Flood at Bourke. River Still Rising
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- The flood water is now spreading over the flats around Bourke, where the Darling River is 28 feet, and still rising…
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Floods & storms, 1920
214 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 11
The Cyclone Season. Warning Instruments
The Rockhampton "Bulletin" says some very valuable meteorological instruments we now installed in the Harbor office there. They are of a type…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burke Flood. Position Growing Serious. SYDNEY
The Chief Secretary, through police headquarters,despatched boats, blankets, and tents from Sydney to-day to Bourke, where there is a serious…
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SYDNEY, Friday. -- Flood waters continue to rise around Bourke. Another foot will flood the town. The Mayor has called for volunteers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Graphic Story. Years of Struggle. Drought, Flood, Official Embargoes
A graphic story, illustrating the troubles of the man oh the land, was told by Mr. Thomas Grieve Adamson, of Neminglia, near Tamworth, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bourke Floods
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Chief Secretary says that owing to the serious position at Bourke he has forwarded boats, blankets and tents…
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SYDNEY, Fridaq.—The River Darling at Bourke was 5ft. below the 1980 flood at noon yesterday. Another foot rise will bring the water into the town…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood at Bourke. Town Becoming Surrounded. Approaching the '90 Level. SYDNEY
The Darling River is gradually rising to the '90 flood level. The town so far is safe, but anxiety exists as to how high the waters will rise. The…
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The heavy rain of last week, although it saved the country, did a good deal of damage in certain quarters, and in some eases the whole of the topsoil of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood at Bourke
SYDNEY, Saturday.—A wire, from Bonrke says that water is gradually flowing around the town, which, however, is so far safe. The river now appears to, be,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bourke Flood. a Drop in the River. SYDNEY
At Bourke . the-river reached-its top height on Sunday when it was three feet below the 1890 flood. The water commenced to fall on Sunday afternoon,…
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A telegram from Tamworth says:—A graphic idea of the fearful stock losses incurred by graziers in the north-west as a result of the recent floods is afforded by a…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Bonrke is flooded on all sides, the town being practically isolated. The water extends in some places for 30 miles. Houses in the low-lying parts of the…
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Telegrams received from Bourke to-day stated that the Darling River at Bourke was 30 feet, and falling. The Barwon River at Collarenebri has again…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Delay Shearing
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Floods in the western district are holding up shearing, regardless of the shearers' attitude. The graziers are utilising enough…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday -- The flood waters at Bourke reached the highest mark yesterday. There are favorable signs that the river is about to fall at…
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There were seven families within half a mile of Currabubula Creek, and on account cf the flood they had to get food across the creek on cable…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Reports received from Bourke early this morning by the Railway Department state that the Barwon River was falling, and there was no need for alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Divorce Deluge. About 1500 Petitions. SYDNEY
Figures made available to-day show that since January 811 petitions in divorce had been lodged. Last year over a thousand petitions had been lodged,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Flood Tales. Thousands of Stock Perish. Appalling Losses North-west
The losses of Stock incurred by grazers in the north-west, as a result of the recent flood, are described as simply appalling in cases near Wee Waa a…
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