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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

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Floods in Queensland. London, Feb. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 3

The City ridicules the idea of the British Government guaranteeing a loan on behalf of a colony possessing responsible government, as is the case with Queensland, for which such a loan has…

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Floods in New South Wales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 4

THE town of Lismore is inundated with flood water from the Richmond River, and a number of families have taken refuge in the courthouse.—The flood in the Barwon at Walgett reached its greatest…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane Again Cut Off From Communication

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 4

THE Postmaster-General on Friday received the following information respecting the Queensland telegraph lines, biz: That the northern lines beyond Brisbane became unworkable at 1.30 a.m.,…

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SYDNEY, Monday, 6 p.m. the Floods in the North

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 February 1893 · page 3

THE telegraph lines to the Manning and Kempsey districts are interrupted beyond Gloucester, and also via Hillgrove. Only one circuit is available for the whole of the…

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The Floods in the North

Goulburn Herald · Monday 20 February 1893 · page 2

BRISBANE has been visited with another serious flood, which yesterday afternoon almost reached to the level of the recent big flood. Heavy rain, accompanied by a terrible…

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Queensland Flood Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 2

THE Goulburn Liedertafel have unanimously resolved to give a grand concert next week in aid of the sufferers by the terrible flood in Queensland. The price of admission is to be 2s and 1s, so that a…

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Queensland Floods. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 3

SIR,—In view of the terrible catastrophe which has overtaken the sister colony, involving a loss of several millions of pounds, I hope it is not our intention to stand idly looking on while other towns…

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Further Floods in Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 4

BRISBANE has been visited with another serious flood, which on Sunday afternoon almost reached to the level of the recent big flood. Heavy rain, accompanied by a terrible easterly gale, fell…

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Floods in New South Wales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 February 1893 · page 4

FLOODS have also occurred in the Grafton district in this colony. The people of Grafton were taken by surprise, the river rising with unprecedented rapidity. On Sunday night a considerable port of…

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Floods in the North

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

OUR Queensland neighbours are having a full share of ill-luck. They have not had time to even realise their losses during the recent flood, let alone to partially recover from that…

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Flood Reliet Fund

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

THE members of the Goulburn Liedertafel unanimously agreed at their meeting on Monday evening to give a concert in the Academy of Music in aid of the Queensland…

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Floods in New South Wales

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

FLOOD have occurred in the Grafton distriet in this colony. The people of Grafton were taken by surprise, the river rising with unprecedented rapidity. On Sunday…

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The Queensland Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 February 1893 · page 2

A SUBSCRIPTION-LIST has been opened at the Town Hall by the Mayor for the purpose of raising funds to relieve the distress caused by the recent disastrous floods in Queensland. A public meeting has also…

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Flood Relief Funds. (To the Editor of the Evening Penny Post)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 February 1893 · page 2

SIR,—That every man and woman in our community deserving the name of such feels the deepest sympathy with the unfortunate sufferers by the terrible Queensland floods, and, I may add, with…

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The Floods in the North

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3
Also in The Burrowa News

AT Brisbane and other parts of Queensland the floods have almost subsided, and matters are gradually assuming their ordinary appearance. Reports from the country show…

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Goulburn Liedertatel—Queensland Floods Relief Concert

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 4

THE secretary of the Liedertafel informs an that Mrs. McDonald of Sydney and Miss De Graine have generously offered their services at the forthcoming concert. An attractive…

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Queensland and Northern Rivers Floods

Goulburn Herald · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

As stated in last issue the Mayor has convened a public mooting at the Town-hall this evening to take stops to assist in relieving the distress caused by the recent floods in southern…

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The Queensland Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 3

THE report of the executive committee of the Gympie Relief Fund states that there are 20 mining companies whose properties have been submerged by the floods. The number…

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Floods Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 4

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held in the Town Hall last evening for the purpose of expressing sympthy with and assisting to afford relief to the sufferers by the foods in Queensland…

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