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187 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 10
The flood is now rapidly abating, and the waters are considerably below the level of the first flood. Many of the flooded out families have left the different places thrown open for their receiption, and have returned to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The newest resident can say as much as the oldest—he has seen the greatest flood that occurred in the Williams since this district was first trodden by the white man. Thursday it rained all day, and during the night the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WRITING under date 21st August, a correspondent says:—You will hear with deep regret that we have been visited with another flood of far greater magnitude than the two last that proved so destructive to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MUDGEE has again been visited by a flood, which in its consequences has been most disastrous. During the whole of Wednesday and Thursday last rain fell in torrents, and towards the afternoon of the latter a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Although this last flood has not reached the height of the flood of 1820, yet, as Mr. John Eckford has informed us, it has exceeded the flood of that year both in volume of water and in its rapidity. The height attained in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Again it is my painful duty to acquaint your readers of the third disastrous flood this part of the country has been visited by. It commenced raining here on Wednesday night (19th) and continued raining heavily until…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Again the Hunter has overflowed its banks, to a greater extent, and attended by more disastrous consequences, than on any occasion it has hitherto fallen to the lot of this district to record. Much land under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last evening we were favoured by Mr. Heugh with the following extracts from letters of Mr. S. N. Dark, of Clarence Town, to him. The flood in the Williams was evidently, from these letters, more terrible even than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I do not intend giving you a full account by this post of the disastrous and distressing loss of life here on Friday last. The destruction to property is beyond description. Annexed I give you the names of seven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Only eye-witnesses oan possibly form any conception of the serious loss and most disastrous effects of the late floods in this district. The banks of the Hawkesbury in numerous places have fallen in, and large tracts of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have had upwards of forty hours steady and constant rain, and now, 10 a.m., it is still raining, and likely to continue. If they should have had nearly as much rain towards New England and Saumarez as we have had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mudgee has again been visited by a flood, which in its consequences has been most disastrous. During the whole of Wednesday and Thursday last rain fell in torrents, and towards the afternoon of the latter a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AUGUST 29.—The river has now resumed its usual level, but its waters are very muddy, and will probably be so for at least a week. The appearance of the country over which the flood has been is most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALTHOUGH this last flood has not reached the height of the flood of 1820, yet, as Mr. John E kford has informed us, it has exceeded the flood of that year both in volume of water and in its rapidity. The height…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have had another flood here. It commenced raining about ten o'clock on Wednesday night and came down in torrents. The noise of the waters rushing down from the mountains sounded like the roaring of the sea…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amongst those who distinguished thomselves in saving life and property during the rising of this terrible flood, Mr. Rowland Yeomans stands pre-eminent. This brave follow was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Like Job's messengers of adversity following each other in quick succession has flood followed flood, each more destructive than the last. On Wednesday evening the storm cloud arose in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Smithers, who resides near the Falls, West Maitland, had about 70,000 bricks in his brickyard, all of which were nearly ready for the kiln when the late rains began to fall. About 40,000 of these bricks were spoiled,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE hand in the following letter, even without the familiar initials at the foot, would be recognised as the author of numerous beautiful poems which have appeared from time to time in the EMPIRE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A meeting of the Floods and Drainage Committe was held at Morpeth, on Monday (yesterday) evening, and a letter on the subject of the late floods was sent to the Secretary of Lands and Public Works…
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