Storms
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods & storms, 1857
187 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 10
The Storm Yesterday. Loss of Life and Destruction of Property
One of the most violent storms whichh have visited this city for a very considerable period broke over it yesterday. During the early part of the day it was extremely close, the atmosphere was heavy and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Postmasters and Their Salaries. to Edward Flood, Esq., M.L.A. (Per favour of Sydney Morning Herald.)
SIR,—You are reported to have said in your place in the Legislative Assembly that country post-offices were not well conducted—it may be so—I beg, however, to call your attention to a letter signed Pro Bono…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hunter River District. [From Our Own Cornespondent.] Public Meeting at Maitland. Final Report of the Maitland Flood Relief Committee
On Monday afternoon, December 7, a public meeting of the inhabitants of the district of Maitland was held in the Hall of the School of Arts, West Maitland, for the purpose of adopting the final report of the Flood Relief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods in Australia, No. 3. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR—In this letter I will commence the mechanical description of the works necessary to supply water for irrigation, transit, and motive power, by conserving the excess, of floods and rains, or of rainy seasons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Storm. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—I have perused with much regret the account in your journal of the fatal accident during the thunder storm of last evening, and while expecting this to be far from the extent of injury done, I beg to forward…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Floods and CANALS.—No. 5. to the Editor of the Empire
SIR—It is unnecessary to enter into a detailed statement of hte uses and value of an abundant supply of water, and it will be apparent that if a canal can be constructed in the manner I propose, plentifully supplied…
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