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KEMPSEY, Wednesday.—It has been ascertained that in consequence of the sitting-up of the river bed, occasioned by the recent floods, only boats of the very lightest draught can now come up to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although my anticipations concerning the results of the heavy and continuous downopoor of rain at the end of the week before last were borne out by another flood in the Brisbane and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Although disquieting rumours had been circulated previously with respect to the blocking of navigation, it was not until last evening that it was definitely learned that the river had silted-up to,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KEMPSEY, Tuesday.--A public meeting was held last evening, consequent on information to the effect that the river had silted up in many places, rendering navigation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy rain is falling in Paris, and it is hoped that the drought, which has been so severely felt in the French provinces for some weeks past, will now be broken…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As the water goes down and the roads become passable news gradually comes in from the outlying portions of the district, In every case the information is gloomy in the extreme, consisting, as it does, of tales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Avoca and Loddon rivers have flooded the surrounding country for miles. Fears are entertained of a breakage at the Column, irrigation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KEMPSEY, Thursday.--It has been decided to send throughout the colony asking for subscriptions to aid the sufferers through the late flood. Up to the present £144 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, June 23.—After a season of protracted dry weather a change has taken place. Heavy rain is now falling in London…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After a season of protracted dry weather a change has taken place. Heavy rain is now falling in London…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE Mayor (Alderman Gilfillan) presided at a largely attended public meeting which was held at Kempsey on Saturday to consider what should be done toward n relieving some of the distress…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →DEAR SIR,—Unfortunately the Macleay River has just been visited by a most disastrous flood. It is the highest on record, and the ruin and desolation…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The district of the Macleay has been visited by the highest flood ever known by white man. The damage done has been very large, and the only matter from which satisfaction can be derived is the…
Continued on Trove, page 1284 →Eastern news by the steamer Sagami Maru states that the mail steamer Mino Maru has been wrecked all the Japan coast, all hands being saved. Heavy floods have occurred at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →It may be of interest to know what kind of institution is the Rooty-hill or Saumarez Labor Farm, to which the Premier on Friday last was asked to make a grunt of public…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The recent flood on the Macleay has left its mark with a vengeance. One of the most serious consequences of its presence is the silting up of the river. To such an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →KEMPSEY, June 16.—The heaviest flood on record has just occurred in the Macleay district, causing very heavy damage to property, but so far no loss of life has been reported. The rainfall…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Heavy rain fell throughout the northern districts of Tasmania on June 13 and 14, causin floods, especially on the north-west coast. Several bridges on the main coastal road were…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The steamer Airlie arrived this morning, sailing for Sydney at 10 o'clock. She brings word that in North China the grain crops are good The River Weiling overflowed its banks…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Four hundred pounds were received yesterday from the Sydney committee for the [?]ood relief fund, which now amounts to about £550. This, however, is wholly inadequate to relieve the terrible destitution…
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