The Flood at Singleton. Loss of Life
The town of Singleton has just had a hairbreadth escape from being flooded for the second timo within the short period of three weeks. A steady rain set in here about four o'clock on…
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Floods & storms, 1870
194 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 10
The Flood in the Hunter. Subsidence of the Waters
At the time when we went to press on Friday night the river was over the banks in several places and was still increasing in height, with every prospect of rising much higher, judging…
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Among other incidents of the destruction caused by the flood in the Lachlan River, the following is published by the Bathurst Free Press:—…
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The correspondent of the Adelaide Register writes from Menindie, on April 21:— "A private letter received from Bourke states that the river there had risen forty-two feet, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods in Northern Riverina. (From the Dubbo Dispatch, May 13)
Since our last, we have received a few additional particulars of the floods in these districts; but the irregular running of the mails, which cannot travel, owing to the country being…
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[Evening News.]—The country all round is in a fearful state from the recent great floods. The rivers and creeks are up; the roads ore impassable, and over forty teams are now camped…
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A public meeting was held last evening in the Olympie Theatre, presided over by his worship the Mayor, for the purpose of receiving the report of the deputation appointed at a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood in the Tuross River. (From the Moruya Telegraph, May 18.)
At daybreak on Friday morning, 13th instant' the river at the ferry began to rise at a frightfu rate, and Slawson (aided by J. Southam and Roberts from the silver mine, who happened to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News. [From Our Various Correspondent.] Paterson. Extraordinary Rain Fall.—another Flood in the Paterson River
Again we hare to record another very heavy rain fall, and from the effects of which we have another flood in the Paterson River. Although the previous week the weather was unsettled,…
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On Monday evening a public meeting of the inhabitants of West Maitland and its vicinity waa held in the Olympic Theatre, for the purpose of receiving the report of the deputation…
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For the fifth time since the beginning of the month of March we are called upon to chronicle the unweloome occurrence of another flood— fortunately, not a very high one this time—in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, May 26, 1870. the Flood-prevention Movement
THE flood prevention movement has advanced another stage. There has been a public recognition of the fact that intelligent, persistent, and organised agitation is necessary, if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Flood Prevention League. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR—In order to do away with the appearance even of anything like localism in the above movement, would it not be advisable that the members composing that league should be…
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Sir—More than twenty-five years have elapsed since I visited the Huntor, and vast and important changes have taken place in the interval. The "West," as it is termed, has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Original Correspondence. Hinton Floods. (Ib the Editor of the Mai[?]and Mercury.)
SIR—During the whole of the disastrous floods that have laid waste the whole of the Hunter River diatriot, ours seem to have been lost eight of—and there aro few suffer more…
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The present season has so far been the most "destructive" flood season recorded in the history of Now South Wales—using the word "destructive" in the sense of tearing to pieces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods and the State of the Country Beyond Dubbo. (From the Dubbo Dispatch, May 27.)
On Sunday evening a heavy rain set in at Dubbo. It continued on Monday, through that night, and cleared np on Tuesday. However, about nine o'clock p.m., the water commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood at Canonbar. (From a corresponden[?] of the S. M. Herald.)
We have had rain, more or less, ever since the 2nd March, but the last rain, about a fort-night since, which lasted sixty hours, was the dead finish, as it set all the creeks running bank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Maitland Mercury. Thursday, June 9, 1870. the Flood Prevention Movement
THE Hunter River Flood Prevention League has now been fairly started; and it is the business of all who desire its success to give it their active support and co-operation. The…
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On Monday evening a very large number of persons—between six and seven hundred—assembled in the Olympic Theatre, West Maitland, for the purpose of receiving the report of the…
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