gale is raging along the coast of North Queensland and heavy seas are running. Torrential rains have fallen and floods are feared at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The floods in the north-west are subsiding. The embankments around Walgett, erected by the inhabitants, have saved the town,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great floods have Occurred in France. Half of the country is under water. Ten thousand people in one district are in danger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayor of Grafton (Ald. Bawden) has received from the secretary of the Public Disasters Relief Fund Committee a circular letter detailing the great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Writes the Glen Innes "Examiner"-- It is some years since the north western parts of these districts received such a heavy visitation as that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Tamworth News" issued a unique special edition on Monday week, measuring 6 inches by 4½ inches--card. The miniature edition has its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In consequence of the French floods traffic on the Paris and Orleans railway has been suspended. A Clarcuton is flooded and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Walgett is still isolated by the flood waters but no apprehension is felt. The settlers at Wanowrie Creek are in a perilous position and another…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Friday.—The water at Collarenebri is falling at the rate of an inch an hour, and the settlers are now preparing to return to their homes. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, Thursday.—Alarming reports have been received regarding the floods in France. Falls of snow continue to swell the…
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