Queensland Floods. the Aid From London. London, March 8
The committee farmed in London to collect funds in aid of sufferers by the Queensland floods has up to date received donations amounting to nearly £8000…
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The Bega Flood
The Bega road-superintendent has reported to the Minister for Works on the damage done in the district by the floods. Estimating the whole damage at not less than £5000…
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The central committee in Bridge-street received yesterday from the central committee in Brisbane the following letter:--"I have just received your telegram…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--The London committee have collected a total of nearly £8000 towards the relief of the sufferers by the recent disastrous floods in…
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The southerly gale still holds its strength along the coast and is accompanied with a very heavy sea. Jervis Bay reports fresh S.E. gale and thick rainy…
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The gale on Wednesday night is described by shipmasters as one of the heaviest experienced oil this coast for some time. The steamers that arrived yesterday from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale and Flood. West Maitland Inundated. Many Lives Lost. Wreck of a Brig. Railway Lines Submerged -- Malls Blocked -- Trains Delayed -- The Gale on the Coast. West Maitland
This place has been visited by one of the most dreadful floods ever known in this portion of the colony, and at present, with 4ft, 5ft and, in some places, 6ft of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gale and Flood. Maitland This Morning. The Northern Line. Postal Arrangements. Reports from the Rivers
The following news has been received this morning by the Postal Department: -- West Maitland, 7 a.m. -- Water is now awash with Belmore Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Floods in the North. Unprecedented Rainfall. Interruption of Railway Communication. Terrific Gale at Newcastle. the Mining Townships Under Water. Newcastle
The heavy gale and rainstorm have done immense damage in the city and district. On account of the water rushing over and flooding the main railway line last night at Thornton station, 13 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather. Sensational Reports From the Flooded Districts. the Southerly Gale on the Coast. a Sydney-owned Vessel Lost. Reported Stranding of a Steamer
During Wednesday night the wind increased and blew furiously until daybreak, when it moderated. The rainfall locally was light, and yesterday proved comparatively fine…
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The Sydney Central Committee has transmitted another £1000 to the committee in Brisbane, which makes, with previous remittances, a total of £6500. Yesterday £155 was received, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in the Country Enormous Damage to Property Bursting of a Colliery Dam. Houses Washed Away. Railway Traffic Suspended. Mails Delayed. Shipping Disasters. The Situation at Mainland. Residents Flying for Safety. Loss of Life
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—One of the most disastrous floods that has ever occurred in this district is now being experienced, and an immense amount of damage has been done in the city and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Floods at Maitland. All Communication Cut Off. NEWCASTLE, 2.30 p.m
Telegraph communication with all towns on the Hunter, Williams and Paterson rivers is now totally interrupted, At 11 a.m. the water was reported to be up to the…
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In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday next Mr. Stevenson will ask the Secretary for Public Works -- Will he, in view of the late heavy rains, and the damage done to…
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The Ministerial party, consisting of Mr. Slattery aud Mr. Lyne, aud Messrs. Levien, Chapman, Sheldon, and Collins, Ms.P., was unable to proceed to Narrabri by last night's…
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The flood of May, 1859, has been up till now regarded as the "great" flood of the Hunter River district. In the extent of damage done, the misery caused, the individual loss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Great Flood. the Hunter River District. the Most Disastrous Ever Known. Six Persons Drowned. Portions of Maitland Under Water. Five Feet Deep in Some Streets. the River 39 Feet High. Flooded Out in Newcastle and Suburbs. Residents Rescued by Boats. Railway Traffic Stopped. a Brig Wrecked and a Steamer Ashore
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday, 2 p.m.--One of the most terrible and disastrous floods, accompanied by storms of wind and ruin, that has visited us for years occurred last…
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Contributions in money and goods continue to come in freely. The central Sydney committee have thus been enabled to wire another £1000 to the committee in Brisbane…
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The flood is now (5 p.m.) the highest on record. The school of aris, the public school, and the courthouse are being utilised by the flooded-out people. The greatest consternation prevails, and incalculable…
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It has rained without interruption since 7 o'clock Yesterday morning, and the river has risen 4ft. since 8 o'clock last night, and is rising with alarming rapidity. There is a certainty of the biggest flood…
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