The Floods in the South. Rivers Rising
DENILIQUIN, Thursday. — This morning the Edwards River at Deniliquin is 32ft 9in, and rising at the rate of an inch an hour. The river is now an immense size, and the waters are…
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The Floods in the Murray. a Vast Expanse of Water From Albury to Wodonga. the Railway Embankment Safe. Deniliquin on an Island. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
The river continues rising, and is now 15ft. 3in. over summer level. All the low ground in the southern part of the town is under water, and in Headley's browery and other places the water is entering the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Floods in the Country. Flooded Out. Old Residents Leaving their Homes--Anxiety for the Safety of the Howlong Bridge. The Murrumbidgee Rising. ALBURY
The river, yesterday afternoon rose very rapidly, and large numbers of residents on the Albury Flat were flooded out or isolated through being surrounded…
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TOCUMWALL, Friday.--The Murray is 17ft. above summer level and rising. This is exceptionally high. The low lands are flooded, but the town is high and dry and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the Country. Wagga, Wagga
Owing to the Hoods at Tum[?]t it was expected the river here would be very high, and fears were entertained of a flood. This morning, however, the river at Gundagai is…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--A Shepparton telegram states that the flood is still rising. Bridges have been carried away, and immense damage done, and a large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in the Country. Part of Albury Under Water. (By Telegraph.)
ALBURY, Thursday.--The rise in the river continues, and to-day the waters are higher than has been the case since 1870. A great portion of the Albury flat is covered with…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Heavy floods are reported from Echuca, where great damage has been done to all the bridges over the creeks and gullies. The roads approaching Echuca are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Gale in New Zealand
A VIOLENT gale, we learn by telegram, has been raging in Canterbury, doing considerable damage. The farmers will be severe sufferers. In numerous instances paddocks have been swept bare of every…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cyclone in America. Sweeps the Atlantic Coast. Wrecked and Drowned
LONDON, September 13.—A disastrous cyclone has occurred along the Atlantic coast of the United States. The coast was devastated, and many vessels were wrecked. Fifty persons have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Cyclone in America. the Coast Devastated. Many Wrecks Reported. [By Cable.] (Form Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 13
A disastrous cyclone has occurred along the Atlantic coast of America. The coast was devastated, and many vessels were wrecked. Fifty persons have been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in the Murray. Deniliquin Surrounded by Water. a Sheet of Water From Albury to Wodonga. Residents Removing for Safety
ALBURY, Friday.—The river is rising rapidly, and all the low-lying country in the southern end of the town is under water. It would be possible to row a boat from the Botanical Gardens in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods in the South. Great Damage. a Bridge Washed Away. Echuca Under Water
DENILIQUIN, Friday.—The Edward River continues to rise, and is now running over the banks in many places. Another three feet will inundate half the town. The Murray at Tocumwal was this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Serious Floods at Tumut
TUMUT, Tuesday.— The biggest flood for yens occurred this morning and is within two a half feet of the highest on record, and the water is still rising. From the bridge to the piles…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Flood in the Murray. Alarming Reports. the Heaviest Flood Ever Known Expected. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Murray at Wodonga has fallen stesdily all day. This afternoon it registered 15ft, above summer level. Nearly a third of the road to the second bridge has been washed away. News has been received that the…
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The Murray is up 32ft. over summer level, and rising fast. A large number of families are flooded day after day at Echuca and Moama. Applications are to be made to the Government for tents, as houses are…
Continued on Trove, page 601 →MISCELLANEOUS. Heavy Floods in Victoria
Our Melbourne correspondent telegraphed on Tuesday:—The warm rains of Sunday night brought down an immense flood at Bright. Owing to the melting of the snow in the…
Continued on Trove, page 601 →Irrigation in its Relation to the Pastoral Industry. Simplicity of Process of Flooding Pasture Land
An important point in favour of tho irrigation of pasture land is the simplicity of the process. Where crops are to be irrigated a considerable amount of care and skill is required in the levelling of the land and in…
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Sir Henry Parkes informed the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday night that during the morning telegrams had reached him regarding an almost unprecedented flood at…
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