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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
507 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 26
NARRABRI, Saturday The waters of the river and creek are now within their natural channels. Every where are widespread evidences of destruction, and thousands of carcases of decaying stock,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A champagne bottle was picked up on Syndeyeon the East Maitland reserve, by Mr. R. Brown, and in which was the following message:—"Sent by S. Harris, saddler, Muswelbrook, 6 a.m, sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Seine in 12ft. above its normal height at this season of the year, and owing to fails of snow and heavy rains, continues Parisians have become…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WALGETT, Monday.—The Burwon and Namoi Rivers continue to rise and spread Walgett is now a tiny island in an immense sea of water. Profiting by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The police have received a telegram from Brewarrina to the effect that the Dacling River had risen there 16 feet during the night, and that stock owners had already removed all their stock to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE town is surrounded by flood waters. The Barwon and the Namoi are both rising, and the waters are spreading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The extreme humidity of the atmosphere during last week, which had been severely felt by people generally, culminated in a pleasant change on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr J. S. O'Dounell, a well-known Maitland stock dealer and sportsman, lost heavily by the northern floods. At Mildengowrie a mob of 500 bullocks,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All hope of escaping a devastating flood at Walgett is now abandoned. The water has hemmed the town in still more tightly, and on Sunday ninght it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BREWARRINA, Tuesday.—The Tego Denmarkam mailman reports a splendid fall of rain all over the district, in some places reaching 5in., whilst in places higher up…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The flood at Narrabri has now subsided, both the Namoi River and the Narrabri Greek having fallen very considerably, so that a good idea is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ants and aboriginals have attained a reputation for foreseeing events by natural methods unknown to the white race of human beings. In regard to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In response to the appeal of the Mayor, a public meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Monday night, "to consider the advisability of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent, writes to say that it would be both interesting and instructive, especially to the people between Narrabri and Browarrina, to giro some account of the great flood of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WALGETT, Tuesday.—Although the flood waters are covering the country for hundreds of miles, there is not the wholesale destruction of stock one would expect. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →[?] in France have greatly extension [?] The Paris correspondent of the "Times" [?] that it is scarcely an exaggeration to [?] that nearly half of France is under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGETT, Wednesday.—The river is at a st[?]mistill and all fears of the town being in[?]madeted are now at rest. The town is still without any now of the doings of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In response to his representations to the Department, Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has received a letter from Sir. Mr. Percy Allan, chief engineer for Harbours and Rivers at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The member for Maitland, Mr. John Gillies, at the request of the East Maitland Municipal Council, has made application to the Minister of Works for a grant of £15O for the repair of the new deviation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The noods in France have not abated. The Seine is swollen to double its usual width, and has risen another 18 inches. Hundreds Of thousands of Parisians are…
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