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358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 18
The floods in the River Hoang Ho, in China, have left 2,000,000 inhabitants in the inundated districts in an utterly destitute condition…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A telegram from Dongarra states that no additional reports have been received of further loss of life by the floods. At Greenough the waters are now subsiding rapidly from the back, north and central flats; but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two millions of persons are reported to have been rendered destitute by the recent floods in the Loang-he River, in China…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →PERTH, This Day.--The waters at Greenough, though still very high, continue rapidly to subside. The body of the man William Hone has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Thursday.—Further news respecting the floods at Greenough, shows that Mr. Bone was drowned in his house, which was swept away by the flood. The telegraph wires have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A great flood occurred on Saturday at Greenougb, near Geraldton.an important farming district. The water coming down suddenly, flooded the whole of the districts known as the front flats and back flats. Two miles of the Government railway were swept away and several miles of telegraph wire and poles. A great many houses were destroyed by the rushing water, and crops, fences and farm buildings swept away, the total loss being enormous. The inhabitants who could do so escaped to the neighbouring hills, where they camped on Saturday and Sunday, and still remain. The water reached to the tops of the doorways o£ some of the houses, and in the Greenough Hotel the counter was immeiged. Great consternation prevailed. Mr. Maitland Brown, the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Government resident at Geraldton telegraphed on Sunday to the Colonial Secretary from Walkaway station, via Dongarra, at 6 p.m. as follows:—The heaviest flood ever known in the district took place last night. It…
Continued on Trove, page 307 →PERTH, Friday.—Further reports show that the Greenough floods have created ruinous damage and a great number of small farmers are utterly ruined and in a destitute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Friday.-- The floods in the Greenough district have done disastrous damage. Many small farmers have been ruined. Belief committees have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A heavy snow-storm has occurred over nearly the whole of Great Britain, and the fall has been such at to greatly impede the traffic on the railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUCKLAND, Friday.--The steamer Richmond, . which arrived to-day, brings particulars of a terrible storm which burs', over the island of Baratonga on January 22. The storm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The floods in the River Hoang Ho, in China, have left 2,000,000 inhabitants in the inundated districts in an utterly destitute condition…
Continued on Trove, page 354 →GREAT excitement was caused in town yesterday by the receipt of the following message from Townville:-- "You Yangs just arrived with foremast cut away…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Between 3.30 p.m. on Friday, and 6 p.m. on Saturday, 20 inches 72 points of rain fell at Rockhampton. The greator part of the town was under water, beats plying to some crossings, but…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A severe cyclone has swept over the whole State of Illinois. The township of Mount Vernon, capital of Jefferson County, has been completely wracked, and twenty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrific cyclone completely wrecked the township of Mount Vernon, Illinois, to-day. Twenty-nine persons were killed, and many others seriously Injured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Monday.-- Telegraphic communication with most of the coastal towns is still interrupted and shipping intelligence is scarce. The British- India Company are advised from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Between 3.30 p.m. on Friday, and 6 p.m. on Saturday, 20 inches 72 points of rain fell at Rockhampton. The greater part of the town was under water, and boats were plying to some…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE, This Day.--A flock of 500 sheep were drowned in the floods at Rockhampton, which have done great damage there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday Night.--A terrific cycione burst over Mount Vernon, in the state of Illinois, yesterday, devastating the whole of the town. Over 400 houses were wrecked,…
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