Liverpool Divided by Flood Waters
LIVERPOOL, Monday.--The river here is a banker. The water has cut off the residents of Holdsworthy, Moorebank and the settlers along the George's River from communication with…
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Houses Flooded at Quirindi
QUIRINDI, Monday,--Ruin commenced to fall heavily on Saturday night, the quantity registered being 140 points. In consequence the Jacob and Joseph and Kangaroo creeks came down…
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SCONE, Monday.--A week's soaking rain culminated yesterday in the biggest flood ever known here. The Figtree Gully, which runs through the centre of the town, overflowed in…
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RAYMOND TERRACE, Monday.--Apprehensions of a serious flood have again been revived. Rain fell all yesterday, but the weather cleared up during the night. The river, which had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rain and Floods. What Mr. Russell Says. Alarming Reports From the Country. Continued Rise of Rivers. Damage to Railway Lines and Suspension of Traffic
Only a little rain fell in Sydney yesterday and that in showers. Heavy rain clouds were, however, visible all the day. Outside reports also merely chronicle showers. At 8 p.m. about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not a Dead Heat. Only A Tie. A Storm in Newtown Council
AT last night's meeting of the Newtown Council Alderman Bellemey had 13 motions on the business paper, involving the expenditure of L947 5s. Alderman Tye had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods in the West. Mails Delayed. Roads Rendered Impassable
DUBBO, Tuesday.—One or two freshes occurred in the River Macquarie at Dubbo last week. On Sunday night the river was 12ft above summer level, and rose 9ft on Monday owing to the late…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Floods in the North. the Hunter River Receding. a Boy Drowned. Residents of Scone Rescued by Carts
West MAITLAND, Tuesday. —The river at Maitland, after rising to a height of some 31ft 6in then came to a standstill, and has remained so nearly all day. It has now commenced to…
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BOURKE, Tuesday.—The washaway between Girilambone and Nyngan is being placed in a state of repair with all dispatch. Trains meet at the break and exchange mails and passengers.with water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Floods in the Hunter District. Great Anxiety at Maitland. West Maitland
The people here spent an anxious time last night, hourly expecting the river to overflow its banks, as the water kept slowly rising, and the river had reached a height at Singleton which threatened great danger to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood at Maitland. The Water Subsiding. NEWCASTLE
At 2 o'clock this morning it was reported from Maitland that the water,had gone down 8in., and that matters were therefore improving. Passengers from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rain and Floods. the Rivers Falling. the Prospect of Further Floods Dispelled
There was a break in the weather yesterday and no rain of any consequence fell in or around the metropolis. A few showers were reported along tho coast, principally to the northwards,…
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BOURKE, Wednesday.—The washaway between Girilgambone and Nyngan has been put in a state of repair to allow trains to proceed, slowly over. The first train to pass since the break was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. an Acceptable Change. Floods Subsiding and Rivers Falling
Though warm yesterday in the city, a pleasanter day has not been experienced for weeks past. The light wind from the westward in the early hours of the morning drew gradually into the N.E…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday, -- It is stated that a boy, 9 years of age, has been drowned in the flood at Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Floods. £75,000 Damage to Crops. KEMPSEY
It is estimated that L75,000 worth of maize and other crops were destroyed by the four floods which have occurred during the lost two months. The heavy loss in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rain and Floods. Fine Weather Setting In
Rain fell yesterday over the north-eastern part of the colony only, and that not heavily. Around Sydney the sun shone brightly once more and reports from the majority of country…
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MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The flood waters here are now subsiding. The rivet has fallen some 4ft., and business is dropping back into its old groove. It is computed that the farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Arizona Disaster. 100 Miles Flooded. 150 Lives Lost. LONDON, February 27
A despatch from America gives further details as to the damage done by the bursting of the reservoir near Prescott, in the State of Arizona, stating that the water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Rain and Floods
Rain felll yesterday in a few scattered placet only, Bowral, Gabo Island and Yass alone reporting it to be then falling at 3 p.m. At several places, however, thunderstorms…
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