Return of Fine Weather. the Rise in the River. a Flood Averted
The return of fine weather has been heartily welcomed by residents in all parts of the district. Notwithstanding that the standing petition in most…
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The return of fine weather has been heartily welcomed by residents in all parts of the district. Notwithstanding that the standing petition in most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murray has been steadily rising during the past 24 hours, and at noon reached 17ft. It then commenced to fall, and is now 2in lower. The scene…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first flood known in the Murrumbidgee was in October 1844. Then there were no other floods of importance until the one of 1851 which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The worst of the flood appears to be over, and the river is falling. The depth of the water over the flats was so great that the tops of trees were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The heavy rain (223 points) which fell on Thursday night had the effect of causing all the creeks in the district to become flooded, and to run higher than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The over-flooding of the Murrumbidgee banks anticipated by many has not eventuated. The rise reported in Saturday's issue continued until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Murrumbidgee rose steadily at Gundagai on Friday evening, and continued to rise until the gauge measured 22 feet above summer level…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The river at Albury this morning was 13ft lin above summer level having gone down seven inches since yesterday. The water is subsiding so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A shocking disaster, attended with heavy loss of life, has occurred at Carbajo, a mining town in Portugal. An underground river flooded a coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the worst floods in the history of the Murray Valley occurred last week. An enormous volume of water came down from the Upper Murray, and great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Floods are being experienced in Various parts Gippsland being the chief sufferer. The bridge across the Avon River at Strarford was tottering on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the flood in the Murray Valley, near Albury,. N.S.W., a rabbit, trapper, Robert Marshall, had a sensational experience. Two occupants of a boat on the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Reuter's correspondent reports that the Kansas floods continue. In the Western States several trains were derailed, and four rolled into 18ft of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A storm occurred at Manchester during the night, and the wicket is very wet. The weather is still threatening rain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous floods occurred in Manchuria, one thousand persons being drowned at K[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous floods have occurred in Manchuria, accompanied by great loss of life. At Kurim 1000 persons were growned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in the branches of the Upper Murray are causing considerable damage. The Campaspe River, at Rochester, has overflowed its banks, and at Echuca it is…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →THERE has been a substantial fall of rain during the week, a total of 189 points being registered up to 1.30 p.m. yesterday. On Wednesday night there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For three weeks it had rained, rained almost without ceasing. The rain was still pelting against the windows and doors and walla of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The farmers out on the Tumut Plains road have had a more trying experience with the flood waters than was thought by the majority of…
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