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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms
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Our telegrams of yesterday bring the news of a flood on the Hunter River. The time was—and many farmers will remember it—when floods on the Hunter and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This district has been visited with the greatest rainfall recorded since 1893, and farmers in the low-lying portions of the Hunter River valley are experiencing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exceptionally heavy rain was experienced at Newcastle, five inches falling in 12 hours yesterday inceassanlty, which flooded the streets, every gutter being transformed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS district has been visited with the greatest rainfall recorded since 1893, and farmers in the low-lying portions of the Hunter River valley are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Phenomenal rains are reported from Bowraville. Since Tuesday last 16 inches. of rain has fallen. 10 inches being recorded in 24 hours. The Nambucca River is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From Sunday morning till noon on Monday 10 inches of rain fell at Newcastle, completely flooding the low lands. Residents in houses near the old racecourse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Maitland the Hunter rose to 30 feet, but subsequently fell four feet. The flood waters covered a large area of land, and many farms were inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kalgoorlie is in total darkness due to a cyclones which passed over the town with disastrous results. The cyclone played havoc with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The river was in a flooded state on Sunday and Monday, but yesterday it fell to almost summer level again. All low-lying co[?]try was submerged and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The [?]Hunter River is now subsiding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A flood is reported from the Macdonald River which rose nearly 40 feet. Much damage was done to crop on the lowlands. The township of St. Albans was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious floods have occurred on the Lower Hawkesbury. Most of the streams overflowed their banks, extensive damage resulting to crops and property…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MENTION is made elsewhere in this issue of serious floods in the Hunter district. Later particulars show that at Maitland the Hunter rose to 30ft, but subsequently fell…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At Maitland the heavy rains caused the Hunter to rise 30 feet, but subsequently it fell four feet. The flood waters covered a large area of land, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy rain tell again last evening and the weather keeps particularly sultry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. J. F. ORR, surgeon of the Canard liner Panuonia, has added one more notable deed to the many inscribed on the rolls of surgery, having performed a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The P. and O. steamer Victoria had a terrible passage from Gibralitar to Flymouth. The weather on Friday, night was the wildest ever experenced by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The windsor district has been visited by a terrific stornt accompanied by heavy bill. The hailstones were as large as duck eggs. An incalculable amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy rain commenced to full to-day and there is every indication of a continuance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Tuesday morning about 11 o'clock very heavy rain fall in Casino. something like an inch and a half coming down in an hour [?]se. The streets were flooded. Many…
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