Disastrous Floods
Aided by a strong south-west wind on March 13 the waters of the Mississippi poured into the city of New Orleans through a crevasse some 50ft. wide at the head of Jackson-street. The…
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The Floods in the Darling. (By Telegraph.)
BOURKE, Friday.--There is very little to report now. The water is going down slowly, the guilds to-night showing a fall of 13in. It is weary waiting, and the people who have…
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BOURKE, Friday.—The water is still going down gradually, the official gauge showing it to fall about an inch in twenty-four hours. Some slight freshes are reported in the Narran and…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The Darling River Floods. Walgett Submerged. Railway Line Washing Away at Bourke. (See illstrations on this and opposite pages.)
By the courtesy of Acting-District Court Judge Bennett, we are enabled this week to present pictures from photographs of the condition of Walgett during the recent floods. Walgett is…
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LONDON, April 24.—The committee of Ways and Means in the American House of Representatives has reported in favor of imposing duties upon worsteds similar to…
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Probably the most tragic incident in connection with the floods of this year occurred near Narrabri on March ll, when the wife of F. Corr and his four children were drowned by their house,…
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COOLABAH, Monday.-There are now about 200 navvies working here getting ballast for Bourke washaway, besides fifty for another contractor. Altogether, with residents from Bourke, there are…
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Mr. Waddell, senior member for Bourke, addressed a letter last Thursday to the President of the Flood Relief Fund, asking that a small portion of the fund be devoted to assist sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in the Darling. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Wagga
At the fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Borough Council, Alderman Jeremy said the council should express sympathy with the sufferers on the Darling River. They should not only express sympathy, but…
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MR. WADDELL, senior member for Bourke, addressed a letter last Thursday to his Worship the Mayor of Sydney urging that a small portion of the Flood Relief Fund be…
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Sir,--In your issue of the 30th ult. (last Wednesday) you published the following wire from Windsor:--"Windsor. Tuesday,--The local flood relief…
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WINCANNIA, Saturday.--To-day's river reports are:--Walgett, 36ft. 4in., falling; Brewarrina, 33ft. 4in., falling; Goodooga, 11ft. 8in., falling: Bourke, 41ft. 5¼in., falling;…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday,--The weather since Saturday afternoon has been very boisterous…
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WILCANNIA, Monday.-The flood waters are now Hearing Wileannia, and commencing to spread over the low-iying ground. A party of gentlemen drove out on Sunday to the…
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The flood water is subsiding fast. The damage to the town is not so great as was anticipated. Donnelly's coach from Byrock, with Friday's letters, arrived yesterday after a great struggle. The loss of…
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Sir—Everyone must agree on the expediency of taking the fullest advantage of the recent floods of the Darling to secure accurate data as to their limite, for the sake of future calculation and future consequent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Darling Floods. Latest from Bourke. BOURKE
Since last report the water has fallen very rapidly, and many of the footpaths are once more visible. A portion of Mitchell-street, in proximity to Caro's store,…
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THE flood water is now falling at the rate of 3in. a day, the height of the river being 40ft. 8in., showing a difference of nearly 2ft. from the levels of last Thursday…
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BALLINA, Monday.--A very heavy thunderstorm with rain squalls was experienced last night. Nearly 3in. of rain fell. Over [?]in. was registered last month and 57in. 29 points since…
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