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The 24th of May, 1889, will be long remembered as the day which brought to New South Wales one of the most extraordinary rainfalls on record. The morning was showery, but did not completely spoil the…
Continued on Trove, page 1124 →The river has only risen about a foot since midday. It now appears to be stationary. If no more rain falls there will be no danger of a flood. The river is now 21ft. above summer level. The Hon. G. H. Cox…
Continued on Trove, page 1125 →Rain set in on Saturday evening and has continued with slight intermission since. The rain yesterday and last evening was exceptionally heavy. Quite a gale blew during the night from a S. W. direction. Numbers…
Continued on Trove, page 1125 →The river is rising. All the low lands in the vicinity of Wilberforce, Freeman's Reach, Richmond, and Pitt Town bottoms are one sheet of water. A Chinaman was rescued this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1125 →A telegram from Nurmurkah states that immense floods came down the Boosey. Broken, and Boala Creeks, as the result of the heavy rains which fell let between Sunday and Tuesday of last we[?]k. Large…
Continued on Trove, page 1143 →THE Railway Commissioners have received from the district engineers who have been engaged repairing the weak spots on the railways, information that the Illawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DR. MANNING, the President of the Board of Health, when spoken to on the subject, expressed the opinion that as far as the city itself is concerned the recent floods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INFORMATION has been received by the Works Department that some very serious slips have taken place at the West Maitland embankment, which is designed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KIAMA, Friday. -- An inquest was held to day touching the death of the unfortunate man Patrick Casey. Evidence was given to the effect that Casey left home on the morning of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir, -- Would you grant me a small space in your columns for the purpose of discussing this oft-printed "heading" of late in the daily press. From many of the reports which have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WEST MAITLAND, Friday. -- The flood waters about Maitland are now rapidly subsiding and a fall of about 16ft. has already taken place in the Hunter River. A new danger has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WINDSOR, Friday. -- To-day the weather has been calm and dull. Rain fell during the night and early this morning in smart showers, and fears were entertained that it had set in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is Mr. Russell's prediction to be fulfilled? is the question that most people at present are concerned about; and from reports to hand it would seem as if in the end the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WISEMAN'S FERRY, Friday. -- Very disastrous floods were experienced here and on the M'Donald River on Monday last. At noon the water commenced running across the flat in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the past weak an enormous quantity of rain has fallen—enough, in fact, to make up for the deficiencies of several years past. On the Queen's Birthday heavy showers interfered to some extent with…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The rise in the Hunter River caused great anxiety. The town of Raymond Terrace was floodod to a considerable depth. Hexham, Hinton, and Morpoth also suffered to some…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The floods in the Numurkah continue to increase. Bala Creek has risen about 9in since Friday morning, and it is slowly rising. The creek is now several inches…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →HOBART, Sunday.--Heavy rain is falling throughout the Island…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Heavy rails are reported from all parts of the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WEST MAITLAND, Saturday .-The Hunter River at Maitland has now fallen some 20ft, and in a few days will be down to its old level. The greatest possible alarm, however, is felt at the…
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