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The river rose at Bellbrook yesterday to 27ft., and at Kompsey wharf to 20ft The Lower Macleay is for the most part under water. A resoue party went out in a flood-boat yesterday, and removed a number…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heavy rain continued to fall during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, with a heavy southerly gale which veered to the west. During the period mentioned 863 points fell. It was much heavier up the river. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The heavy rain at the latter end of last week culminated in one of the highest floods ever experienced here. From Friday till Saturday morning 6in. 80 pointsfell, of which 4½in. were recorded during Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LISMORE, Monday.--4.15 p.m.: The biggest flood ever known occurred on the Richmond River on Sunday, the registered rise being 35ft. 6in. Every part of the town is now under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CAMPBELLTOWN, Tuesday. -- Two heavy thunderstorms passed over the town last night, accompanied by vivid lightning ; 192 points of rain fell. The fall was so rapid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As the result of a petition which Messrs. Lyne and Hayes, Ms.L.A., presented to the Minister for Lands a few days since regarding the damage done to property in the south-western district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LISMORE, Wednesday.-The flood waters carried away a store on the public wharf. The wharf shed was also stripped of its iron roof. The steamer company's shed was swept away, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The pugilistic ball has been kept rolling merrily during the past week, the providers for the patrons of the popular sport being W. B. Curran and Val Flood, at their respective halls, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The pugilistic ball has been kept rolling merrily during the past week, the providers for the patrons of the popular sport being W. B. Curran and Val Flood, at their respective halls, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The river rose 36ft, completely flooding the town. The river, which is usually about 50 yards wide, reached fully a mile. Two hundred persons, who were flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The flood water is falling slowly here, but all the low-lying country is still under water. The weather is still unsettled. Heavy rain fell last night, and 300 points…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LISMORE, Tuesday. -- The flood water is now down 14ft. and out of all the main parts of the town, but still there is a large sheet several feet deep at the back of the town,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reports from the sewerage engineer, Mr. J. M. Smail, were dealt with by the Water and Sewerage Board yesterday respecting the effect of the heavy rains on the sowers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WEST MAITLAND. Wednesday.-Very heavy rain again set in yesterday in Maitland, and continued all day. This, with heavy inland rains, has caused another rise in the Hunter River…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COONAMBLE, Thursday.-One hundred and nine points of rain were registered yesterday. At some places the fall was much heavier. It will do a great deal of good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river has now fallen to an extent that it can be seen positively that the shed on the North Coast Company's wharf has wholly gone, and also the store shed on the public wharf. All the iron is wholly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At present the entrance to the river at Ballina Heads it two miles wide, and boats are unable to cross in or out for a few days until soundings are taken. A telegram just…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The weather is fine, and the flood waters are subsiding slowly. Mail communication is being resumed. Shipping is still totally blocked. The cry for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The district all round Maitland is in flood. The river is now up 28ft., and there is every possibility of its still rising. At Morpeth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GRETA, Wednesday,--A narrow escape from death occurred yesterday afternoon to three wheelers. When coming up the tunnel at the Greta colliery the Anvil creek ran…
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