Fifty Years Ago. the Story of the Big Flood
Just 50 years ago Shoalhaven was visited by what is locally known as the " big flood.' In 1860, as the result of heavy rains, the river became…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods & storms, 1920
8 stories in South Coast's papers
Fifty Years Ago. the Story of the Big Flood. (Continued from last week)
Not one farmer on the Boolong side has escaped, and instead of reaping a good crop, many will reap nothing; while we are led to understand that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vicious Hall Storm
A hailstorm of extraordinary violence visited its wrath on Milton on Wednesday. At about 5 p.m. it banked up in the south black and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jervis Bay v. Port Jackson. Why Did the Renown Leave at Flood Tide?
Extract from "Daily Telegraph" June 25 last:-- "Arrangements have been made for H.M.A. Yacht Franklin to convey the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Migration Of Our Swallows. "Look Out for Big Floods!"
An old resident of the district who takes more than ordinary interest in bird life remarked to an assemblage the other day, he had noticed that all…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Clergy and Prohibition. Flood of Hostile Criticism. "The Patent Medicine of Religion." (Published by arrangement)
Adelaide:-- September 7. The Anglican Synod to day discussed the question of prohibition on a motion that [?]vnod should urge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Damage to Bridges
Lt.-Colonel Rulledge, one of our local Representatives, speaking in the House, said: 1 notice on the estimates that £5,000 is provided for flood…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Rains. Low Lying Lands Inundated
'Tin long since Shoal haven had such a big fall' of rain within a week, it being most welcome so late in the Season when conditions looked none too…
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