Macintyre River.—floods
Last evening we saw a letter received by a gentleman from the M'Intyre country, which describes very heavy floods as prevailing there. The rains it appeared had been very heavy and…
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Floods & storms, 1857
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The Late Gales. (From Bill's Weekly Messenger, Jan. 10.)
The accounts from various parts of the coast, respecting the damage done during the late gales, which commenced on the evening of Mew Year's Day, and continued,…
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The season 1856—1857 will be memorable in the annals of the Hunter District for repeated [?] and floods. So far as we can learn, and we have spoken to residents of thirty years' standing, a season, [?]…
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In endeavouring to ascertain the extent of the damage resulting from the overflow of tho river, and of the various creeks, the nature of the crops, where the lands was under cultivation, prevents anything like [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. [From Our Own Correspondents.] Singleton. the Floods
Its a pity, Messrs. Editors, you do not obtain a more reliable source of news from the upper country, more particularly relating to the above visitations. In your paper…
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The Freeman states that on Friday night and Saturday morning, March 20th and 21st, Dublin was visited by a storm, which for violence and duration has not been equalled since the winter of 1819. A considerable…
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We have the painful task of recording another disastrous flood in the Hunter, and on this occasion the highest since the flood of 1840. On Tuesday a cloudy morning led to some rain before…
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Two schemes for preventing losses by future floods in this neighbourhood have already been broached—and indeed have been partially discussed years since…
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A public meeting, convened by placard, was held at the School of Arts yesterday, in aid of those who suffered from the effects of the flood. A preliminary meeting assembled an hour…
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Continuing our account of the devastating flood, from our last, we may commence by narrating the progress of the rise and fall. Although the river fell a few inches, as previously…
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We take the following extracts from the Sydney papers of Monday and Tuesday, to show the strong feeling of sympathy excited in Sydney by the disastrous floods in this district…
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The following letter has been received by Mr. J. A. Portus:- Sydney, June 23, 1857. Mr DEAR SIR.—I am happy to inform you that a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Scone. Flood, with Loss of Life
The first six months of 1857, now drawing to a close, will be long remembered by the inhabitants of the Hunter River district generally, from the frequency and violence of the floods…
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The river continues to fall steadily, and last evening the total fall appeared to be about fifteen feet from the highest point. In every quarter the inundating water is receding pretty fast, but of course not so rapidly as the…
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The committee appointed at the meeting on Monday last, for the purpose of collecting information relative to the losses by flood, sustained in the district, met yesterday afternoon,…
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On Tuesday night, June 16th, the heaviest rain fell in one night that has ever been witnessed by any white man on this river. The river was fordable as late as 10 o'clock on…
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On last Tuesday and Wednesday this township was visited with the greatest flood we have ever had here, as far as I can learn. It commenced raining on Tuesday about 12 o'clock,…
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GENTLEMAN—Various are the reasons assigned for the present great flood. I believe the sole cause of this great overflow of the River Hunter is, the erection of the dam at the Flats; now,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, June 27, 1857. the Flood Relief Movement
ALTHOUGH at first we felt deeply disappointed, that any of our public, men should waste time by apparently disputing about honours while hundreds around…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preliminary Meeting in Sydney for Flood Relief. (From the Herald, June 24.). the Maitland Flood.—the Flood in the Hunter River District
A preliminary meeting of persons favourable to rendering assistance to the sufferers from the disastrous floods in the Hunter River district, was held yesterday afternoon, at the…
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