Terrible Storm in America
TERRIBLE STORM IN AMERICA.—A fearful storm occurred in America on October 4. In Albany, and some distance westward on the central railroad, trains were delayed and…
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Floods & storms, 1870
48 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 3
Terrific Storm at Drayton, Queensland
THE Toowoomba papers of Wednesday, the 19th instant, advise us of a frightful storm near Drayton, on Saturday week. It seems to have been the most violent of the season,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Flood in Clermont
To enable readers at a distance to understand the terrible calamity that has overwhelmed the town of Clermont on the Peak Downs, it is necessary to give a slight sketch of its situation…
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THERE is now, unfortunately, a flood of great magnitude in the Hunter, and the sad scenes which are part of the history of past years are being repeated, if not to so great an extent as on previous occasions,…
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TELEGRAMS inform us that the Hunter River is still rising; that railway traffic is suspended at Maitland, and that the Albert Hall, the School of Arts, Dickson's old stores, and the old Bank of Australasia are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods in the Braidwood District
THE damage committed by the floods has been principally upon the roads and bridges, although we hear of several farmers who are great sufferers. At Larbert the Shoalhaven was higher on Monday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Flood in the Yass River. Total Destruction of the Works at the New Bridge
THE 26th of April, 1870, will long be remembered by the inhabitants of the Yass district as a day of calamity and loss. The flood in the Yass River, to which we briefly alluded in our issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence. the Floods. To the Editor of the Yass Courier
SIR,--I have heard to-day that the "Oldest hand on the Yass River" says that he was informed by the blacks that the flood had been higher than we have seen it. I beg to confirm this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Floods at Goulburn
YESTERDAY there was the highest flood ever witnessed in Goulburn. Up to the present the flood of 1854 has been the highest known in this district…
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AT Dryburgh, on the Fish River, the flood did an immense amount of mischief. The police barracks were swept away and everything in them, except the police horses, arms, and…
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EARLY on Tuesday morning last the Burrowa River commenced to rise, and also the creek which flows through the township. By the afternoon nothing was to be seen on every side but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Floods. Further Particulars
WE have not much to add to the very full account of the recent floods published in our last issue:-- The present appearance of the wreck of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood at Jugiong
THE Jugiong mailman (J. Pitman) arrived in Yass early on Friday afternoon on horseback. The news he brought was of the same te[?]er as that we have to record of so many other localities…
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WEDNESDAY, 27TH APRIL.--Gundagai has been visited by the greatest flood that has taken place since the disastrous inundation of June, 1852, which swept away the old township situated on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood in the Goulburn District
WHEN we wrote on Tuesday night for our Wednesday's issue we stated that there was no immediate prospect of railway communication with the metropolis being interrupted. We…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Late Floods. To the Editor of the Yass Courier
SIR,-- The accounts in the last Courier of the destruction done by the late floods induces me to pen the following:-- Who is to blame for the damage done? The Government. How so?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood at Douro. To the Editor of the Yass Courier
SIR,-- In your issue of the 3rd instant you state I have drawn the long bow in detailing my mishaps. I came to you to settle my account, and not to excite sympathy. I simply answered your…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood at Wagga Wagga
WE are still without full particulars of the flood at Wagga Wagga. A private letter, dated 30th ult., and received in Yass on Tuesday last, states:-- "We have had a great flood here, and the water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood in the Shoalhaven District.-- Loss of Life
FROM our files we extract the following information:-- Sad loss of life has been sustained in the Shoalhaven district. On the 28th ult., it was discovered that Mr. Goulding's farm…
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THE latest copy of the Queanbayan Age to land is that of Thursday, April 28th, from which we extract the following particulars:-- The inmates of Mr. William Hunt's (the Elmsall) inn, were…
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