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

Floods & storms, 1893

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Heavy Floods in the New-castle District

Goulburn Herald · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The heavy gale and rainstorm have done immense damage in the city and district. On account of the water rushing over and flooding the main railway…

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Telegrams. Terrible Floods in Maitland. Sydney, Friday, 2 4 p m

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 3

LATEST official advices from Maltland, dated this morning, state that the waters are still rising and the whole country forms one vest sea far as the eye can reach. The waters reached to the cave of the…

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Floods and Loss of Life

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 3

THE heavy rains which fell on Wednesday night have affected the railway lines in several places. On the Northern line a slip took place near the Hawkesbury River, blocking the truffle for several…

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The Floods. Great Damage in the Newcastle District. an Inland Sea at Maitland. Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 March 1893 · page 4

WALLSEND is in part covered to a depth 5ft. of water. At Merewether the embankment of the Newcastle Coal Company line was partly washed away, the water also rising to 3ft. in some of the…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday, 3 p.m. the Floods in the Hunter

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3

THERE is no further news in reference to the floods in the Hunter district, which are now going down. SENTENCE ON FERGUSON FOR…

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SYDNEY, Monday, 6.5 p.m. Flood in the Hunter

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3

THE flood in the Hunter is subsiding. The destruction is enormous; houses innumerable have been carried away bodily, and cattle and horses by the thousands, Great…

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Floods Relief Fund

Goulburn Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 3

THE amount received by the hon. treasurers of the Goulburn Floods Relief Fund up to data is £140…

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Another Great Flood.-- the Hunter River District. the Most Disastrous Ever Known

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday, 2 p.m.-- One of the most terrible and disastrous floods, accompanied by storms of wind and rain, that has visited us for years occurred last night and to-day. The rain…

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Great Floods in New Zealand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Monday.—The floods in Wellington and suburbs, particularly at Hut', are the worst known for 22 years. In the Tinakori-road the residents had to be rescued in boats. Damage hat…

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The Floods. West Maitland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 2

Now that the flood is slowly receding some slight idea of the enormous damage and destruction of property eta be gleaned. Too greater part of the town looks desolate in the extreme, and it will take…

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The Floods. Terrible Devastation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1893 · page 4

THE flood in the Hunter River district is subsiding and the receding waters are leaving behind them a scene of devastation and rain. At West Maitland the flood bus never reached such a height since 1840…

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The Floods

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 2

THE weather has continued fine and the floodwater at West Maitland and elsewhere is gradually subsiding. Repairs are being effected to the railway lines, and…

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Floods in the Northern District

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1893 · page 3

IN consequence of the great amount of distress and suffering caused by the devastating floods in the Northern rivers, the Mayor (Mr. E. Howard) has opened a special…

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Comic Incidents of the Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2

THE floods (Says the special correspondent of the Evening News writing from West Maieland) have had their comic as well as their tragic side, and the wonderful composure with which the people viewed…

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The Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.—No terms, however strong, can adequately describe the desolation that reigned in Maitland last night. During the after-noon I made an extensive tour of the town and ice…

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The Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 4

In view of the necessity for flood relief in Now South Wales the executive committee of the Sydney branch of the Queensland Flood Relief Found has decided to close the fund at once. The…

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Incidents of the Late Floods in the Hunter

Goulburn Herald · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 7

THE special correspondent of the Evening News supplies the following:— EAST MAITLAND, Tuesday, 5.15 p.m…

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Great Floods in the Hunter River District. The Most Disastrous Ever Known. Six Persons Drowned. Five Poet Deep in the Streets of Maitland. West Maitland

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 2

One of the most terrible and disastrous floods, accompanied by storms of wind and rain, that has visited here for years occurred last night and to-day. The rain…

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Floods in the Country. Enormous Destruction of Property. Rescued From Floating Haystacks. Highest Flood on Record. West Maitland, Saturday, 8 p.m

The Yass Courier · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 2

This district is now passing through one of the most terrific and appalling floods ever experienced. When the people of this district heard about the floods in Queensland it was assorted that as they…

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The Queensland Floods. London, March 15

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

The committee formed in London to collect subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the floods in Queensland has been dissolved. A total of £8400 has been raised, and the sum of £1000 was cabled…

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