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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

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The Late Floods Marsden Under Water Damage in Victoria, £70,700

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 4

THE flood waters are still high in several parts of both this colony and Victoria. Late intelligence- states that Bland Creek, at.Marsden, rose rapidly during…

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The Floods in the South West. (By Telegraph to the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1891 · page 4

Our correspondent at Temora sends us the following items respecting the floods in that locality: —The floods are now subsiding, but the Junee-road was never in such a state as on last Monday, when…

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The Flood Damages. Extensive Losses

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1891 · page 3

Accounts of the damage sustained to roads and bridges by the floods continue to be received by the superintendents of roads. It is stated that the…

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Floods in Germany

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 3

Gales and floods have done immense harm in Germany…

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More Destructive Floods. Townships Under Water. Fatalities and Landslips

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 3

ROUGH weather appears to have been the ordered of the day in many parts of both Victoria amd New South Wales on Monday last. A heavey gale blew in Melboune, accompanied…

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More Floods In Victoria. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1891 · page 2

Traralgon was to-day visited by the heaviest flood since 1881. Heavy rain fell yesterday till this morning, particularly in the Callingne Ranges, whence such a body of water rushed down as caused…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Marrickvillr Inundated. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 2

THERE was heavy rain last night and this morning in the low lying suburbs, especially in Marrickville, which is flooded…

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The Late Floods in Victoria. Immense Damage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 4

THE effects of the recent heavy floods in Victoria have been most disastrous in some districts. At Walhalla the damage done is enormous. Parts of the main street have…

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A Fourth Flood at Wagga. Another Fatality. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 August 1891 · page 2

FURTHER floods have taken place on the Murrumbidgee, making the fourth flood in five weeks. A man named Patrick M'Sweeny, blacksmith, tried to ford the…

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Mr. Darley's Report on Mr. Gordon's Flood Prevention Scheme

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 6

Our readers will remember that many months ago Mr. C. W. Darley, Engineer for Harbours and Rivers, was deputed by the Hon. Bruce Smith, M. L. A., Minister of Works, to draw up a report as…

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Severe Storms

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

Severe storms of wind and rain have been experienced througboat England during the past few days, doing enormous damage to standing crops, The…

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The Results of a Cyclone. a Township Swept Away. (By Cable) LONDON,Thursday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 2

REPORTS from Martinue where there was great loss of life lately, through a cyclone, show that further cyclones ocourrud, exusing terrihla…

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Interesting Flood Photographs

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 August 1891 · page 7

Mr. M. Moss, photographer, High-street, West Maitland, has shown us a number of photographs taken during the flood which occurred at West Maitland in 1870, reproduced by request. The…

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Hunter Floods. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1891 · page 6

SIR,—The subject "Protection of West Maitland from flood water," having been resurrected in your leader of August 25th, I trust you will allow me space for a few brief remarks on the subject, from…

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Hunter Floods. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 6

SIR,—In reference to your footnote to my letter of the third of September, I should feel highly flattered at your comparison of my literary style with that of Macaulay, and only regret that an…

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Mr. Scobie, M.P., on Hunter River Floods

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 4

We print below the copy of a letter addressed in November last by Mr. R. Scobie, M.P., to the Hon. Bruce Smith, then Minister of Works, on the subject of Hunter River floods and Mr. Gordon's report…

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Destructive Floods in Spain. Appalling Destitution. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 3

DISABTROUS floods have occurred in the south of Spain. Villages have been destroyed, and many people drowned. Thousands of pesons are homeless and…

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The Floods in Spain. Visit of the Queen Regent. [By Cable). LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

THE Queen Regent I Spain propose to pay a visit to the scene of the late terrible floods. The press of Spain generally advocata the proposal, but…

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The Terrible Floods in Spain. Women Dying From Exposure London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 4

FURTHER particulars which have been received show that the floods in the province of Toledo, Spain, were more disastrous than at first reported…

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Floods in Spain

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

From Spain it is reported that 1000 bodies have been recovered from the flood waters in the province of Toledo…

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