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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1852

47 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 3

Noah's Flood

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 12

According to the best chronicled calculations, the different eras or stages of this great event, adapted to our reckoning of time, are thus fixed. A few days after the death of Methusalem, the son…

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The Recent Floods. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 31 August 1852 · page 4

SIR—The weather appeared somewhat settled about this day week, and we fondly hoped, that after so much rain we were going to have a treat of dry genial weather. From that time until…

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This Floods in Van Diemen's Land (from the Launceston Examiner August ll.)

Empire · Tuesday 7 September 1852 · page 3

The great injury done by the last flood is not worthy to be compared with the evil inflicted by the present, which now rushes with surging rage along the channel and banks of the Esks. the…

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Gundagai Floods. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 20 September 1852 · page 3

SIR—In your publication of the 31st of August in a letter in reference to the destruction of the above town by the flood of the 25th of June. I trust you will permit me to make a few remarks…

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Gundagai Flood. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 20 September 1852 · page 3

SIR—Your correspondent "an old land" in the first paragraph of his long letter, has committed one of his country bulls, he states that the creeks, at the time he was penuing his production, were…

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Mr. Flood and His Constituents

Empire · Friday 24 September 1852 · page 2

THE late Mr. Windeyer set an excellent example to his co-legislators, by repairing to Durham once or twice a-year, to explain his own views and elicit the opinions…

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A New Series. the Mysteries of Sydney: on THE Revelations of Sin, Shame, and Sorrow. Chapter Xii. the Coming Storm—the Water Police Office

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 November 1852 · page 1

But little mention has been made of late of Frank Earle; nor, indeed, was it necessary; he performed the duty required of him in Kitely a office with undeviating regularity, and [?]e horse…

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