Flood at Plattsburg
WALLSEND, Friday.—At 3 o'clock this moraine occurred the highest flood ever known in Plattsburg. All the principal business places were flooded, and there has been great destruction of…
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Floods in the North
PERTH, Friday.--The drought has completely broken up in the Northern districts. At Rocburne a heavy storm set in on Friday at midnight and rain continued to fall until…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greta Flooded. a Violent Storm. GRETA
A very heavy thunderstorm occurred on Saturday afternoon. Rain came down in torrents for a short space of time. The creeks were over their banks, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Weather. Floods at Marrickville
That portion of Marrickville known as Tramvale suffered considerably by the heavy rains on Friday and Saturday. By midday a hugh lake had been formed by the floodwaters surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood at Windsor. Standing Crops Destroyed. WINDSOR
The worst fears were realised at midday on Saturday. After many days' rain the river began to rise rapidly, and kept rising till about midnight, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flood at Parramatta
The week's rain the Parramatta district culminated on Saturday in a heavy flood in the river. In a few hours the river must have risen 14ft. An immense body of water came…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Weather. a Heavy Downfall. Floods in the Country
The showery weather which has prevailed during the last seven or eight days terminated yesterday morning after an unusually heavy downfall on Saturday afternoon and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Flood at Windsor. Windsor
The flood waters are receding and leaving the usual trail of misery behind. The Windsor bridge is again clear, and the fears of the farmers are again allayed for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Great Floods in the River. The Smith-street Footbridge Damaged
THE hopes entertained on Friday evening that the weather would change for the better the next day were donned to disappointment, for on Saturday it turned out regular…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Storm at Wollongong
WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--After two days of fine weather rain commenced to fall again last night and has continued throughout to-day, at times coming down in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Effect of the Late Storm in the Newcastle District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
The storm of rain during the past week has had a disastrous effect upon many of the small homesteads lying near the borders of Lake Macqurarie, particularly those belonging to the miners of the South…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c. Heavy Rain Along the Coast
The light rains which we reported last week as having fallen over the coastal districts culminated in some very heavy rainfalls during Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of last week. One day, Thursday,…
Continued on Trove, page 685 →Correspondence. It must be distinctly understood that, while we are at all times happy to insert correspondence we do not in all cases endorse the remarks of the writer, and the real name and address of correspondents must be given in addition to nom de plume as a guarantee of good faith.] "Can flood Come Out of Evil? To the Editor of the Nepean Times
Sir,—I am much obliged to you for permitting me to open up for discussion the subject of the stronghold of drunkenness. I am sorry that your patience and forbearance has been so severely taxed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods at Parramatta. Heavy and Continuous Rain. Refusing to be Rescued. Actions Against Government. A Simple Lesson in Science
THE rain, which commenced to fall on Thursday, March 10, and continued almost without ceasing till Sunday last, culminated on Saturday last in such a downpour for nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Floods on the Richmond. Low Lands Submerged. CASINO
The district has just escaped a most disastrous flood, for there is not the shadow of a doubt that if the weather had not taken up on Saturday morning, and it had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood at Marrickville. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—May I beg space in your paper to point out that the trouble with the flooded district in Marrickville is easily remedied pro tem., until such time as a low-level sewage can be constructed with pumps,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood at Lismore--a Drowning Fatality
LISMORE, Monday.--The showery weather continued until Saturday night, since when it has been beautifully fine. The river rose to a height of 18ft., covering many low-lying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. a Southerly Gale
The southerly wind which set in on Sunday morning increased yesterday to the force of a gale, accompanied by heavy rain squalls at times. The storm was in full force in the harbor and caused some delay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Central. a Soldier Not a Man. "A Disgrace to the Coat" A Gale With Nothing to Blow About--An Erratic Girl
LESLIE ARTHUR ANDREWS, an artilleryman, was charged with having assaulted one George Towler. The prosecutor said he was at the time of the occurrence in a hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colliers' Strike. Several Mines Flooded. London, March 28
It has been ascertained that the collieries idle by reason of the late strike are sustaining grave damage, owing to the increase of water in them. From this…
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