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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1860

5 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Disastrous Floods.—serious Damage at Goulburn

Northern Times · Saturday 18 February 1860 · page 4

We are in the midst nov of one of the most extensive floods that have ever visited Goulburn. Old residents say that the waters are higher by two or three feet than at the time of the great…

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Disastrous Floods in the Southern Districts. Windsor

Northern Times · Saturday 18 February 1860 · page 4

When we arose from our slumbers on Saturday morning and looked out from our dormitory window, to our great surprise we found the river running at a most rapid rate, and risen several feet…

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The Floods at Braidwood

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 February 1860 · page 2

PROMET MEASURES OF THE GOVERNMENT—INSTANT RELIEF AFFORDED.—The Forster Minister deserve well of the country. The prompt and energetic manner in which the Government have responded to the cry of…

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The Late Floods

Northern Times · Saturday 3 March 1860 · page 4

The following letter has been handed to the Empire for publication:— "Dear Sir,—We received a letter from you and feel obliged to you for your kind wishes for our…

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Signs of Another Flood at Shoalhaven

Northern Times · Saturday 10 March 1860 · page 3

A Correspondent of the S. M. Herald, writing from Shoalhaven on the 4th instant, at nine o'clock, says:— It is with extreme regret I have to inform you that this poor devoted district is threatened with another…

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