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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

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Floods and Droughts

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 8

THE who is qualified for Government in human affairs must have a wisdom that enables him to look forward to the future and a learning that looks back into the past. "To what extent Austalian…

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More Heavy Floods in Queensland. Brisbane Again Submerged. Enormous Damage of Toowoomba Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 7

BRISBANE has been visited by another serious flood, which yesterday almost reached the level of the recent flood. Heavy rain, accompanied by a terrific easterly gale, continued…

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More Heavy Floods in Queensland. Brisbane Again Submerged. Enormous Damage at Toowoom[?] Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 3

BRISBANE has been visited by another serious' flood, which. yeaterday, almost.reached the level of the recent flood. Heavy rain, accompanied by a terrific easterly gale, continued…

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The Flood on the Richmond. Highest Record at coraki and woodburn

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1893 · page 2

[As only that portion of Saturday's paper issued on Monday had particulars of flood and late telegram, we repeat this information for benefit of subscribers who did not have that…

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The Flood on the Clarence. Grafton

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

THE Clarenco lias been visited by another disastrous flood. The river on Saturday night had risen to a height of 23 feet 10 inches—about two feet less…

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Floods and Droughts

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 2

THE position of all Australian townships has been determined entirely by accident; and this is equally true of Sydney, situated in absolute safely from floods on high bridges…

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Flood Relief Vote for Coraki

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 8 p.m.—Interviewed Minister for Works to-day, and he has allowed £100 for Goraki Council on account of damage to roads by floods…

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Another Disastrous Flood

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 2

AGAIN it is our painful duty to chronic another most disastrous flood, making the fourth since the advent of the year 1893. Residents of these parts have…

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The Floods in Queensland

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

THE heavy rains of which we in this part are feeling the effects of have also visited Queensland, and the terrible floods in Brisbane, Ipswich, and other towns which took place a…

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The Flood on the Clarence

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

ALTHOUGH flood waters did not reach the same height on the Clarence that they did in 1890, they were sufficiently high to cause great destruction to crops. The river rose…

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Disastrous Flood. Great Damage to Crops

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1893 · page 3

SINCE the year 1893 was ushered in the weather has been so unsettled that the minds of residents in all parts have been greatly troubled fearing that some terrible calamity…

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The Recent Flood

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 2

FROM our exchanges we clip the following further particulars of the flood:—The R. R. Herald states: AT CORAKI the flood was the highest ever, known by the oldest…

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The Flood at Tuckurimba

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1893 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes:—During the past few weeks the river has risen fire times—the fourth time (on the 12th instant) having risen to a height of 18ft. 4in., being 20 inches…

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Alter the Deluge

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1893 · page 2

IN our last we referred to the recent flood, and gave an account of the visitation, at different places and a brief summary of the probable losses. At that…

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Flood Water Escapes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1893 · page 3

YOUR timely and interesting lending article on the above subject is quite worth the very great, attention of every soul on the river, whether flooded or not…

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Flood Damaged Grain

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1893 · page 3

A WRITER to the S. M. Herald suggests a means whereby damaged grain can be brought to its original condition—he says:—The Northern rivers are in…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, 4th MARCH, 1893. District Flood Losses

Northern Star · Saturday 4 March 1893 · page 2

IT, cannot be denied that there have been many heavy losses sustained by individuals from the recent floods visitation, but it has occurred to as that these reports going abroad, without a Statement of…

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Flood Escape Works. The Outlet by the Evans River— public meeting at cora[?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 2

A public meeting was hels at the bridge-street hall,coraki, on saturday,to ma[?] the Government to open an iutlet by way of the Evans River,and thus relive the district more quickly of flood.0…

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G[?] Floods. pibilc subsripitions invlted

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1893 · page 3

The following description of the effects of the floods in the Clarence district appeared in the S.M.Herald, having been forwarded by the Colonial, Treasurer, for publication:—…

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Evans River Flood Escape Drain. Important Public Meeting at Coraki

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1893 · page 8

It may be fairly said that the meeting which took place at Coraki on Saturday last was the largest, most representative and enthusiastic that has ever taken place in…

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