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Sir,--In your issue of the 9th inst. appears a leader on the above subject, based, in my opinion, upon incorrect premises. In the first place, you quote Mr. W. B. Wilkinson, who has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALBURY, Wednesday.--The river to-day has risen to over 10ft. above summer level and continues to rise. Reports from the Upper Murray state that the rainfall has been exceptionally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Messrs. Waddell, Willis, and Davis, Ms.L.A., received a telegram from Enngonia on Thursday night asking them to use their influence to obtain a boat for that place at once, as the biggest flood…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There is considerable consternation here at Mr. M'Millan's reply to Mr. Abbott last night concerning floods here. There can be no danger to life or property for the next two months, but by that time the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBURY, Friday -- The Murray and Mitta Mitta have risen during the night, but as a great quantity of flood water has arrived from the head of the river it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Referring to the generally anticipated flood at Wilcannia, the inspector of stock at that place in a letter to Mr. J. P. Abbott, M.P., says:--" The rivers are still rising, and as things…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Up till this time there was no practicable breach in the Wall, owing to the lightness of the artillery and the distance of the batteries But on the 24th, a new battery was formed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. G. T. Bennett, Honorary Secretary and Treasure of the Flood Releif Fund, St. Marys, sends us the following copy of letter received from Mr. W. H. Daniels, Mayor of Bourke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The local flood committee will meet to consider claims, which number over 300, amounting to about £16,000; about £4000 remain to be distributed among deservingelaimants. It is [?] desired here that the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Barringun is threatened with a higher flood than ever. The Government has granted £80 for the purpose of saving property, and a committee has been appointed to carry out embankment works and [?] that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods are again reported from various parts of the South-western districts. The Warrego is over its banks at Cannamulla and running through the streets. The Northern Railway line between…
Continued on Trove, page 1375 →The river is 21ft. lOin., having risen one inch in 24 hours. At Albury it is 9ft., rising rapidly. The Murrumbidgee at Balranald and Hay is also rising. These waters will reach here about the time that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1363 →ALBURY, Saturday.--The river is still rising, and is this morning lift, above the summer level. After a lapse of two whole fine days the rain has commenced to fall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILGANNIA, Friday.--The river continues to fall here at the rate of about half an inch per day. Reports received this morning show little alteration in the up-river stations. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WALGETT, Friday.--Great indignation is felt here amongst all classes at the publication of certain correspondence in various newspapers concerning the doings of the flood relief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WENTWORTH, Tuesday.—The river rose lin during the last 24 hours. Great anxiety has been caused by the Murray having risen 9ft at Albury. This means a high Murray if the Darling waters…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →WILCANNIA, June 14.—The Warrego is reported to be in full flood, and Culgoa Creek is rising at Surat. The Macquarie is high. A body of water is coming down the Macintyre. The…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →HOBART, Sunday. -- Heavy rain continues throughout the country. The record for the past four weeks is: -- Hobart, 4in.; Launceston, 6in.; East Coast, 11in. Low Heads and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMWORTH, Sunday. -- Very heavy rain commenced to fall at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, not ceasing until 6 o'clock this morning, when the gauge registered 208 points. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, June 21.—A disastrous cyelene has swept aver the State of Illinois, wrecking several towns and villages, Thirty persons were killed, and many others were…
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