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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1860

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Kiama. Flood Relief Meeting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 March 1860 · page 2

Pursuant to announcement a public meeting was held on last Monday, in the Presbyterian Church, Kiama, to adopt measures to alleviate the suffering occasioned by the late floods. The attendance, we regret to say, was…

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This Floods

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 March 1860 · page 4

RELLEY COMMITTEE,—This committee met at Mr Cobb's, on Thursday evening last. The members present were Messrs Wallis, Cobb, Rodd, and Darke. It was resolved that the…

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The Late Floods of Shoalhaven. (To the Editor of the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1860 · page 2

SIR,—I and my two sons were amongst the injured, but not to that extent that many suffered, for we did not lose the house, and we saved a little corn by calling it up after the waters had subsides; but my fence and potatoes, are a great part of my care,…

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Flood Relief Fund

Examiner · Saturday 17 March 1860 · page 2

ON the 13th instant, a sum of seventy-five pounds tea shillings was paid by the Treasurer of the Kiama Floods Relief Fund into the Commercial Bank here, to be advised to the credit…

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The Late Flood. (To the Editor the "Illawarra Mercury.")

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 March 1860 · page 3

SIR,—Having read the are met of the disastrous floods in Sodhaven, as given by G. U. Alley, in your paper of the 21st Feb, as also a correction of an error in that account by district constable Brown, resecting Mr…

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Shoalhaven. Flood Relief Committee

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 April 1860 · page 3

The Bench of Magistrates and the Municipal Council met as a Committee of R-lief, on Saturday, the 7th instant, at 11 o'clock a m., in the Nonra Court-house. Kenner McKenzio in the chair. Mr Thomas Boyce…

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Shoalhaven Floods Relief Committee

Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1860 · page 2

The Bench of Magistrates and the Municipal Council met as a joint committee in the court-house Nowra on Saturday the 7th instant at 11 o'clock a.m.; Kenneth M. Kenzie, Esq., J.P., in the…

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Flood Relief Committee

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 April 1860 · page 3

The Committee consisting jointly of the Bench and Council, met pursuant to adjournment, in the Court, house, Nowro, on Monday, the 16th instant, at eleven o'clock a.m…

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Shoalhaven Floods Relief Committee

Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1860 · page 2

This committee, consisting jointly of the Bench and Council, met pursuant to adjournment, in the Court-house, Nowra, on Monday, the 16th instant, at 11.o'clock a.m…

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The Flood

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1860 · page 3

We have now delightfully warm and genial weather, quite a contrast to that which we have brea subjected to for some days previous. The rain commenced here on Wednesday night last, accompanied by continuous…

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Another Disastrous Flood

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1860 · page 2

The rain, which commenced on Wednesday last, continued almost without intermission until Sunday about noon, when the weather broke, and has since continued fair…

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Wednesday, May 2, 1860. the Late Floods

Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1860 · page 2

SINCE the date of our last issue this and the surrounding districts, as. well as those more to the north, have been visited by heavy floods, which providentially, however, do not in this instance…

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Floods at Camden, Penrith, Liverpool and Windsor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

The accounts that have reached us from Camden Pearith. Liverpool and Wind or show but, too plainly that the to the floods, though happily confined to a comparatively small area of country have been most…

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The Flood at Shoalhaven

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

We are permitted to publish the following letter which was received on Tuesday morning from Shoalhaven:— Shoalhaven, April 30, 1860. DEAR SIR,—I take the liberty to inform you that we…

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The Flood at Kiama

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

From Wednesday Examiner was gean the following:— "Since the date of our last issue this and the surrounding districts as well as those more to the north, have been visited be heavy flood, which providentially,…

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The Late Flood

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 3

We have very little to able to that which appeared in our list relative so the effects of the late temperature and was weather in this district. As we indicated a very great deal of damage has been…

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Legislative Assembly. Tuesday. Flood at Windsor

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 May 1860 · page 2

Mr Piddington desired to calf attention to intelligence he had received from the Windsor district, which described the destruction caused by the floods of the last few days as of an Unprecedented character. He relieved…

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Destructive Floods at Camden, Penrith, Windsor, and Liverpool. Camden

Examiner · Saturday 5 May 1860 · page 2

THE rain began on the evening of Wednesday last, and continued in almost ceaseless torrents until Saturday night. On Thursday, the river began to rise; on Friday morning the waters…

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Topics of the Week. the Floods

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1860 · page 2

The most prominent subject of reflection occurring to us this week, is the second series of floods with which the country has been awfully visited. Sympathy for innumerable sufferers, and grief…

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The Late Flood. Shoalhaven. Terara, April 30

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1860 · page 4

Our poor desolate district, which was just emerging from its watery grave after its recent immersion, and again showing signs of life, in the way of vegetation, new buildings, &c., has again…

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