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The almost continuous rain last week has had a disastrous effect on the country districts, and each day is bringing farther news of damage to property and danger to life. All through the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred at Mr. L. Simpson's residence, Wilberforce, on Saturday night through the bed curtains becoming ignited in a child's bedroom. Before the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Intimation was received this morning that Lord Jersey would visit Windsor to see the district in flood. Although the residents are in anything but a holiday-making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The intense heat that has been experienced in Germany during the past few days still continues. A waterspout broke over the district of district of and did immense…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather cleared up here early on Saturday morning, the rainfall for the previous six days being 8in. Thirteen inches have fallen in June. The temperature…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGGA, Sunday.--Reports have been received here to-day that the river at Gundagai is 35ft. 6in. above summer level. A later…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last week was one of almost continuous rain, and from the 19th to the 28th inst 10-51 points were registered by Air. Russell at the Observatory. That gentleman has had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →RICHMOND, Saturday. -- Disastrous flood news has reached here from Goulburn and elsewhere. The Hawkesbury commenced rising again last night and is now 25ft. over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEANBEYAN, Saturday. --This morning the river reached the highest since 1853, and tho channel is now deeper and wider, and the water flowing over the deck of the bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NOWRA, Saturday.--Heavy showers continued to fall yesterday until about 4 o'clock, when the rain ceased until 6 o'clock, at which hour it came down literally in torrents…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Heavy rains have fallen in various parts of the colony and serious floods have occurred in Gippsland. The following telegrams were received from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is feared we are going to have a terrible flood. Last night the water went down considerably, and at 9 o'clock this morning the river was only a banker, but it immediately started to rise again, and whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →For the second time in a period of six months Wagga has suffered a flood. In January last the Murrumbidgee here was 30ft. 4in. above summer level. At 10 o'clock this morning the river was within…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Throughout Friday night and Saturday morning rain fell almost as heavily as it had done for a week previous. The fall has been very severe in many parts, and has resulted in terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The largest flood since 1874 is now upon us. The river came over in three places at 2.30 this morning, and the whole town was soon submerged to a depth of 3ft., the water rising quickly. Farm produce, pigs,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It has been raining for the last 24 hours, and the rivers are very high, over the banks and still rising. The Queanbeyan mails returned to town, the driver not being able to cross the creeks. The Murrumbidgee…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Walhalla, the heaviest flood since the settlement of the place is being experienced. The lower end of the township was submerged for several hours without material damage being done to property. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGGA, Monday.—Great distress, damage, and suffering have been caused in the town on both sides of the Murrumbidgee owing to the ravages of the flood, which is the greatest that has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Monday.—The weather in Melbourne yesterday and to-day has been finer than for more than a week past, but in some parts of the country it is still raining, and heavy floods…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUNDAGAI, Sunday. — During the past few days Gundagai has been the scene of the most disastrous flood since the memorable one of 1870, and present appearances…
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