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313 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 16
ON my way up from Maitland I had rain all the way, arriving on Sunday night, so you can laney that I found the roads in a most miserable state, Since my arrival has continued raining, and now, Tuesday night, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A MEETING of the inhabitants of the desolate town of Gunnedah, called together tbrough the influence of the Rev. Father Dillon, took place on Friday last, April lat, in the temporory Catholia Church, shuste pair the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SATURDAY, 2nd April.—I have to inform you of the highest and most injurious flood that has occurred for many year[?] in this district. On the morning of Monday last there was indication of approaching rain. The clouds were thick and low, and about…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SATURDAY, 2nd April.—I have to inform you of the highest and most injurious flood that has occurred for many years in this district. On the morning of Monday last there was indication of approaching rain. The clouds were thick and low and about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →RAIN, rain nothing but rain, rendering the noble and useful Clarence a most form[?]dable sheet of water—overflowing its boundaries, and converting immense areas of lead into lagoons, destroying the crops, and sweeping all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TINONEE, March 29.— my way up from Maitland I had rain all the way, arriving on Sunday night, so you can fancy that I found the roads in a most miserable state. Sine my arrival it has continued raining, and now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BARWIN RIVER, 30TH MARCH.— This part of the country, like most parts of the colony, has bad its full share of the late disastrous floods. No doubt on account of no mails being able to get from or to Walgett for the last five weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TUESDAY, 5th April.—Since my last report I am happy to say that we have had [?]dings of the Bourke inhabittants, who, I am glad to state, are all safe and have stuck to their posts to the last. Yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TUESDAY, 5th April.—Since my last reported am happy to say that we have had tidings of the Bourke inhabitants, who, I am glad to state, are all safe and have stuck to their posts to the last. Yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE FLOODS AT BOURKE.—The correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press writes on the 27th ultimo:—The flood waters are now subsiding, being confined within the banks, at least on the Bourke side, but is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONE of the most important and startling pieces of news that will reach you by the present mail is the awful and most disastrous flood that has visited our town and neighbourhood. The papers will give you full particulars, but I thought you might desire to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ONE of the most important and startling pieces of news that will reach you by the present mail is the awful and most disastrous flood that has visited our town and neighbourhood. The papers will give you full particulars, but I thought you might desire to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →a south-west gale set in yesterday, at noon, accompanied by fearful rain. Great fears are entertained of another flood. The lower floors of many houses are flooded, and there are few roofs but have admitted the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WE continue to receive very alarming accounts of the state of the floods in the River Darling. Everyone acquainted with the character of the country generally adjacent to the river must have been impressed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday afternoon I took a trip up the line to view the extent of damage by the late severe storm. At the first culvert, just before you approach Waratah, the water had evidently rushed with immense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Navan within the memory of the oldest inhabit[?] Newcastle has such a scene presented itself [?] witnested on Friday morning, 3rd of June. Thursday was ushered in with a murky and auspicious appeayance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ONE of our local papers, the Mercury, recently had a paragraph, attempting t[?]throw ridicule on the predictions of Lieutenant Sixby, with respect to the weather. It is with much regret that I have to chronicle the fact, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE heavy gale which swept along our coast on the 2nd and 3rd instant has left a fearful record of its fatal effects. We are already in possession of the particulars relating to the loss of four ships, but it is to be feared that this melancholy news is only the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The terrific storm of rain that lasted during the whole of Thursday night and the greater part of Friday, has been productive of more damage than any similar occurrence during the same period of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AGAIN an unexpected and extensive flood [?] visited the productive valley of the Hunter, and has spread its desclating influences over a large area of cultivated land— driving industrious settlers and their families from their…
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