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87 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 5
It is my painful duty tu re[?]rd one of the most disastrous floods that has ever been on the Namoi. For the last five weeks we have bsd scarcely two dry days without rain. On Tuesday last, the 28th instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the ripe age of twenty-one, Harry Melvillo decided to go into business on his own account. "Wait until you aro twenty-five," said Harry's prudont father. And lose four years!" returned Harry, almost'with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MORPETH, AUGUST 8.—The ground in this neighbourhood had not entirely dried after the last flood before we have been visited by another, and, apparently, a more serious one. It rained here, more or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MORPETH, AUGUST 12TH.—My telegrams to you of Thursday and Friday evenings were stopped by the breaks in the communication which occurred on those days. My advices per steamer on Saturday last,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following telegrams respecting the floods were received by the Government on Saturday evening last:— CAMPBELLTOWN.—No damage dene by floods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE fears entertained prior to the publication of our last issue, that this flood would attain a greater height and be more disastrous than even those of 1857, have not been verified. The waters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river had gradually been going down after its alternate rise and fall, owing to the rains of the month or more previously, and was almost crossable, despite the inoessant showers from the general unbroken state…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE have been visited by another flood, fortunately however, not so extensive or destructive as the last, yet sufficient to cause much, inconvenience and, we fear, loss to many familles. On the morning of Sunday last the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Although the river has fallen considerably below the level of the flood of last week, it is still several feet above ordinary high water mark. [?] Creek has fallen but slowly, but is running out into the river…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE fears entertained prior to the publication of our last issue, that this flood would attain a greater height end be more disastrous than even those of 1887, hare not been verified. The waters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As I predicted, in my communication of the 30th July, we were on the 27th visited by a flood, whicb covered the greater part of this place, and an immense extent of country. Towards the middle of Saturday, the 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following article, which presents a curious speculation as to the probable periodical return of a universal deluge, has Been translated for this journal from a recent issue of Das Ausland, a German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A preliminary meeting was held on Thursday afternoon, at the Plough Inn, Weet Maitland, pursuant to advertisement, for the purpose of "urging on the Executive the necesity of [?]ting flood gates to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PUBLIC MEETING was held at Mr. Callaghan's, Plough. Inn, West Mailand, on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the advisability of appointing a deputation to wait on the Government to urge the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—AS many of your readers may not know the size of position of Wallis's Creek, it may not be ont of place here to give an outline description ot itself and Fishery Creek:-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—In my letter of the 16th instant I described the best position for erecting slucies on Wallis' Creek and the best mode of erecting such slucies; and in this I will describe what…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The voice of God is in the blast, His frown is in the sky; Denunciations dark and dread On rapid wing sweep by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A MEETING of parties interested in the erection of flood-gates at Wallis' Creek was hold on Monday afternoon at the Plough Inn. About thirty persons attended. Mr. John Borthwick was moved to the chair, and opened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Wednesday afternoon, the 18th instant, much excitement was produced throughout the whole of London in consequence of the receipt, by the Groat Ship Company, of the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 18th September, much excitement was produced throughout the whole of London in consequence of the receipt, by the Great Ship Company, of the following; telegram frome Captain James Walker,…
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