The Clarence River Again Flooded. Grafton
THE river here rose altogether eighteen feel, submerging all low land and doing considerable damage to grass, and in some instances to crops. A farmer…
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Floods & storms, 1890
37 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2
The Flood on the Clarence
FORTUNATELY the inundation threatened last week did not reach the dimensions anticipated by many, still the waters rose sufficiently to do considerable damage to the young…
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MR. J. H. MUNRO, auctioneer, who left Lismore for the Tweed on Tuesday afternoon, 14th, had a rather unpleasant experience. Jarvis' coach, in which he was travelling,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood on the Clarence
FORTUNATELY the inundation threatened last week did not reach the dimensions anticipated by many, still the waters rose sufficiently to do considerable damage to the young…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Travelling in Flood Weather
MR. J. H. MUNRO, auctioneer, who left Lismore for the Tweed on Tuesday afternoon, 14th, had a rather impleasant experience. Jarvis' coach, in which he was travelling,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Slight Flood
THE, rain and gale to the south reported in our Sydney telegram of Friday, soon made its way this far. All Saturday the wind blew a gale accompanied with heavy showers; how heavy…
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On Friday last the rain which had been threatening set in very heavily, and on Saturday it rained incessantly in torrents, accompained by a gale from the southeast, which…
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THE Tweed Advocate says:—The damage to grass occasioned by the continued rain and floods is enormous, and should, the weather not speedily clear the winter will be severe on stock. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Aorthern Star. Saturday, 8Th February, 1890. Access to Town in Flood
Now that the municipal elections are engrossing public attention, and the recent small flood has caused some considerable inconvenience to people on the Ballina Road, seems a fitting time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The s.s. Tomki in a Gale
SATURDAY, 1st February, being the advertised day for sailing from Sydney for the Richmand, the Tomki left at the appointed hour with u good passenger list and a full cargo. The Heads had not been cleared very…
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ACCOUNTS, dated 4th instant, of the floods on the Macleay and Manning Rivers are now to hand. From the former it is reported that the largest…
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BEING unable to obtain a regular press message from Grafton, we wired to the Telegraphmaster, whom we have to thank for the following message:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The [?]orthern Star. Wednesday, 12Th March. 1890. Flood Lessons
IT is very evident that the, town of Lismore, in its present H ta to, will be often flooded--too often for the well-being of its inhabitants. It is no new experience; but as the place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another High Flood on the Richmond
THE incessant wet weather of the last six weeks has culminated in another flood which. attained a higher level than the one of July last. At the present time we can only write of its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Disastrous Flood The Highest on Record. Great Destruction to Crops
SINCE the publication of our last issue we have been visited by the highest flood the district has yet experienced. The heavy rain, accompanied by an easterly gale,…
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MR. T. FENWICK'S river steamer Victoria came up from Ballina on Thursday afternoon, being the first boat up this week. The master, Mr. J. Woods; states there was a strong current in…
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AFTER the river having been up within 2 feet of the highest known flood, on the 8th inst. it fell very. slowly, throughout Sunday and up to 9 p.m., at which hour it came to a standstill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Open Column. [This column being, open for the expression of opinions on public matters we do not hold ourselves responsible for the statements made therein.] To the Editor of the " Northern Star". Embanking-out the Floods
SIR,—I quite concur with your suggestion about the desirability of having an embankment made in Lismore for the purpose of keeping out these ever-recurring and damaging floods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Disastrous Floods. (From the Sydney Papers.) GRAFTON,Thursday
THE Clarence has been visited by the highest known flood, exceeding the great 1887 flood by about a foot, and reaching exactly 27ft at Grafton. Unlike former floods, the river owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TELEGRAPHIC. The Flood. Sydney
MR. B.B. NICOLL, M.P., on learning of the flood, wired to the Mayor a message of sympathy with the district, and requesting to be informed of any wuy that he might he useful…
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