The Flood at Walgett. WALGETT, Thursday afternoon
The flood is subsiding, but more water is coming down the Namoi and Barwon rivers, great loss of stock resulting. It is expected some of the stations will not…
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Floods & storms, 1890
136 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 3 of 7
Renewed Rains and Floods. SYDNEY
Very heavy rains again fell yesterday afternoon and last night by the city, but no great damage was done. The Darling is still prising, and Louth is protecting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Progress of the Floods. Gloomy Outlook at Bourke. Brewarrina Inundated. Alarming Landslips at West Maitland. BOURKE
The river rose 9 inches since Thursday morning. News has been received that the Culgoa river, 60 miles below Bourke, rose six feet in one day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Darling Floods. Desperate Fight with the Floods. a Wall of Water Coming Down. Bourke
The flood waters have risen rapidly, and the river 40ft. 6in. above summer level. Gangs of men are being kept continually employed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting the Floods. Imminent Danger of Bourke. All Hands at the Embankments. Bourke
The town is still in great danger. The water continues to rise and the embankments in some piares are only 8in. above the water, which is 10ft. deep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Situation at Bourke. Thc Present Flood and that of 1870. [By an Old River Trader.]
As there are are a good many people who have never seen or heard of Bourke, on the River Darling, I will, for general information, give a short sketch of how the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. the Siege of Bourke. the Dam Bursts. Scene of Wild Excitement. an Inland Sea. Heroic Conduct of the Men. a Terrible Prospect. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bourke, Friday (midnight)
At 4.30 yesterday afternoon the embankment gave way. The firebell was rang, and immediately a great crowd turned their attention to the weakened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 5 p.m. the Floods. the Siege of Bourke. a Terrible Time. Buildings Collapsing. Waters Still Rising. Provisions Giving Out. Relief Badly Wanted. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bourke, Monday Morning
Since Saturday (midday) when I sent my last message we have passed a terrible time and, the water has been rising continuously. Fortunately, on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bourke Floods. Relief Funds. BOURKE, Tuesday Afternoon
Trains cannot now come within 15 miles of the town, and news have been received of terrible havoc caused on the Culgoa River. A man was found drowned in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods. a Million Damage. Insolence of Government Officials. an Exciting Scene. Rations Seized. Bread Riots Feared. Sickness and Destitution Threatening. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bourke, Tuesday morning
The following wire waa received at 8 o'clock this morning from the Hon. G. R. Gibbs, Byrock:—"Arrived in breakvan, with mails at 5.30 yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. Water Stationery. Railway Washed Away. Cost to the Country. a Special Commission Appointed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bourke, Tuesday, 3 p.m
There is no change to report. Tho census of the inhabitants is being taken. BOURKE, Wednesday. The water is now stationary. Altogether…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods. a Man Drowned. No Chance of Water Subsiding for Several Days. Bourke, Wednesday (midnight)
The water is receding slightly. It was rumored yesterday that two men had been drowned, but the report turned out to be incorrect as regarded one. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood at Brewarrina. Brewarrina, Thursday (midnight)
The river is falling at the rate of 2in. in 24 hours. The water in the main street is now getting too low for boats to ply from one part of the town to the other,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 5 p.m. the Floods. Situation of Bourke. Waters Commencing to Fall. a Floating Population. [By Telegraph] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Bourke, Thursday (midnight)
Matters in connection with the flood are gradually becoming less exciting, and it is now a question of routine work more than anything else. Interest centres in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bourke Floods. BOURKE, Saturday Morning
Every thing is quiet, and the town is almost deserted. No further fatalities are reported, and the river is falling steadily. The smells from dead carcases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bourke Floods. Rain Threatening. Danger of Pestilence. BOURKE, Sunday night
The water is falling at the rate of an inch per day. The Flood Commissioners left on Sunday. All arrangements for the disposal of the relief is in the hands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bourke Floods. Narrow Escape From Drowning. BOURKE, Monday (midnight)
The waters have now fallen six inches, and are still falling. It is unlikely there will be any further rise of water. In some of the streets it is too low for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Central. the Lode Struck at 400 Feet. the Crosscut Flooded
LAST night, between 9 and 10 o'clock, the influx of water in the 400ft. crosscut was so great after a shot had been fired that the men could not approach the face, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Victim of the Floods. NYNGAN
The Rev. C. G. E. Ashworth, formerly of Broken Hill, and Church of England minister at Bourke, who was staying here for a few days, has died suddenly and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bourke Floods. Damage Exaggerated. BOURKE, Friday (noon)
Greatly exaggerated accounts have been published of the damage done to buildings by the floods. So far only six buildings have been seriously affected…
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