Gales and Flobd Rains in Queensland
We take from the Sydney papers their telegrams dated Sunday, 16th July, and Wednesday, July 19, which were delayed in transmission, in consequence of the rough weather:…
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Floods & storms, 1876
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Flood Damage-in the Glen Innes (Glen Innes Guardian, July 22.)
From all quarters we hear of the damages done by the recent gale of wind, heavy rains, and floods. The Beardie River overflowed its. banks, and carried away everything moveable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Devastating Flood and Loss of Life in the Clarence District. Extreme Destitution of the People. (By Telegraph to the Evening News.) Grafton, Saturday, 22nd July
The following telegram, forwarded by our correspondent at Grafton, at the above date, reached us this (Tuesday) morning, having been detained in consequence of interruption of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flood Gates. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,âIn the belief that your columns are always open to the discussion of topics of real public usefulness or interest, I venture to offer a few remarks respecting a matter of more than…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Flood on the Clarence River. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Grafton
On the 15th iustant there was a heavy south-east gale, with rain Early on Sunday morning the river rose rapidly. A large quantity of flour, wheat, and other produce, on Fisher's Wharf was partially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Floods at Tenterfield. (From the Tenterfleld Star, July 21.)
Since 1838, when Mr. R. M'Kenzie took up the land upon which stands the town of Tenterfield, the inhabitants have not been visited with a flood equal to that we are now about to chro…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Flood in the Clarence District. (From the Clarence Examiner, July 22.)
It is our sad and melancholy task to bave to record this work the most disastrous flood, accompanied by loss of life and destruction of property, which has ever visited the Clarence River…
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A gentleman writes from Currawillinghi, August 12th, to a Maitland mercantile firm, some further particulars of the Barwon floods. " Preached here last Thursday, after considerable detention by the…
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Mr. Ambrose Johnson, J.P., of Warregah Island, North Arm Clarence River, has forwarded to us, for publication, copy of a letter he has sent to the Colonial Secretary, in reference…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destructive Gale at Newcastle. (Newcastle Herald of Tuesday.)
The w[?] her in Newcastle had until Saturday last been for some time beautifully fine and clear, and there was every evidence of an early spring, but on that day the clouds thickened up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Gale in Sydney. Great Destruction, of Property. (Echo of Tuesday.)
As was anticipated, the gale which set in on Sunday night, and which continued with unabated fury during the whole of yesterday, has proved very destructive to property. It came…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Steamship City of Melbourne in the Gale. Nine Racehorses Killed, (Evening News of
Since the commcement of the gale on Sunday night last there has been a considerable amount of uneasiness regarding the the steamship City of Melbourne, not so much with…
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The heavy storm of Sunday last, included a snow storm, to the west and south, on the table land. (From the Bathurst Times of Wednesday. SEVERE STORMS AT BATHURST.—A heavy storm of thunder,…
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Our readers will see from the letter of Mr William Hungerford, below given, that we were in error in supposing that gentleman to have originated the theory that, as an apparent law…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Flood in the Tumut River. (From the Tumut and [?]delong Times.)
On Friday, the 22nd September, the Tumut River came down in a ligher flood than has been seen here for ever twenty years. Rain fell on Thursday with steady persistency, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. Flood Prevention. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—Through your valuable paper I beg [?]st respectfully to suggest that the mayor and alderman of your town should try to secure the services of the engineer that is coming out to plan a permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Original Correspondence. Protection of Maitland From Floods. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
Sir,—Seeing that the Municipal Council of West Maitland are thinking of accepting the responsibility of protecting the river bank from being further washed away by floods, it now be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Frightful Thunderstorm at Dalby, Queensland. (From the Dalby Herald, Nov. 11)
The general expectation that the intense heat of the last fortnight would culminate in a heavy stirm was realised on Tuesday afternoon. For some days previously the thermometer had…
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WE have no need to remind the member for West Maitland that he was promised by the Premier that the hydraulic engineer, when he reached the colony, should be consulted respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Great Storm of Nov. 15-16
The Molong Express correspondent at Arthurville gives a lively description of the storm. It fell about Maitland on Thursday, 16th, but beyond the Blue Mountains on…
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