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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1858

5 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Flooding of the Lands on Wallis's Creek

Northern Times · Wednesday 9 June 1858 · page 2

A meeting was held on Saturday night at the Plough Inn. West Maitland, to take into consideration the subject of the flooding of the lands on Wallis's Creek, and the petition lately sent to Parliament in reference to the…

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Poetry. the Dying Storm

Northern Times · Wednesday 7 July 1858 · page 4

I am feeble, pale, and weary, And my wings are nearly furld! I have caused a scene south cary. I am glad to quit the world!…

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Colonial Intelligence Disastrous Floods in Tasmania

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 September 1858 · page 3

We have news from Tasmania to the 17th instant. The papers give par[?] of the most serious floods ever known in that colony. The coaches have been interrupted, and it would seen that telegraphic…

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Sydney Intelligence. Supreme Court.—saturday. Sittings in Banco. (Before the full Court.) in As Alexander Flood

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 September 1858 · page 3

This was an appeal from the decision of the Chief Commissioner, refusing a certificate to Alexander Flood, of Newcastle, licensed victualler. Mr. Isaacs appeared in support of the appeal: and…

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Terrible Thunderstorm

Northern Times · Wednesday 29 December 1858 · page 2

Soon after sunset this (Monday) evening, dense masses of cloud begun to overcast the heavens, and shortly alter distant peals of thunder became audible, accompanied with lightning of a most…

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