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The weather is fine and the flood-waters are receding rapidly, leaving a large quantity of slimy deposits on the land. The flooded-out residents are returning to their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The police are engaged this morning searching the river for the body of an unknown man, who last night drove a horse and buggy into the Murray at Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Accidents have been the order of the day here, no less than three having occurred within the past three days. The first was the case of Miss Smith, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Murrumbidgee on Sunday reached 34ft. 6in., only 2ft. lower than the flood of '52, which washed away the old township. Houses have been washed away, and those…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGGA, Monday.--The river at 11 tonight was 30ft. above summer level, having risen about 4½ft. during the past 20 hours. The telegraph line to North Wagga is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBURY, Monday.--Owing to the very heavy rain in the Upper Murray district there has been a rapid rise in the Murray here since Saturday. To-night the stream is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather in Sydney yesterday was delightful, and to all appearance we are about to have a spell of sunny days. Unfortunately the news from several of the country districts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--The flood waters at Orbost are subsiding, though it will be some time before the full extent of the damage done is known. It is estimated that the flood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When the weather reports reached Sydney fron the country yesterday morning, they were read with the utmost avidity as they were made public at the telegraph-office and at the Merchants' Exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The heavy floods here last week stopped all communication with other districts since fast Tuesday. The telegraph lines are now working again, and the Sydney [?] arrived last night. The rain commenced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MAITLAND, Tuesday.—At a meeting of the residents of East Maitland, held last night, with a view of taking definite action for the prevention of floods in that town, it was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Foxlee wired to the Secretary for Railways yesterday afternoon that the only damage of importance on the Cooma branch line was at Umeralla, and that would be repaired…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WINDSOR, Tuesday.--The weather is fine and the flood waters are receding rapidly, leaving large quantities of slimy deposits on the land. The flooded-out residents are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.--The flood waters are about 30ft. above summer level and subsiding slowly. There is no gas in the town, the lights being principally candles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The recent heavy rains have caused a good, deal of destruction in the Central Cumberland orangeries. Thousands of oranges have fallen off the trees in consequence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Though a few showers fell yesterday afternoon in Sydney, the day was fine compared with recent experience, and last night was bright and sharp. Light showers, ranging from two-tenths of an inch up…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further testimony of the severity of the recent easterly gale off the Australian coast is given by the steamers arriving at this and the neighboring colonies. The steamer Tagliaferre reached Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WAGGA, Wednesday.-The river here at noon to-day was about 29 feet 6 inches, and falling very slowly. A telegram from Gundagai says the river there is 20 feet, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A man aged 67 years, named Thomas M'Mahon, had a trying time whilst camped on Friday on Gobbagombolin station, about three miles from town. He was making in a boat for Wagga, when, his hands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cabus and light winds prevailed over New South Wales yesterday. The weather was fine generally, but in places showers fell. In the city it was cloudy, and a light shower foll during the afternoon. The…
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