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174 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 9
The weathea Has been very bad here. It rained heavily 11 yesterday, and cleared up last night. The Hawkesbury rose about 20 feet, and the water has again covered much of the low lands. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOURSE, Friday.-Serious floods threaten the township, as the rivers around the township are all rapidly rising. There is great fear for the safety of the town. At a public meeting held last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGGA, Friday.-Great anxiety exists as to the probable extent and effect of the flood now known to be at hand. Much indignation is expressed at the carelessness in transmitting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BATHURST, Friday.-During the late flood a great amount of damage has been done to property. Mr. Apps, butcher, had his slaughter-houses, pigs, and boiling-down utensils swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGGA WAGGA, Friday.—In consequence of the very generally expressed dissatisfaction of the unreliable telegrams received from Gundagai, respecting the that of the river, a special message…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WELLINGTON, Saturday.—There was heavy rain last night. It is not raining now, but the weather looks threatening ; both the rivers are rising, and there is every appearance of a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have just experienced one of the greatest floods which has occurred since February, 1860, and for the limited population, quite as disastrous in its effects. On Wednesday, night, September 17, it was at its height, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →given notice, imposing a duty of two and a-half percent, on all goods sold at the Exhibition or ordered from samples oil view there, has the merit of novelty, if it has nothing else…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday, the 12th instant (the Dispatch reports) the Macquarie broke over its banks, and the flats between the town and the river were soon covered. The water rose rapidly, but fell as quickly, and by Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The heavy north-easterly gale which set in on the 8th of this month will long remain in the memory of tho residents of this colony, especially of those who dwell on the rich alluvial flats of the Hawkesbury district. With the gale…
Continued on Trove, page 500 →MENINDIE, Saturday. -The rainfall this week has been l 1/2 in. A heavy flood is expected. The Darling country is inundated for miles. Trade is dull. Shearing on the principal stations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELONG, Saturday.—Very heavy rain set in here and continued until 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. At this hour the water in the creek, which had been rising gradually all the afternoon, rose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGGA, WAGGA, Monday.—Fears are entertained that the river will again overflow its banks, as rapid rise reported from Gundagai since yesterday, from which place the latest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, October 16, 5.10 p.m.—Floods in Spain are very severe, and there has been great destruction of life. Over 300 person are already reported to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In consequence of excessive rains many rivers overflowed their banks, causing disastrous floods and an unprecedented loss of life and property. Three hundred persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy rain fell all night, and still continues. Bunganbrawatha Creek overflowed, and the water came down from the north part of the town this morning in solid walls three feet high. It is now flowing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In consequence of excessive rains many rivers have overflowed, causing disastrous floods, with unprecedented loss of life and property ; 300 people have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have had a great flood and loss of life, consequent on 48 hours' rain—the heaviest ever known here. Two bridges have been washed away at Grahamstown, and one bridge at Shephardstown. The approaches to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBURY, Tuesday.—The flood in the Murray is higher than for many years part. All the low lying ground is submerged, and the flat is one sheet of water. The flood is canned by the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Advices from many parts of the country report the continuance of excessive rains, followed by floods, causing disastrous losses of life and property. 1000 persons were…
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