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It may be remembered that arrangements were made, in answer to the request of the late deputation to the Minister, for Public Works, for Mr. Cecil Darley, Engineer-in-Chief for Harbours and Rivers, to visit…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Considerable fears were entertained this morning of another flood in Brisbane, the river having risen 18in. Heavy rains were reported up the river at Fassifern, Goodna, Laidley, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The rain took up yesterday. The flood in the river is the highest since 1864. All the re-idents of North Bingara took to the hills last night, camping in tents and waggons. The farmers down the river also left…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Warden Cusack, of Ravenswood, wired to the Under-Secretary for Mines as follows:—"We experienced during the past week heavy and constant rains, which culminated yesterday evening in…
Continued on Trove, page 694 →I accompanied Mr. Harry Stockdale to-day to the feeders of Lakes Menindie and Speculation, and found the Darling water flowing into Menindie Lake in a broad and rapid stream,…
Continued on Trove, page 683 →During the first three months of this year we have had the heaviest fall of rain recorded for the corresponding period of time in the weather history of the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 687 →We gave such full particulars of the flooded country last week, and of the immense destruction of property that took place, that we need not now enter into particulars very fully to explain our illustrations. Suffice…
Continued on Trove, page 695 →After a brief respite of a few days Queensland and New South Wales again been visited, by teeming rains, the surcharged rivers overflowed once more, but they had bo well swept their…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In Sydney after a few days fine weather rain began to fall again on Sunday and increased in volume that night and next day, ceased for a few hours on Monday, and then late in the afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BRISBANE, Saturday.--The flood relief fund now reaches L3300…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There has been no rain in the Brisbane district since Thursday night, although the weather continues cloudy. Heavy floods are reported from Warwick, Dalby, Roma,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The body of the man John Larkins, who was drowned whilst attempting to cross the Upper Macleay at Merriwa, was found yesterday afternoon at Skillion Flat, 40 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--In a previous communication I briefly stated the facts of this flood, and more in detail its action upon Grafton itself. I will now shortly set forth its causes and its remedies…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The rainfall Thursday aud yesterday was mainly on the northern coast, a few light showers only falling round about Sydney. For the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Clarence Heads had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Friday.--No rain fell in Brisbane today but the river is rising owing to the rains up country. Mr. Wragge predicts further rains…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, Friday.--The river at Grafton rope between 6 and 7 o'clock this morning 18in; and for the next two hours it rose at the rate of one foot an hour and is now rising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HILLGROVE, Friday, 5 p.m.--Heavy rains have fallen here all the week and still continues, causing the heaviest flood known on Baker's Creek. No mails arrived yesterday, the coach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. H. C. Russell, the Government astronomer on Monday afternoon received the following telegram from Bourke 7 to 8 inches of rain have fallen on the upper part of the Culgoa (Balonne)…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →WINDSOR, Tuesday.—The incessant rains have produced another flood. The river rose rapidly all day on Monday, and last night sometimes as much as 2ft 6in an hour. The river is now about…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →BRISBANE, MARCH 23.—Weather: The weather has been fine during the week, with slight showers now and again. FLOOD FUNDS.—The North Brisbane and South…
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