The Bourke Flood
THE following telegram was sent to the Mayor of Bourke to-day by Mr. W. N. Willis. M.L.A.: -- "The Government had consented to charter a steamer to save the…
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The Bourke Floods. Nellie Stewart's Donation
THE opera " Paul Jones " has been a phenomenal success in Melbourne, and in view of the great sympathy shown there for the sufferers by the River…
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WINDSOR, Tuesday.--The local flood relief committee met to-day. About 150 applications for relief were received, many from freeholders. These are being culled out, when there will be…
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BOURKE, Tuesday.--Last night was still and quiet, The moon shone out brightly, and when looking at the sky it was hard to believe that for 50 miles around there was a great sea of…
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BREWARRINA, Tuesday.--The river is slowly, falling here and further up stream. The steamer Brewarrina, bound for Mogil Mogil, sold the whole of her cargo before reaching…
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BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--Considerable excitement prevailed here to-day when it became known that the 400ft. level at the Central Mine, which has attracted so much attention…
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In response to a requisition, the Mayor convened a public meeting, over which he presided, at tie Town Hall, Illawarra-road, on Wednesday-evening…
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BOURKE, Thursday.-With the Special Commissioners, and the two active members for the district in Sydney, there remains nothing of any moment to be chronicled. Affairs generally will be…
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The Argus collection for the Bourke flood relief fund now amounts to —2814 10s 3d, and for the Darling floods relief fund —77 13s. The subscriptions to the Mayor's fund in aid of the Darling floods relief…
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The water still continues to subside, although very slowly, 1in. to 1½. per diem being about the fall generally recorded. Yet oven this slight…
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The chairman of the Hawkesbury blood Relief Fund writes that the committee sat for nearly seven hours on Tuesday and dealt with over 200 applications for assistance. It is…
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BOURKE, Wednesday.--The rain still keeps off and to-day was one of the most genial of this sunny country. The spirits of the people are rising accordingly. The town, in fact, was…
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INVERELL, Wednesday.--A public meeting, was held here to-day, Mr. W. W. Fraser, P.M., in the chair, to raise funds for the relief of sufferers by the recent floods. It was decided…
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The cold, almoet frosty weather, during Wednesday, and the fresh southerly wind, ended in an overcast sky towards 1 o'clock yesterday morning, and an hour later rain fell. Up to 9 a.m. yesterday half an…
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The heavy gales which it will be remembered swept the British coast in January last and resulted so disastrously to tho shipping were fallen in with by the barque Loch Trool. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday's Parliament. Legislative Assembly. the Address Presented. Tamworth v. Morpeth. Morpeth's Manhood Maligned. Abolition of Tolls. Bourke Floods-blaming the Railway Commissioners. the Address in Reply
The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly after half-past 3 o'clock, and immediately proceeded, accompanied by the members, to Government House to present to his Excellency the Governor the…
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BOURKE, Friday.-A farther sum of £750 was wired on Thursday from Melbourne, in aid of the general distress caused by the flood. The contributions from that quarter have…
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WALGETT, Thursday.-The floods have now abated, but there are still many distressed sufferers who require relief. Many unemployed are tenable to travel to obtain employment…
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Mr. ALEXANDER LOUDEN, of Crown-street, Surry Hills, has forwarded to us a cheque for Ll towards, the sufferers by the Bourke floods; and towards the same object Messrs…
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LITHGOW, Friday.--A public meeting was held on Wednesday night in the School of Arts to express sympathy with and devise means for the assistance of the sufferers by the…
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