Floods on the Darling
BOURKE, Wednesday.—The Darling River is now in heavy flood, the gauge showing 38ft 7in, or 4ft below the highest point of the 1890 flood. Yesterday the water reached the…
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BOURKE, Wednesday.—The Darling River is now in heavy flood, the gauge showing 38ft 7in, or 4ft below the highest point of the 1890 flood. Yesterday the water reached the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BOURKE, Friday.—Great anxiety is felt here owing to the flood in the Darling River having reached a far greater height than was anticipated. Daring yesterday the river rose 2in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The flood in the Darling hss assumed rather extensive proportions, and the height of the river is now 39ft. 2in., which is only about 3ft. 6in. below the highest point reached by the 1890…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A great deal of anxiety has been occasioned in consequence of the Darling having reached a threatening height and the surrounding flats having been inundated. Happily the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOURKE, Thursday.--Considerable anxiety has been felt here during the past few days owing to the flood in the Darling having reached a far greater height than was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, July 4.—A terrible explosion occurred in a colliery at Thornhill, about 81 miles south-west of York, and in the West Yorkshire Coalfield…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →BOURKE, Monday.—The Darling River is in heavy flood, and the water which [?]s rising quickly, has reached the height of 37ft 4½ in. This is only 5ft 8in below the of the 1889 flood…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The river is now 39ft. 4in., which is 3ft. 3¾in. below the highest point of the 1890 flood. The water is now all round the town, but none has entered the streets, except whom previously…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →DEAR SIR,—Allow me to thank the kind friends who have so liberally responded to the appeal made by me on behalf of the sufferers through the late…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DEAR SIR,—The floods coming so often on this river the last four months have done immense damage. The February and March floods took the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On her recent trip up the E. and A. Co.'s steamship Guthrie took a small consignment of fat cattle from Fort Darwin for Manila. They were shipped by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A change in the weather occurred in Sydney on Saturday, when the cold, bracing, cloudless days of the past week gave place to an overcast sky, and a softened atmosphere,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BOURKE, Saturday.—The town is now surrounded by water. The river rose half an inch yesterday, the height now being 39ft 3½in. It is expected to be stationary this evening, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LOUTH, Tuesday.—Considerable anxiety is felt here in consequence of the high state of flood in the Darling River, the water being now 42f above summer level, and rising at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the last few days steady rain has been falling and there is now every appearance of a big fall, Great anxiety is felt here in consequence of the high state of flood in the Darling River, the water being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BATHURST, Tuesday.--Heavy rain set in again last night, and continued for several hours, 45 points being registered. The river is rising rapidly. The weather is fine and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The committee of the Newcastle Flood Relief Fund met this afternoon to wind up the business. Mr. C. Upfold presided. Mr. H. H. Lang…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOWRAL, Wednesday.--The weather yesterday and to-day was beautifully fine and summer-like. It was showery during the night, 12 points of rain falling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The flood waters to-day bear a more satisf[?] aspect, and have only [?] during the past 12 hours. The town will be surrounded by water i[?] the river rises anothe foot, as well as entering the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Among Australian traders Fisher and Sprott's "Mores" are familiar ships. The Thirlmore is now on her way to Sydney, and the [?]mere, not long ago in Port Jackson, [?] on her way to Melbourne. One of this line (the…
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