Floods in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The river Murray at Lechner has fallen 5th. since Saturday, and the water on the low lands is rapidly draining off. The Goulbarn is falling at Shepparton and…
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Heavy Storm in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide
A heavy storm occurred in the northern districts of the colony last night. In some of the townships heavy roofs were lifted off the buildings, and in one locality carried 100 yards away. Fences were thrown down,…
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COONAMBLE.—The Castlereagh River here is a banker, and is rising rapidly. A very heavy flood is expected. We have had two days' rain. The Sydney mails doa here yesterday morning…
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DUDBO.âThe Macquarie River rose here slowly daring last sight, and reached a height of 88ft above summer level. It overflowed its banks and flooded the lower portion of the town. Parallel…
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COONAMBLE.—The lower part of the town is completely flooded. The river is still rising. The water is running in many houses. A big flood is expected…
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COONAMBLE.—The whole of the country between Coonamble and Dubbo is now (4 p.m.) inundated, and all traffic is suspended in the tfr The water has completely…
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The river came down a banker during the night, and is now 34ft. above summer level, and rising; but it is falling at Wellington, where it is reported to have reached 38ft. Last flood it reached only 28ft. at Wellington, causing the…
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COONAMBLE, Thursday.--The Oastlereagh River fs a banker aud is rising rapidly. A very heavy flood expected. We have had two days' rain, and the Sydney mails, due here…
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A heavy storm occurred in the northern districts of South Australia on the 24th ultimo. In some of the townships heavy roofs were lifted off the buildings, and in one locality carried 100 yards…
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The greatest flood which has been known for many years occurred here last night. The water ran like a sluice over the lower ends of Castlereagh and Namoi streets. Tooloon-street was also partially flooded, and there was about a foot…
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Our Coonamble correspondent telegraphed on Thursday night as follows:—The Castlereagh River is higher than it has been, for many years past. All the lower end of Castlereagh-street is flooded up to Fog Brothers' corner…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.—A severe storm raged over the city and southern parts of the colony. In the Port River several ketches were blown on shore. The Norwegian barque Guldax, with…
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Coonamble.—The river was falling slowly this morning. The lower part of the town is nearly free from water. Great damage has been done to the roads, cellars, &c. No letters hare been received…
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Warren is now surrounded by the highest flood that has occurred for many years. The country is nothing but a sea of water for many miles, and it is still rising slowly. Many families in the town have been compelled to move. The…
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NEVERTIRE, Monday.--The Belaringar and Gunningbar creeks between here and Warren are in flood and are still rising. The mails hare to be taken across in the Government boat…
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LONDON, Thursday.--Heavy storms, which have prevailed in England this week, have seriously damaged the hop crops. It is estimated that the crop throughout…
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The White Star liner Jerusalem, Captain M. Breach, encountered very heavy weather on her last voyage hence to London, as will be seen from the following report:—Left Sydney April 20, with fair wind and fine weather. On the 21st wind backed to…
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LONDON, Friday.--Serious floods which have occurred in the Nile Valley will, it is feared, result in a famine…
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At Murchison the River Goulburn is again in flood. The water is now 29ft, above summer level, having risen about 9ft. since Saturday. The river is still rising. Should there be much more water to follow…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--The heavy rains of last week have had their effect, aud reports come from Numurkah that the Murray has risen to within a couple of inches of the maximum…
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