Sediment of Flood Waters
Mr. G. S. Yeo, vice-president of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association, has received a letter from Mr. Angus Mackay, lecturer on agriculture to the Technical College, bearing…
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906 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 46
The Hunter River Floods. Mr. Gordon's Visit of Inspection. (By Telegraph.)
WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--Yesterday forenoon the committee in connection with the movement for the prevention of floods in the Hunter River mot Mr. Gordon, the hydraulic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather a Storm at Byron Day. Five Vessels Driven Ashore in an Easterly Gale the Fawn Total Wrecked, and the Others Stranded
Cape Byron, on the New South Wales coast, is the most eastern point of Australia. It is a small but precipitous headland, projecting about two miles from the low land, and a visible from 24 to 27 miles seaward…
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Heavy rain set in on Sunday, since when over three inches have fallen, and it is still raining steadily. The creeks are all bankers, and the river is rising. There is every…
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LONDON, July 17.—News has been received that the Kwantung River in China has overflowed its banks, and flooded a large tract of country. Six thousand Chinese were drowned, and ten…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Rain continues without cessation and business is almost at a standstill. Three and a half inches of rain have been registered the last twenty - four hours,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods in China. Overflow of the Kwantung River. Six Thousand Chinese Drowned. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, July 17
News has been received that the Kwantung River in China has overflowed its banka, and flooded a lurga tract of country…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Weather. Four Inches of Rain in 24 Hours at Brisbane. Heavy Floods at Walgett. A Trooper's House Collapses. His Wife Seriously Injured. BRISBANE
The heavy rain has not abated, and the suburbs are fast being flooded. Mr. Wragge, Government Meteorologist, predicts further rain, with increasing sea. Nearly 4in…
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Mr. Russell, Government Astronomer, speaking of the recent heavy storm that has visited the northern coast, referred to it as being a very strange and unusual one. One singularity in…
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A Dalby telegram to-night states that the town is partially under water. Bon Accord station reports that the Condamine River rose 22ft. in 24 hours,; and is still rising. Great losses are anticipated when the…
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The following rain reports are to hand:—Barringun, 44 points; Gongolgon, 30; Brewarrina, 73; Goodooga, 69; Walgett, 56; Collarendabri, 135; Mogil, 102; Mungindi, 58; Bourke, 16. St. George (Q.) reports a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Heavy Rains in the Clarence and Richmond Districts. Fears of a Disastrous Flood. Grounding of the Steamer Queen of the South. Kempsey
It has been showery here during the last three days On Monday 20 points fell, on Tuesday 24, and on Wenesday 101. It was raining hard to-day, and there are prospects of a continuation. An easterly wind…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Weather. Floods in the North. Floods in Albury District. The Lowlanders Retreating--Preparing for Inundation. Interruption of Shearing. Sydney Observatory, 1 p.m
New South Wales.--Clearing west of ranges ; cloudy and showery on the coast. Queensland.--No report. Central and Northern Australia.--No…
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Communication with the Richmond and Clarence River districts is still partly interrupted, and full particulars concerning the effects of the prevailing gale and storm can not yet be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Storm at Byron Bay
Cape Byron, on the New South Wales coast, is the most eastern point of Australia. It is a small bat precipitous headland, projecting about two miles from the low land, and visible from 24 to 27 miles seaward…
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BRISBANE, Friday.—The weather is now fine, although rain is threatening. The river is in strong flood, and several of the wharfs are completely submerged. The steamer Maranoa, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in Queensland. Rapid Rise of the Brisbane River. Great Damage to Shipping. the Maranoa in the Gale--a. Sailor Washed Overboard. (By Telegraph.)
BRISBANE, Friday, 6.10 p.m.--The weather was fine all the morning, but the sky became clouded this afternoon and further heavy rains are threatening. The Brisbane River is flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Maranoa in a Gale. the Vessel Hove to for l8 Hours. One of the Officers Lost. Seven Horses Killed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane
The steamer Maranoa arrived this morning after a very tempestuous passage. From the South Solitary to Point Danepr, she experienced the full force of a very strong easterly gale, which caused a…
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Heavy weather prevails along the northern coast. All the telegraph stations as far south as Kiama at 8 o'clock last night reported a rough sea. The wind between the places mentioned was…
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The following is a copy of a telegram which was yesterday been received by the Postmaster-General from South Grafton : "Expect tremendous floods, by Saturday. River rising fast. All mail…
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