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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

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The Proposed Flood Escape

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 2

IT is highly satisfactory to notice that our Members have persisted in their efforts relative to the Tuckombil drain scheme, and the matter is now assuming…

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Notes by a Cavalryman en route to England. No. Vi— at Sea, Description of the Ship, and a Storm. Pokm V.— Composed Off Cape Leeuwin

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 April 1893 · page 2

Farewell, Dear Australia, the land of our birth, On your shores we have left all that's dear upon earth; May we bring back fresh laurels to lay at your feet,…

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Flood Relief Subscriptions

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 6

AMONGST the donations received by the Secretary of N. S. W. Flood Relief Fund last week was £20 from the M.U. Oddfellows. Information was convoyed…

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The Evans River Flood Escape

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 4

ANOTHER very largely attended meeting in connection with the Evans Hirer flood escape scheme was held in Coraki on Saturday last. Fully 100 people…

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N.S.W. Flood Relief

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 6

THE secretary to the New South Wales Floods Relief Committee reports that 4000 subscription lists have been issued from the central office at the Town Hall…

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Flood Reserve at North Codrington

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1893 · page 7

PURSUANT to advertisement a largely attended public meeting was held at Mrs. Mobbs' Commerical Hotel on Saturday afternoon last. On the motion of Mr. W. Walsh, seconded by Mr…

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Richmond River Flood Water Escapes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 8

SIR.—Evidently the editors of your contemporary the "Casino growler and abusive fault finder" are at a loss for MATTER to fill their sheet, when they can afford to…

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Flood Relief at Woodburn

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 7

THE flood relief committee at Woodburn have for some time past been engaged distributing relief in different ways to those residents who by the recent floods…

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Ringbarking and Floods

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 4

A WRITER in the Maitland Mercury says :—I am again about to trouble you with further observations about the floods, and for the purpose this time to…

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Effect of Floods on Crops

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 6

THE April crop report compiled from several sources by the Department of Agriculture supports the views expressed inn these columns some weeks back…

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Gales and Floods. South Australia, and Victoria. Suffer Most

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 4

ADELAIDE, May 30.—Reports to hand record one of, the [?] and most general falls of rain. South Australia experienced since the floods of 1889. A consitlerable amount of…

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Surprise at " Flood Hall."

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 7

On Friday evening last a surprise party visited the residence of Mr. Martin Doran, of the South Arm. The evening was beautifully fine, and the steamer "Iryington" was chartered…

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Heavy Gale and Fresh

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

TpE boistorous weather which prevailed on Friday developod into a perfect gale during tlio night, and raged with increasing force throughout Saturday, and finally blew itself out that evening. It was…

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TELEGRAPHIC. Gale and flood on the clarence. Grefton,monday

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 3

There was a terrific S.E. gale with torrents of rain on Saturday night, and the river rose at an untisiial rate, and last (Sunday) night was nearly 23 feet, or two feet less than the…

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Boisterous Weather and Flood

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1893 · page 7

On Friday last boisterous weather set in, which continued all Friday night, ending in a most terrific gale, which continued without cessation all Saturday,…

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The Gale in Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 3

How it piped from the east-south-east on Friday night, all day on Saturday, and still howled and shrieked yesterday, those who were ont in the full force of it will not need reminding. Even…

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TELEGRAPHIC. Larged Known Flood on the Macleay. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 3

During the past few days the Macleay district has been visited by the largest flood ever known by white men. Central and West Kempsey were four feet under…

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The Flood on the Clarence

Northern Star · Saturday 17 June 1893 · page 3

FROM the Clarence Examiner of Wednesday we regret to find that the damage sustained along the valley of the Clarence is greater than conveyed in our telegram last issue. Serious damage has again…

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The Flood on the Macleay. Kempasy Inundated. Houses and Crops Washed Away

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 June 1893 · page 4

THE heaviest flood on record has visited the Macleay district, causing very heavy damage to property. The rainfall that set in on Wednesday morning resistered 10 inches 56…

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Floods in the Coastal Rivers

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1893 · page 8

WE on the Richmond River have great cause to be thankful that the recent flood was not of such a destructive nature as it has been in other parts…

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