The Floods in the North
NEWCASTLE.-The flood in the Hunter River is not serious so far, although the Sat land is covered with water for miles between Newcastle and Maitland. Rain is falling, but on Wednesday was…
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Floods in Maitland. the Railway Line in Danger
A telegram has been received by the Railway Department from Maitland, intimating that the recent rains have caused heavy floods ia that district, and that there was imminent danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the North. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Narrabri
A hawker named Gardiner attempted to cross the rivre at Molly. It was running a banker, and the stream, carried horses and van down 50 yards. Three horses were drowned, and Gardiner and a passenger narrow escaped. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Hood in the Hunter. Serious Damage Averted by Flood-gates
WEST MAITLAND, This Day.--The heavy rains which have fallen here during the last three days have caused the river to rise fully 20ft. above the usual summer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in the Hunter River. Heavy Losses to Farmers. (By Telegraph.)
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--Rain has fallen in Maitland almost continuously since Sunday afternoon, and this, backed up by a very heavy fall of rain in several of the inland towns, has…
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The weather has been showery since last evening, and still continues so with little prospect of an immediate abatement. The river attained a height of 29ft., but is now falling slowly. All the low flats along the course of…
Continued on Trove, page 1405 →Floods in the North. Narrabri
A hawker named Gardiner attempted to cross the river at Molly. It was running a banker, and the stream carried horses and van down 50 yards. Three horses were drowned, and Gardiner and a passenger narrowly escaped. The…
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