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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1851

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Fatal Accident to Lieut. Gale, the Aeronaut

Empire · Saturday 4 January 1851 · page 4

WE copy the following from Galignani's Messenger, received on Friday morning: " On Sunday last Lieut. Gale made an ascent with the Royal Cremorne balloon, on the back of…

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Original Correspondence. Councillor Flood. To the Editors of Ball's Life in Sydney

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 11 January 1851 · page 3

GENTLEMAN.—In your issue of the 28th ult. it is stated that Alderman Egan in the City Council broadly accused Mr. Flood of applying to the Government for an appointement, and of Mr…

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Original Correspondence. to Councillor Flood. Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1851 · page 3

SIR,—Your uncalled for and illiberal observations in reference to the citizens generally, and more particularly to those who were present at the last sittings of h[?] City Council, on the…

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The Port Phillip Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1851 · page 2

THE gale of hot wind experienced at Port Phillip on tbe 6th instant, and which was the proximate cause of the devastating bush fires, presents many peculiarities to which we…

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Police Office. Before the Police Magistrate Captain, Moriarty, and Edward Flood, Esq

Empire · Saturday 1 March 1851 · page 3

ASSAULT— Abraham Sampson, a man of colour, was brought before the Bench charged with assaulting a Mrs. O Neill, with a stick which was produced in Court. This…

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Police Office. Tuesday, March 4. Before His Worship the Mayor, Alderman Brown, Alderman Egan, Edward Flood, Esq., and the Police Magistrate

Empire · Wednesday 5 March 1851 · page 3

No less than a dozen habitual drunkards were brought up for hearing this morning. The usual penalty of 5s., or 48 hours imprisonment, was enforced in each case…

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The Late Storms. (From the Daily News, Nov. 26.)

Empire · Saturday 15 March 1851 · page 5

The following particulars of the melancholy shipwreck of the emigrant vessel in Kilkee Bay, is given by Mr. Richard Russell, son of Mr. J. N. Russell, of Limerick, and who…

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Polioe Office,-saturday. Before the Police Magistrate and Edward Flood, Eag

Empire · Monday 7 April 1851 · page 4

SALUTARY SPTKRITY.-Mr. Dowling senteaced one Catherine Paramours, to three months imprisonment and hard labour, for being continually brought up for drunkenness'; and repeated lils…

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Police Office.— Monday. Before the Police Magistrate, Alderman' Egan, and Edward Flood, Esq

Empire · Tuesday 6 May 1851 · page 3

DRUNKARDS.— No less than twenty-four drunkards were brought before the Police Magistrate this morning, and dealt with according to their several degrees of delinquency…

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Twofold Bay. Dreadful Storm and Loss of Seventeen Lives. (From our own Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 May 1851 · page 3

MONDAY, MAY 19.—This district has been visited within the last few days by one of the most destructive storms on record in this country, and for the loss of life and property…

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South Australia. Floods at Tue Burra Burra. (From the Adelaide Times, June 14.)

Empire · Tuesday 24 June 1851 · page 3

There wes anotlier flood at the Burra Burra on Sunday last. Of this, however, our accounts are very brief. The first is in a letter addressed specially to ourselves:…

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Serious Flood at the Hunter. (From Wednesday's Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 July 1851 · page 2

THE heavy rains of the last two days have caused the highest flood known in Maitland for many years. The river Hunter commenced rising some miles above Maitland early on…

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The Floods at the Hunter. (From the Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 July 1851 · page 3

IN our last number we cave an account of the flood in the Hunter River up to Tuesday evening. At six o'clock that evening the river was more than seventeen feet above ordinary…

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Interior. Hunter River. (From the Maitland Mercury, July 5.) the Floods

Empire · Wednesday 9 July 1851 · page 3

Is our last number we gave an account of the flood in the Hunter River up to Tuesday evening. At six o'clock that evening the river was more than seventeen feet above ordinary high water…

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Maitland. Serious Flood

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 July 1851 · page 10

The heavy rains of the last two days have caused the highest flood known in Maitland for many years. The River Hunter commenced rising some miles above Maitland early on Monday, but no…

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The Floods. (From the Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 July 1851 · page 3

THE Hunter has continued to fall steadily since Friday last, and yesterday was about four feet above its ordinary level at high water. Wallis' Creek is also falling steadily…

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Maitland. the Floods

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 July 1851 · page 10

The Hunter has continued to fall steadily since Friday last, and yesterday was about four feet above its ordinary level at high water. Wallis's Creek is also falling steadily. The water on the…

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Police Office.—saturday. (Before the Police Magistrate and Edward Flood, Esq., J.P.)

Empire · Monday 28 July 1851 · page 2

THE DRUNKARDS LIST.—A larger number than usual of bacchanalians, male and female, were convicted and fined, some five shillings, and some half-a-crown, on Saturday last. Among the…

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Police Office.—tuesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, E. Flood, Esq. and Alderman Egan.)

Empire · Wednesday 6 August 1851 · page 2

THE DRUNKARDS' LIST.—After the drunkards list was disposed of, "the Police Magistrate remarked, that out of eleven cases of drunkeaness, eight of them were charged aga inst females…

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Police Office.—thuhsday. (Before the Police Magistrate, Alderman Egan, and Edward Flood, Esq., J.P.)

Empire · Friday 15 August 1851 · page 3

BREACH OF THE POLICE ACT.—Samuel Murphy, an elderly man, was sentenced to pay a fine of £5, and 2s. 6d. costs, for being drunk, and indecently exposing his person, in King-street, at 3 p.m, on…

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