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Floods & storms, 1870

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Great Flood at Wentworth. Wentworth Tuesday 5.38 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 15 September 1870 · page 2

After a subsidence of eighteen inches, the rivers commenced rising at Wentworth a few days ago, and the water is now nine inches higher than the highest point hither known, and still rising two…

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Great Flood at Rochester on the Campaspe River

Evening News · Thursday 15 September 1870 · page 3

FOR the first time for many years the mails on Thursday last from Victoria did not arrive at Deniliquin, and all kinds of rumours were flying about as to the amount of damage done over the Murray by…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. [From Our Correspondents.] Great Flood at Wentworth. Wentworth, Tuesday, 5.38 p.m

Empire · Thursday 15 September 1870 · page 2

After a subsidence of eighteen inches, the rivers commenced rising at Wentworth a few days ago, and the water is now nine inches higher than the highest point hither known, and still rising two…

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The Floods in Tasmania

Evening News · Friday 16 September 1870 · page 3

Heavy rain has fallen in Launceston and the surrounding districts incessantly during the past two days and nights. The temperature being mild, the rain has washed all the snow off the Ben Lomond…

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Great Floods in Victoria, Loss of Life and Devastation of Property

Evening News · Friday 16 September 1870 · page 3

Heavy floods have taken place in Victoria. Rain appears to have set in over a very large tract of country, and from almost all parts of Victoria come stories of disaster and destruction of property…

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Floods in Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 September 1870 · page 6

THE sister colony has been visited with floods of considerable magnitude, causing a great deal of damage, but fortunately not attended with much loss of life. From the Argus we extract the following latest particulars…

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Great Flood at Rochester on the Campaspe River

Empire · Friday 16 September 1870 · page 2

FOR the first time for many years the mails on Thursday last from Victoria did not arrive at Deniliquin, and all kinds of rumours were flying about as to the amount of damage done over the Murray by…

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Floods in Tasmania. (From the Hobart Town-Mercury, September 13.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 5

THE [?] as far as Launceston proper is concerned, has done very inconsiderable damage. The lower parts have been su[?]merged, but the subsidence has left things pretty much as they were, The "fresh" caused the river to rise…

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Flood Commission. Hunter River District

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 5

THE following is a progress report of the Hunter River Flood Commission, and it deals with what in the opinion of the Commissioners is the more argent part of the question, namely, the protection of the bank of the River Hunter at…

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Great Floods in Victoria. Loss of Life and Devastation of Property

Empire · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 3

HEAVY floods have taken place in Victoria. Rian appears to have set in over a very large tract of country, and from almost all parts of Victoria come stories of disaster and destruction of property,…

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Great Flood at Wentworth. Wentworth, Tuesday, 5.38 p.m

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 September 1870 · page 3

After a subsidence of eighteen inches, the rivers commenced rising at Wentworth a few days ago, and the water ia now nine inches higher than the highest point hither known, and still rising two…

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The Floods in Tasmania

Empire · Monday 19 September 1870 · page 4

HEAVY rain has fallen in Launceston and the surrounding districts incessantly during the past two days and nights. The temperature being mild, the rain has washed all the snow off the Ben Lomond…

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Great Flood at Echuca

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1870 · page 2

THE border country to the south-west has been visited by one of the severest floods experienced there for many years. The Riverine Herald states that the principal thoroughfare at Echuca (High-street), was submerged on teh 10th…

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The Flood at Echuca. (From the Correspondent of the Argus.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 September 1870 · page 5

ECHUCA has, to all appearance, fortunately escaped what its inhabitants so much feared-a general inundation. The interval between the arrival and departure of the Melbourne train afforded an opportunity on Saturday afternoon of…

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Floods in Victoria

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 7

The Victorian papers give the most alarming accounts of the devastations of the late floods in that colony. Some localities have been subjected to one of the highest floods ever witnessed…

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Floods in Tasmania

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 5

THE flood, as far as Luuncctlon proper is concerned, has done very inconsiderable damage. The lower parts have been submerged, but the subsidence has left things pretty much of they were. The "fresh" caused the river to rise…

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Great Flood at Echuca

Sydney Mail · Saturday 24 September 1870 · page 5

THE border country to the south-west has been visited by the several floods experienced there for many years. The Riverine Herald states the principal thorough[?]re at Euchuca (High-street), was submerged on the 10th…

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Mr. Gale's Balloon. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 27 September 1870 · page 3

SIR,—I should like the public to know through your journal how. it came to pass that my balloon did not, yesterday, ascend from the Exhibition grounds. The balloon was about half…

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Floods in Victoria

Evening News · Monday 3 October 1870 · page 2
Also in Empire

THE effect of the floods in the Wimmera district [?] noticed by the Pleasant Greek [?]:- "It is only [?] that communication between Stawell and the northern parts of the country ia regularly resumed, and this…

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