The Floods in France
A correspondent writes as follows:—Speaking of the inundations in France, Le Journal Illustre says that description falls far short of the frightful truth, and gives…
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Floods & storms, 1875
26 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 2
Terrible Floods in Wales and the West of England. Great Loss of Life and Destruction of Property
In the went of England the deluge has been heavier than in other districts many portions of Devon, Cornwall, and Gloucestershire being covered to a depth of several feet. In the Dean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The S.s. Hero in a Gale
The steamer Hero, on her passage from Sydney, encountered a fearful cyclone, during which the second officer, Mr. John Wisner, aged 27, and who had been employed on board the steamer for about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Stories About the Flood
THE disaster caused by the inundations are still the most important items in our daily budgets of news, and there seems to be a sort of fascination in these dreadful details. Letme…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destructive Hail Storm
ON the afternoons of both Monday and Tuesday we were visited by thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy hail. On the morning of both days the heat was excessive, especially…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flooding of the Ballarat Mines
We learn from the Ballarat Courier that owing to the cessation of pumping operation on the Sebastopol leads, many of the claims are flooded out. On Saturday last, 20th inst., there were seven feet of water on the flat at…
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