The Floods in Sydney
The Empire of Tuesday, February 25th, gives the following account:—Since Saturday last the heaviest rains that have, been experienced here for a considerable period have fallen,…
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Floods & storms, 1873
5 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
The Floods. 9 p.m
Damage, to the extent of some thousands of pounds, has been done to property in Sydney and the suburbs by the floods of Saturday. The Hawkesbury River has been rising one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods in the Hawkesbury District
It is difficult to give any idea of the awful havoc made among the farms and orhards on the banks of the Hawkesbury, Nepean, and Grose Rivers. Wilberforce, Sackville Reach,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gale. the Basque Annie Capsized in the Harbour
Shortly before noon on Tuesday, the southerly windâindicated by the storm signals the day previous as blowing at Jervis' Bayâreached here, and increased in furyâthe dust in the streets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Immense Floods and Loss of Life on Darling Downs
The D. D. Gazett gives the following details of the loss of life and the destruction of property in that district:—On Wednesday morning last, intelligence was received of the loss of eight…
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