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Another disastrous flood has suddenly come upon the residents of Maitland and the Hunter River districts, bringing widespread rain and devastation in its train, and rendering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The weather is now fine. The mails from Sydney have been delayed. The one due on Sunday only arrived last night, and the last three mails are at present somewhere on the road, it is believed at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A public meeting, convencd by the Mayors of Rockdale, Kagorah, and Hurstville (Messrs. William Taylor, C. H. Halstead, and J. G. Griffin) was held at the Rockdale Town Hall on Tuesday evening, to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Those who were out on Tuesday night will not easily forget the driving storm of wind and rain. It has aptly been described as a wet southerly gale. Speaking of Sydney, it proved certainly one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 496 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Several of the steamers delayed by the recent gale took advantage of the change in the weather yesterday, and put to sea. The Oonah and Tambo, the former for Hobart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Postmaster-General, the Hon. John Kidd, M.L.A., has kindly handed us the following copy of a who from West Maitland, with which station…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Further particulars to hand regarding the recent heavy storm state that at Dirk Hartog the cutters Seagull and Evelene were totally wrecked. The Virgo, little Eastern, Ada, and Blanche went…
Continued on Trove, page 490 →In all parts of the city and district are apparent signs of the extreme violeuce of the late gala, in roofless houses, leveled trees and telegraph posts, broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest official advices from Maitland received in Sydney this morning show that the flood waters are still rising, and that a tremendous lot of damage is being hourly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The total subscriptions received by the N.S.W. central committee of to last evening, in aid of the sufferers by the floods in Queensland, amount to £8300. Amongst the sums received yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—All railway communication with Maitland is still cat off owing to the floods, which are still rising. At Thornton, 13 miles from this city, it is still raining hard, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A correspondent writes: With the additional reports which we from day to day hare been supplied from the Clarence River, it would appear that the recent floods have been considerably more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Saturday.âA small flood has been experienced in the city. Several house were inundated to the extent of 2in or 3in, and miniature lakes could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrific thunderstorm paased over this district early on Wednesday, accompanied with heavy rain, which continued almost without break until yesterday, and it has been showery since; 4.95 points…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Through our advertising columns an appeal is made to the public of New South Walees for contributions towards relieving the distress caused by the recent heavy floods on the Clarence River. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The flood is 4ft. higher than was ever known. Every farmer for miles around is flooded out. All business places in town are flooded. The water is 6ft. in the office of the Gloucester Gazette. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Further details have been received of the damage caused yesterday by the storm. Wallsend is in part covered to a depth of 5ft. of water. A large pitfall between Brook-street and Park occurred,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir George Dibbs and party, who arrived at Muswellbrook on Thursday evening, are still flood-bound, and the present chances of getting away are not hopeful. There is no communication with the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For some time M. Emil Leysalle, sculptor, was engaged on the production of a colossal group of statuary, which was to have been exhibited at the fete in Wynyard-square. But, unfortunately, the…
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