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A thunderstorm occurred at 8 o'clock last night, accompanied by a gale of unusual violence. Considerable damage was done in various parts of the town, but the full effects of the gale appear to have been more seriously felt at the…
Continued on Trove, page 389 →BOURKE, Saturday, noon.—The two big biilabonga on either side of the town have joined, and a boat could be taken ten miles along the Cobar-road. Bourke is now completely surrounded by water, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Monday Afternoon.—The Macintyre River is again in full flood. A relief party started from Goondiwindi yesterday to rescue man who had taken refuge up a tree at a place twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, August 24.—A cablegram from Calcutta says that the River Irrawaddy has overflowed its banks and inundated Mandated, 50,000 of the inhabitants being rendered homeless, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has been received from Calcutta to the effect that the River Irrawaddy has overflowed its banks, causing great floods. Mandalay is inundated. 50,000 of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Explanations and apologies have been made by all the principals in the scene which occurred in the precincts of the Assembly late on Tuesday night, and these have been accepted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ST. GEORGE, Wednesday.—Stephen Preston and son arrived here yesterday in a roughly-constructed wedge shaped barge. 14ft by 6ft, bringing one and a half ton of flour. The townspeople lined the banks…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Warrego River is rising, and has now overflowed its banks. Supplies are running short at Cunnamulla. The Stock of flour is exhausted, and rice and other bread substitutes are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—Your correspondent "M. K." evidently refers to the destructive hurricane which swept over Ireland on Saturday night, the 12th January, 1839. From an early hour on that evening there…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →This volume contains six essays by, perhaps, the most advanced social thinker of modern times. The first four chapters appeared in the Times. The article on "Poland," together with the articles on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, August 24.—A cablegram from Calcutta says that the River Irrawaddy has overflowed its banks and inundated Mandalay, 50,000 of the inhabitants being rendered homeless, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →LONDON, August 28.—News has just been received that tremendous damage has been done by a cyclone in the West Indies, but particulars have not yet arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"They talk about floods; but, lor bless yer, there ain't half on'em as knows what a flood is. The last one we had was in ' 75, and they do say it was the highest ever known; but it warn't half…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Referring to the recent disastrous floods in parts of the south island of New Zealand, a Dunedin correspondent, writing on August 26, says:—"The floods which took place in Otago have now subsided…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For some time past fears have been entertained for the safety of the barque E[?]enhope, which left Liverpool for this port as for back as April 21 last, but they were set at rest yesterday afternoon by the arrival of the vessel, apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TUMUT, Wednesday morning.—A great flood has occurred in the Tumut River, and all the neighbouring low lands are covered with water. It is expected that much damage will be done to the crops and to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TUMUT, Wednesday.--There is a groat flood in the Tumut River, and all the lowlands are covered with water. It is expected more damage will be done to he ground under crops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELONG, Thursday morning.—The Tumut River came down a banker last night, and this morning all the flats were under water. The mail coach from Tumut to Gandagai was unable to cross the Gilmore…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AUCKLAND, Thursday.--Heavy floods have occurred at Blenheim. in the provincial district of Marlborough. the water is breast high in some of the streets, and considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"They talk about floods; but, lor bless yer, there ain't half on 'em as knows what a flood is. The last one we had was in '75, and they do say it was the highest ever known: but it warn't half…
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