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313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 16
SIR,—The sad distress occasioned by the late almost unsurpassed flooding of the country, and much of which it is to be feared is yet unknown in Sydney, carries with it an appeal to humanity which, it appears to me, none should…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →UP to the time we write (yesterday mid-day) the fears which we expressed in Saturday's issue of a repetition of the late calamitous inundationhave not happily been realised. The extremely suspicious looking appearance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COWRA, June 16th.—This day week I wrote complaining of the want of rain, and the consequent stoppage of all ploughing and other rural labours. Today I have to report a totally different state of things,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE damage done by the late flood to the farms on Hinton, Phœnix Park, and Narrowgut has been very extensive, and the distress that it must occasion to the settlers is almost incalculable. The whole extent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PRELIMINARY meeting, convened by circular by the Mayor, was held at the Municipal Council Chambers last evening, for the purpose of devising means for affording relief from this district to the sufferers by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I HAD written this day week complaining of the want of rain and the consequent stoppage of all plougbing and other rural labours; to-day I have to report a totally different state of things, consequent upon one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Give freely, ye who have to spare Of luxuries this world affords; For bitter want and dread despair Now from upon the poor's [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JUNE 22.—Your readers will hear with pleasure that the waters, caused by the recent overflow of the Hawkesbury, have almost receded to their usual level; —the withdrawal of the watery veil has revealed a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A MEETING of the members of the iron trades was held last night, at the Lighthouse Hotel, comer of Liverpool and Sussex streets, for the purpose of devising the best means of affording immediate relief to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE heavy rain which fell on the 2nd and 3rd instant, and produced a considerable rise in the river, seems to have been preparatory for the greatest flood known to have taken place on the Hawkesbury…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A PRELIMINARY meeting, convened by circular by the Mayor, was held at the Municipal Council Chambers on Wednesday, for the purpose of devising means for affording relief from this district to the sufferers by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE present impassable condition of the roads about Penrith has unhappily prevented the hon. member for Carcoar from paying his weekly visit to his constituents. He was, however, enabled to transmit, by the aid of an amphibious messenger, his portrait, accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR.—I have read Mr. William Moffitt's letter in the newspapers of this morning, calling the attention of the abareholders of the late Sydney Banking Company to a balance amounting to £442 12s. 4d., lying in one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →YESTERDAY evening a public meeting was held at the Light-house Hotel, by order of a provisional committee, for the purpose fo taking immediate steps for the relief of those suffering from the recent floods. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE drizzling rain of Friday was succeeded by a hoisterous hur[?] which prevailed through the whole of thenight, Saturday and Sunday also; the change of the moon at about ten o'clock on the night of the latter day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PUBLIC meeting of the inhabitants of the town and district of Windsor took place at the Court-house, on Thursday afternoon last, for the purpose of adopting measures for the relief of the sufferers by the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A LARGE and influential meeting was held yesterday evening, in the Masonic Hall, for the purpose of devising the best means of rendering immediate assistance to the many sufferers from the recent floods…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A PUBLIC MEETING was held last evening in the masonic Hall for the purpose of devising means for relieving the distress caused by the recent floods. There were about right hundred persons present. Among them were the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A public meeting was held at the Masonic Wall at eight o'clock on Monday evening, to concert measures for relieving the distress caused by the floods that have lately laid waste…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE public meeting to devise means for affording relief from this town and district to the sufferers by the late floods, took place in the Court-house as announced on Monday evening. The attendance was…
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