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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms
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A TERRIBLE cyclone has swept over the Central States of North America. Houses were swept away in every direction, and at least 60 persons are known to have been killed by the falling rains, while over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The storms of last week, as far as Trial Bay and vicinity were concerned, were very peculiar and fierce. For three days, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, a very heavy cross…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Through the columus of your valuable and widely circulated journal, I beg space to enter my emphatic protest against the action of the Macleay River Fanners' Union in attempting to secure a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large deputation waited upon Mr. Barton and requested him to urge upon the attention of the Government the necessity of constructing flood cuttings above Kempsey…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE town of Rochester, Victoria, was under water on Friday last, owing to the heavy rise in the rivers. Residents along the Campaspe. River had been warned of the approaching danger. The Murray…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DURING yesterday and to-day there has been a rapid rise in the river, and this afternoon the stream had broken away from the banks in many places, submerging all the low-lying flats. The rise continues,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A HEAVY thunderstorm passed over Aldershot to-day. The tents of the New South Wales Lancers were flooded, and the occupants had to take refuge in the barracks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible floods have occurred at Texas, America. A tract of country 100 miles long and 50 miles wide is under water. 250 persons loss their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THERE are terrible floods in Texas, and 250 persons have been drowned. Over two millions sterling £2,000,000) damage has been done to property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe floods have occurred in Texas U.S.A. Two hundred people were drowned and the farmers have lost property to the value of ten…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →STEADY rain set in on Saturday afternoon last, with [?] increased down[?] towards night. [?] heavy showers have fallen at short intervals, day and night, accompanied by strong gales from the east…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Murray is now in high flood here. The overflow has flooded the creeks, and submerged miles of flat coontry below Tocumwal. The river has not been so high since 1896. The Deniliquin mailman had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE easterly gale, which raged on the coast at the beginning of the present week, is reported by ship-masters as being one of the heaviest experienced for some time. The shipping generally had a bad time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy floods have occurred on the Tweed. Nearly 800 points of rain fell at Murwillumbah. Telegraphic communication was cut off for several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THOUSANDS of the victims of the floods in the Brazes Valley, Texas, have taken refuge on mounds, where they are huddled together with live stock. Vast numbers of reptiles are also on the mounds,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Wednesday afternoon the rain somewhat abated. During the night the clouds cleared off and the morning of Thursday was bright and fine till about noon when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is a description, received by mail, of the cyclone which uprooted New Richmond in Winconsin, U.S.:—"New Richmond, with 2,000 inhabitants, has been totally uprooted. The cyclone…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE following is a description received by mail, of the cyclone which uprooted New Richmond in Winconsin, U.S.:--" New Richmond, with 2,000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mr. Napier Bell's scheme for the Hunter River flood protection condemns Price's ideas. Bell's scheme would cost one million. He says it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THERE is a southerly gale here, with fierce squalls from the south, and heavy driving rain. There is a heavy sea on the bar…
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