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187 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 10
The heavy rains which commenced on Sunday afternoon and continued falling in torrents until Monday night, have caused such a sudden rise in the river Hawkesbury, that hardly bears parallel with the heaviest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have had, since Monday morning, another visitation of such weather as that which preceded the late floods in the Hunter River distriots; and if, in the prosent instance, these rains should have extended far into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Mercury of Saturday has not arrived. But from our correspondent, at Newcastle we leam that the floods had greatly increased. His letters are dated Friday morning, 11, and Saturday morning, 10 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SOFALA, TUESDAY, JULY 28th.—I hasten to communicate particulars of the sudden visitation of one of the most disastrous floods on the Turon since the first discovery of gold in this locality. On Monday, heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Si[?] the late rains which caused some time back a considerable rise in the river we have had a fair share of fine weather up to Sunday night last, when it again commenced raining in torrents, accompanied with heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR Newcastle correspondent's letter, which appeared in the Herald of Monday, brought down the particulars of this second disastrous inundation to Friday afternoon. From the Maitland Mercury of yesterday we…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We would have addressed you on Tuesday and Wednesday had there been any means of communication, nor while we are writing do we see any chance of this reaching in due course, but it is truly a cause of great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It commenced raining here on Monday morning, and this morning our river is overflowing its banks—which of into is no news. There ia a good breadth of wheat sown, and many parties had not yet given up sowing;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Again we have to record the occurrence of a flood more appalling, and, if possible, more disastrous, than any which has visited us during the past few years, and which, owing to the season and other circumstances,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The aspect of the flood when viewed from high lands is both exceedingly beautiful and exceedingly sublime. An immense volume of water, an inland sea, is seen stretching away in every direction, winding tortuously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The articles seen floating on the river are of the kind usually observed under similar combinations of circumstances. In the case of the present flood, the magnitude of the debris is greater than it was during the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During the early part of Friday the river continued to rise slowly but steadily, whilst the back water continued to make rapid and frightful advances. Almost every house in West Maitland below the Rose Inn was more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In my last I promised to send you a further account of the disastrous flood, and although I cannot send you a full one, yet such as I can perform of the sad intelligence I hasten to do so. I must tell you that all my…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have gathered some particulars of great interest respecting the comparative heights of the Maitland floods. [?] They are derived from Mr. John Eckford, the oldest inhabitant, we believe, now living. Mr. Fokford…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Them is something peculiarly melancholy in the aspect of a widely-spread inundation, especially if that inundation be viewed by the light of the moon. and from some commanding eminence. The hollow roar of the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →If travelling makes us acquainted with strange [?]fellows, floods make us acquainted with many strange events. Every inundation of great magnitude is sure to turn up a host of wonders and hair-breadth escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A gentleman connected with our office supplies as with the following account of the flood at the Falls:— Although at the Rose Inn and the other points of egress the river was running in steady streams across…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the Flood Belief Committee was held yesterday afternoon, at the School of Arts, West Maitland. Mr. L. W. Levy occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The flood of Tuesday last is beyond question the heaviest one which has been experienced since the great flood of 1844, which never was equalled since tho white man first planted his feet upon the shores of Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The waters of the flood are subsiding. The inundation reached the culminating point on Friday morning. The river had began to fall at the date of our last issue. The back-water fell about nine inches on Saturday…
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