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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
132 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 7
We have been informed that the Tario river rose to a great height on Wednesday and Thursday last, and destroyed a great quantity of the standing crops. The farm of Mr. Alexander M'Donald, at the head of Tarlo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Floods and Drainage Committee was held at Morpeth, on Monday (yesterday) evening, and a letter on the subject of the late floods was sent to the Secretary of Lands and Public Works…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I have seen a letter from a Turon Correspondent in the Sydney Morning Herald describing the recent flood of the Turon as being one of the greatest and most disastrous in its consequences, within the memory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are [?] by Mr. S. S. Dickson with the following extracts from letters from his brother, Mr. John Dickson, of Mudgee:- Mudger, 20th August.—Heavy rains…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AUG. 27th.—Since my last there has been nothing but reports of distress on all sides. No doubt many [?] are acquainted with this place will be surprised at the mail being [?] yards of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A public meeting, convened by Major Crummer in accordance with a requisition signed by the residents in the town, was held at the Court-house, East Maitland, on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The river is going down fast. At twelve o'clock yesterday by measurement at the rear of Mesara Wolfe and Gorrick's, it was found that the actual fall was 19½ feet. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have been favored with the perusal of a a letter describing the August flood at a point situated among the head waters of the Hunter. The letter is dated from Beltrees, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Writing under date 21st August, a correspondent of the S. M. Herald says:—You will hear with deep regret that we have been visited with another flood of far greater…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mudgee bas again been visited by a flood, which in its consequences has been most disastrous. Daring the whole of Wodnesday and Thursdny last rain felt in torrents, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GENTLEMEN—About a quarter of a century ago, when I landed on the Hunter, we had no breakwater at Newcastle, nor dam at the Flats, the constructing of which has no doubt caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Herald of Thursday reports, among its shipping intelligence,as follows: By the arrival of the schooner Martha, from the Manning, we have received some intelligence which confirms…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I have to record an account of a flood at Rolland's Plains, on Friday, the 21st, which rose to the height of about two feet over some part of the cultivation land. On Wednesday night, it began to rain slightly, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As I anticipated in my last, we have had another great flood. The river rose here four inches higher than in the June flood, and one inch higher would have brought it into our store and Mr. Thompson's inn, those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Armidale Express of the 22nd August, reports as follows: THE WHEATHES, &C.—The weather is again rainy. We had a £ew light showers at the commencement of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →August 2[?].—R. Northmen and party are following a run which has paid them as much as £6 per week per man. The Peel River diggh [?], about five [?]ies from here, continue first-rate; those who have struck it in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This township and district have again been visited by immoderate rain, and a flood has thence resulted, which—great as was the last influx of water three weeks ago—was this time…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. WEEKES stated to Mr. Hay that a portion of the Short Bridge at West Maitland had been carried away by the late flood, the traffic on the main road to the north being thus stopped. He inquired whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Flood Belief Committee was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday afternoon; Captain Russell in the chair. The meeting had been convened by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A meeting of the Flood Protection committee was convened at the School of Arts, on Tuesday, for the purpose of hearing the report of the deputation appointed at the previous meeting to…
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