Disastrous Floods at Yass
At no period within the recollection of those who are now in existence to speak of the first time that the Yass district was inhabited by a civilised being, was the town…
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The Flood in Goulburn
The rain, which had almost incessantly fallen since yesterday (Thursday) week, ceased on Wednesday, and since then the weather has been pretty fine, but during…
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Great credit is due to Mr. Henry Moss for the prompt measures he took in telegraphing to the Colonial Secretary immediately after the flood for relief. An answer was quickly…
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On Saturday a man named Carey was drowned in the Marthagey Creek, near Bends, Another man was also drowned in Bundemsh Creek, and another at Narrawines, during the…
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Shoalhaven bas been visited by a flood so terrible as to be unparalleled in the records of the colony. On this occasion it is our sad duty to chronicle loss of life, together…
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BEFORE the inhabitants had an opportunity of clearing away the debris, and again putting their homes in something like a tenantable condition after the disastrous and fatal…
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THE wonders of the electric telegraph are not very popularly known, and therefore not generally appreciated. Many take little or no interest in the extension of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods at Tuross Lake. (From the Moruya Telegraph.)
At daybreak on Friday morning the river at the ferry began lo rise at a frightful rate and [?] (aided by J. Southen and Roberts from the Silver Mine, who…
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THE Bev. 'Mr. Gainsey, of Windsor, in a letter in (he Sydney Herald say—It may be confident "said that, with a few exceptions then owners and occupiers of flooded…
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Upon the river-bank we stood, And a mourfal group were we. For the river god was in angry mood As river-gods will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Keli[?] (To this Editor of the Shoalhaven News.)
SIR,—May I be allowed to ask through the columns of your valuable paper, when is this pauper system of flood's relief in Shoalhaven going to stop P There is not a copy of your…
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SIR,—I was much pleased to observe in your last week’s paper “ A Farmer's ” letter, having reference to what is termed “ The Floods Relief ” in Shoalhaven. Indeed, I too, was…
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Sir,—I would not by any means desire to undervalue the spirit of self-reliance claimed for themselves and n portion of their fellow settlers, by your correspondents in tho last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Relief. (To the Editor of the Shoalhaven News.)
SIR,—Apropes in the correspondence which has appeared in your recent issues on the above subject, will you allow me a small space, in your first publication, to make…
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THE Bal[?]rat correspondent of the Australasian gives the following account of heavy floods there on Friday week last. Writing on Saturday 29th ultimo he says:—Last…
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