The Gundagai Flood
Friday was the anniversary of the disastrous Gundagai flood of June 26, 1852, when 71 buildings out of 78 were swept away, and 89 persona perished out of a total of…
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The Flood of '52. Gundagai Swept Away. Interview with the Hon. Jas. Gormly, M.l.c
Awful in its happenings, tho flood of 1852, in which the old town of Gundagai was swept away, and over a hundred lives wore lost, is the most terrible catastrophe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood of '52. Gundagai Swept Away. Interview with Tub Hon. Jab. Gormly, M.l.c. H. a Bitterly Cold Night
The night turned out bitterly cold, and there was a severe front. We had not been fifteen minutes in the tree before our clothing, what little we had, was frozen stiff on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flood of '52. Gundagai Swept Away. Interview with the Hon Jas. Gormly, M.L.C.
Awful in its happenings, the flood of, 1852, in which the old town of Gundagai was swept away, and over a hundred lives lost, is the most terrible catastrophe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Severe Storm in Sydney Terrific Hail. Sydney
A severe storm broke over Sydney and suburbs last night. It commenced to develop at about 5.30 p.m., and appeared to describe a circling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. To-day's News Rain Storm and Hall. SYDNEY
There was an exceptionally heavy thunderstorm in the city and suburbs last night; and over 50 points of rain fell in twenty minutes. The full force…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storm in Sydney. Damage by Hailstones. Buildings Struck by Lightning. Sydney
Last night's storm covered the whole of the metropolitan area, and considerable damage was done by hailstones, which were lying a foot deep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Floods. New Zealand
The floods are the worst that have been experienced for forty years. South Canterbury is covered with water, and the rivers are raging in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood of '52. Gundagai Swept Away. Interview with the Hon. Jas. Gormly, M.L.C.
The night turned out bitterly cold, there was a severe frost. We had not been fifteen minutes in the tree before our clothing, what little we had, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood Damage
Further accounts have been received this morning of damage done by the great storm last night. The suburbs were the heaviest sufferers. The fall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood of '52 [?] Gundagai Swept Away. Its Effect on Wagga Interview with the Hon. Jas. Gormly, M.L.C.
In Saturday's issue we published an intensely interesting and pathetic account of the disastrous flood in the Murrumbidgee valley in June, 1852, as it affected…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood of '52. Its Effect on Wagga. Interview with the Hon. Jas. Gormly, M.L.C.
I will here quote some extracts from the 'Sydney Morning Herald.' The first is from the issue of Thursday, July 1, 1852, from a correspondent at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Calamitous Floods. in Asia Minor. 2000 Liver Lost. London, July 20
Terrible floods have occurred in Asia Minor. Two thousand persons perished at Tokat, including 300 who were in prison,and 500 army recruits,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Asia Minor. Appalling Loss of Life. 0Vers Two Thousand Drowned. London
Terrible floods have occurred at Tokat, a town in the province of Sivas. Asia Minor, situated about 70 miles inland from the Black Sea, and two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flood of '52. Its Effect on Wagga. Interview with the Hon. Jas. Gormly, M.l.c. Iv
During the 7 days or more that the people of Gundagai were waiting to hear how Wagga suffered, I freely gave the opinion that no lives would be lost at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Only the Beginning." Fore-front of the Storm
"This is only the beginning of the trouble," said a tramway man, when questioned regarding the prospects of the strike spreading to other unions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's News. Heavy Rain. SYDNEY
Phenomenal rain has fallen in the city, and it is still raining heavily. Up to nine o'clock last night 240 points were registered for the 12 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather. Heavy Rain in Sydney
Sydney has had a total of six inches of rain as the result of the rain storm now. passing over the coastal area. This is the best rainfall since October…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Great Storm. a Governor's Cruise. London
A great storm passed along the coast of Labrador three days ago. Sir William Macgregor, the Governor of Newfoundland, who was cruising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wreck on the Coast. in a South-easterly Gale. Sydney
Another wreck is reported, the vessel being the Scow Hilda, trading on the South Coast. The vessel is ashore at Wreck Bay, near Jervis bay, and is…
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