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248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 13
THE committee appointed in the 27th June, 1864, to relieve the distress occasioned by severe floods at that time, met, by invitation, at the Metropolitan Hotel, Pitt-street, at half past 3 o'clock on the 24th instant, for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →By the courtesy of the traffic manager of the railway I was accommodated with a seat on the ball[?] train. We left the Honeysuckle Point Station at about 9 a.m. on Sunday, with the intention of proceeding to the One Mile Creek, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The flood in the Windsor district had subsided to such an extent towards the latter part of Tuesday afternoon, 25th instant, that Mr. Gwen, traffic manager, was enabled to proceed as far as Richmond with a train. So far…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The flood in this district is said to be by far the highest which has occurred since its settlement by Europeans. The town of Windsor itself is almost entirely submerged, and the country for miles around is under water. The only…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I beg leave to suggest, through the medium of your valuable journal, that the only remedy for the calamity which we are all now deploring, is that the Government should resume all the lands in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday evening, anxious to go to West Maitland, I obtained a seat in the police boat, and left here about 12 o'clock. The wind was very high, and, after a long pull, reached Elgin-street about a quarter past 1. We…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE violence of the storm was very great at Newcastle, though, providentially, comparatively for casualties occurred among the shipping. The lifeboat crew was, however, in imminent peril, and one of the bravo fellows perished in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CONSIDERING the fearfully heavy weather that has swept along our seaboard with relentless fury from the night of 19th to the morning of 23rd ultimo it is gratifying to state that up to the present time the casualties, as far us shipping are concerned, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOME of the most fertile regions of the colony have, within the lasy ten days, been inundated by floods of unprecedented magnitude. This visitation has not passed away without causing loss of life, though…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR âAfter perusal of your leading article of the 25th June, it has occurred to me that a few remarks on the above subject may not be out of place or unacceptable. The cause of floods is not merely in the weight of rain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JUNE 27.—This devastating flood, which was at least ten feet higher than that of 1864, made its appearance first on Wednesday evening by the river commencing to rise rapidly, and continuing to do so without abatement, the consequence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Saturday evening last, between thirty and forty of the principal German inhabitants of Sydney moet at the rooms of the Concordia Glee Club, No. 3, Bridge-street, to consider the propriety of appointing a sub-committee of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ON Thursday and Friday last intelligence reached Sydney in reference to the effects of the late floods on the Macdonald River and Lower Hawkesbury, from which it appeared that while public attention had been directed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—It is to be hoped that the central committee of the Floods Relief Fund will make arrangements to have a detailed statement from the several local committees, stating the names of each person flooded out,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—In travelling to the scene of the [?] flood on the Nepean, it was suggested to me by a follow passenger, and seems worthy of the consideration of the Government and of the people, that the height to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last week did not close without manifesting another of the sad circumstances to which it appears this colony is h[?]ir to. For month[?] past this and neighbouring districts have been visited by a rapid succession of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A private letter, dated Burrendong, 22nd June, contains the following painful narrative of suffering and death. The writer's father, who lost his life in endeavouring to save his neighbours, is Frederick Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,âIs it true that relief is being given to persons in the neighbourhood of Windsor, Richmond, and surrounding districts, who have considerable deposits in the Savings' Bank to their credit?…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. W. H. Suhas handed us the following letler, written by his [?] F. B. Suttor, from Burrandong, dated 23rd June. [?]alo it tolls adds another appalling incident in the n[?]oomy disastors which have attended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YESTERDAY morning, at the usual hour, the Working Committee of the Floods Relief Fund met in the Chamber of Commmerce, Sidney Exchange, the Mayor being in the chair. Amongest the other gentleman present were the Rev…
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