The Floods on the Hunter
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.—Through there recent heavy rains in the Maitland district, as well as further inland, the Hunter River is again in fresh, there being a rise of some 20 feet above the…
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Delayed by Floods
PAMBULA, Thursday.—Considerable inconvenience was caused here by floods. All communication with the mines was cut off, except by telephone, and mails were delayed from Sunday till…
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COONAMBLE, Thursday.—The Castlereagh River here is flooded, and the water running very high. The flood waters from Mundooran, which flood the river here, came down early this morning…
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COONAMBLE, Thursday.--The Hood waters, as reported from Mundooran, came down early this morning, and the Castlereagh River here, which was rising slowly with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Floods Throughout the Country. Great Loss of Stock
HOBART, Thursday.--Great floods have occurred along the line from Launceston to Hobart, and the country is partly under water. Communication is greatly interrupted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cyclone Oil. an Elixir of Life. Mark Tidwell's Grievance. The Roving Professor's Potent Cure-- Its Effects-- Thought He Had Swallowed a Barbed Wire Fence
There came to a certain Southern town some years ago a spanking four-burse team drawing a gaudily-painted waggon, having qs occupants a quartette of male singers, an…
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HOBART, Saturday.—Very heavy floods have occurred throughout Northern Tasmania. The North Eek River has overflowed its banks, and the country in the vicinity of Longford is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Floods in Northern Tasmania. Railway Communication Interrupted. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Launceston
Unprecedentedly heavy floods occurred to-day throughout Northern Tasmania. Railway communication between Hobart and Launceston is interrupted. The river North Esk has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Floods in Tasmania. Half Launceston Under Water. Destruction of the Tamar Embankment. Relief and Rescue Work
LAUNCESTON, Friday.--The flood water in the northern country districts rose higher during last night, but after the high tide this morning it commenced to fall again slowly…
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On Wednesday morning, a thunderstorm passed over the district accompanied by severe hail and rain. It is feared that the hail has done some damage to the fruit…
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From the heavy rain which falls upon the high mountains of India, the low-lying country is liable to such sudden floods that every year many beasts and even…
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From the heavy rain which falls upon the high mountains of India, the low-lying country is liable to such sudden floods that every year many beasts and even…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Floods on the Darling
The river at Bourke on July 15 stood at 39ft 3½in, and the town was surrounded by water. The approaches to the North Bourke end of the Billabong Bridge were covered three feet with water,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Intercolonial News. Queensland. Flood Prevention
A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Ann[?]ar, Powers, Tooth, and Fisher, waited on the Premier on July 14 to ask that a survey be made to see if it ia possible to divert the water from the…
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ALBANY Sunday.--H.M.S. Ringarooma, which left here last Tuesday for Fremantle, put back early yesterday morning, being unable to make headway against the heavy…
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ALBANY, Sunday.--The weather is still rough, but moderating. The barque Southern Belle, from Port Adelaide to Natal, encountered a cyclone about 50 miles west of…
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LAUNCESTON, Monday.—Heavy rain fell at Launceston on Saturday and yesterday but the river has subsided considerably. A large portion of the suburb of Inveresk and the whole of the…
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ALBURY, Sunday.--The river continues to rise, and to-day the water is nearly 11ft. above summer level. It has broken away from the banks, and is overflowing all the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods in Tasmania. Heavy Damage at Launceston
LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--On examination on Saturday, after the flood water had receded, it was found that one of the first breaches in the embankment was made about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Floods in Launceston. Launceston
Rain fell heavily at Launceston yesterday, but the river has subsided considerably. The great portion of the suburb of Inver[?]sk and the whole of the low-lying country in the viol[?]ity of the…
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