The Floods. the Waters Subsiding. the Disastre at Branxton. Buildings Completely Submerged. the Belmore Bridge Much Shattered. Houses and Sheds Swept Down the River. Three Persons Drowned by the Upsetting Op a Rescue Boat. a Scene of Devastation and Run. Tremendous Loss of Crops. Loss of Life at Singleton. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) West Maitland
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 7
When I telegraphed at 9.45 last night I stated that the flood-water was still rising, and creeping up High-street. At 10 p.m. the back water had risen to high that it swept down…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Flood at Armidale. Armidale
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
Four hundred and eighteen points of rain fell on Thursday night, causing the lightest flood ever known here. The few cottages near the creek were inundated, and the occupants had to move out in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Flood in the Lower Macleay. Smithtown
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
The Lower Macleay has again been visited with a very disastrous flood. Very heavy rain set in on Thursday night about 7 o'clock, and up to 9 a.m. on Friday 14m, of ram had fallen. The water was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Flood in the Macleay District. Reported Sinking of a Dredge at Kempsey. Kempsey
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
Rain commenced to fall or Thursday evening about 7 o'clock, coming down in torrents, and by 9 o'clock the next morning 10½m, of rain had fallen in 14 hours. The river commenced to rise, but the wires…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Visit of the Premier to the North. the Suddenness of the Flood. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Reporter.) Muswellbrook
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
When Sir George Dibbs left Sydney on Tuesday evening he had little idea that his trip might be prolonged indefinitely. The party is still flood-bound at Muswellbrook, and the chances of geeting away…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Recent Floods on the Clarence. a Scheme by Mr. M'farlane, M.l.a. Maclean
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
The flood relief votes granted by the Government are nearly exhausted. It is hoped that the department will institute a scheme of road repairs to relieve the unemployed market and to help those…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Another Flood on the Manning. Wingham
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
The Manning River has been again va flood to a depth of 20ft, over the whart. Several farms are flooded, but only a little damage has been done. The water commenced to fall last night, and at 1 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Waters Subsiding. Windsor
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
The flood waters are slowly subsiding, and the weather clearing. Considerable damage has been done to the crops in the lowlands, but, tortunately, the water did not break over the banks, otherwise…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Floods Relief Fund. Gathering in Centennial Park
The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 8
An open-air public meeting in connection with flood relief was held in the Centennial Park yesterday afternoon. On the occasion of a previous meeting the Paddington Brewery Fire Brigade Band…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Northern Floods
The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 4
IT was scarcely to bo expected that New South Wales would escape altogether from the heavy floods which have overtaken Queensland, though…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the North. Great Loss of Property. Singleton Swamped. Water Subsiding at Raymond Terrace. Excitement and Anxiety at Newcastle --The Highest Flood Known on the Hunter--Many Settlers Ruined --A Scene of Desolation-- Latest News from Maitland--The Town Entirely Submerged-- Government Aid for Sufferers. The Damage to Railways--Reported Deaths by Drowning
The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 5
On the instruction of the Premier £1000 has been placed at the disposal of the police magistrate at West Maitland for the relief of those suffering from the effects of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flood Relief Fund. Wagga Wagga
The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 6
The Wagga Wagga Superior Public School has forwarded the sum of £3 7s 3d to the Queensland flood relief fund committee, through Mr. J. S. Middenway, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Northern Floods. the Damage in the Hunter. The Premier Estimates it at £250,000. Distress of the Flooded-Out. The Distribution of Relief--Return of the People to their Homes-- The Loss of Life. West Maitland
The Australian Star · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 6
Sir George Dibbs and party arrived by the flood-boat from Farley Railway Station yesterday evening, and witnessed some of the dreadful affects of this most disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Hunter River Flood
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 4
The present year will become historical as having brought with it the most disastrous floods that have ever afflicted portions of Queensland and of this colony…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Country. the Floods on the Clarence. a Scheme for Minimising Damage
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 6
MACLEAN, Sunday.--Mr. John M'Farlane, M.P. for the Clarence, has published in the local papers particulars of a scheme for minimising the damage to the district by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Queensland Floods Relief Funds
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 6
The Sydney Control Relief Committee shipped on Saturday a large quantity of cases and packages of clothing and bales of blankets and bedding for Brisbane, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Hunter River Floods. the Water Slowly Falling. From Newcastle to East Maitland. Exciting Adventures in Boats. a Wide Expanse of Water. a Picture of Awful Desolation. Complete Destruction and Hopeless Ruin. Only One House Not Abandoned. a Railway Bridge Washed Away
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 5
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--The present flood is the most terrible and destructive ever known in the Hunter River. There is 30ft. of water over parts of West Maitland,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Floods in Other Districts. the Macleay River. Houses and Streets Flooded in Kempsey. a Large Store Washed Away. Reported Sinking of a Small Steamer
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 6
KEMPSEY, Sunday, 3.15 p.m.--A terrible flood has occurred here. Rain set in on Thursday night, and by 9 o'clock next morning over 10in. had fallen. The very oldest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Arrival of Sir George Dibbs. Inspection of the Flood and the Damage Done. Seven Hundred Homeless Persons in the Town-hall
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 5
WEST MAITLAND, Sunday, 8.30 p.m.--Sir George Dibbs, Messrs. Wright and Hutchison, Ms.P., and others travelling with the Premier, arrived at West Maitland shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Highest Flood on Record. Houses and Stock Washed Away. Families on the Roofs of Houses
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 March 1893 · page 5
WEST MAITLAND, Friday, 11.15 a.m.--Since wiring last the river has risen over 40ft. at the bridge, and is now sweeping over all the town with terrible force. When the…
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