Rain and Floods
Moderate to heavy showers of rain fell in and around Sydney yesterday the downpour being most continuous early in the morning. From Saturday 9 a.m., up to last evening about…
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The Bourke Flood. Administration of the Belief Funds
The Mayor of Bourke (Mr. W. H. Daniell) wires as follows: "The paragraph in your Saturday's issue, stating that the committee had refused to entertain money relief at present, is…
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An eye-witness sends the following description of the effects of the flood at Walgett, and the sufferings of the people:-Having great faith in the efficacy of your…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Four Years for £18. the Bourke Floods. the Egeria Committals. a Minister's Seat Challenged. Answers to Questions. Fedfern Post-office Clock
Mr. BRUCE SMITH, in reply to a question by Mr. W. Stephen, said that the tender of Mr. R. B. Smith had been accepted for the erection of a turret clock at the Redfern Post-office on the 9th…
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WILCANNIA, Tuesday.-There was no municipal council held this week at Wilcannia, the Mayor and council clerk being busy supervising the embankments and other work necessitated…
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THIS morning we received the following very gratifying letter:--Sir,--We observe that you are receiving donations to be devoted to the Bourke Relief Fund. Herewith we…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods on the Darling. (By Telegraph.) News From Brewarrina
BREWARRINA, Tuesday.--The flood-waters in the Barwon and back creeks are slowly subsiding, with the exception of the Narran, which is still rising and is now two miles wide…
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LISMORE, Tuesday.--The river rose steadily all last night and is now up 20ft., but to-night is falling slowly. Not much rain fell during the day. The water backed up through Brown's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legislative Assembly. Federation. Speech by the Premier. Public Works. Local Government Bill. The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p,m. Answers to Government Bill. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Answers to Questions. Flood Embankments
Mr. BRUCE SMITH, in answer to Mr.M'Farlane, said no money had been expended on flood embankments at West Maitland in the engineering sense of that term. The sum of £33,646 17s 8d…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday. - It is anticipated that the fresh in the river at Bonkhampton will be heavier than was at first anticipated. On Monday night the water was within 18 inches of…
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GRAFTON, Thursday.-Heavy rains have caused a rise in the river and a flood in the Orara. The water is over Coots's Bridge on the Armidale road…
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Sir,—Crying over spilt milk it neither an agreeable nor profitable occupation but in a paragraph appearing in your issue of the 30th ultimo there are some statements which require explanation or…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Floods in the West. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) the Condition of Walgett. Great Destruction of Property. Scarcity of Food. Walgett
A large meeting of the residents was held at the School of Arts last night, Mr. Vaughan, J. P., in the chair, to consider the serious lesses and destitute condition of many of the sufferers by the recent disastrous…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.--The Dawson River is 20ft. deep, and rising 6in. an hour. Another flood is expected in the Fitzroy River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods at Lismore. Detention of Judge Backhouse. (By Telegraph.)
LISMORE, Wednesday. -- The river is falling and is now down about 6ft. The weather is still showery. The District Court was to have been opened last Tuesday, but has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Flood on the Darling. (By Telegraph.) People Returning to Louth. Experiences of Homestead Lessees
LOUTH, Wednesday. -- The river here has only fallen 9in. up to the present. At that rate it will be another week before the water is off the streets. A brick building lately occupied by J…
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A meeting called fay request by the Mayor of Alexandria to express practical sympathy with the people of Bourke was held in the local town hall last evening. Alderman Ralph moved the first…
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A meeting called by the Mayor of Alexandris to express practial sympathy with the people of Bourke was held in the local town hall last evening. The Mayor (Alderman John Turner) presided over a small…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bourke Floods. to the Editor of the Herald.d
Sir,—On behalf of the distressed people of Bourke and district, I have to acknowledge the practical sympathy of the undermentioned gentlemen. The beneficent help extended to us from all parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Floods in the West. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wilcannia
The river is still rising slowly, and is now 35ft. 6in. The gauge shows a rise of 3in. since yesterday. From the steady way the waters are rising the maximum height is expected to be reached about Sunday. The…
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