The Floods in Tasmania
LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.—The flood waters have receded sufficiently to enable trains to resume running. The greater portion of the suburb of Inveresk is, however, still under water…
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LAUNCESTON, Wednesday.—The flood waters have receded sufficiently to enable trains to resume running. The greater portion of the suburb of Inveresk is, however, still under water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LAUNCESTON, Tuesday.--The flood has receded to a large extent, but not sufficiently o allow of the water being drained out of the flooded suburb of Inveresk. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. H. E. Russell, Government Astronomer, reports to-day that the heaviest rainfall recorded at 9 this morning was at Fort Stephens, where 2in had fallen. At Sydney 1-50…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LAUNCESTON, Thursday.—The flood water at Invereek is receding very slowly. The self-acting sluices have not come up to expectations, and the open cats in the embankment have not acted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LAUNCESTON, Wednesday. -- The flood waters at Inveresk receded very slowly to-day. The open cuts in the embankment have not acted well, and the self-acting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Much rain fell in Sydney on Wednesday night, and, with intervals, all yesterday, 85 points being recorded last evening at the Observatory. The wind blew from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The barque Southern Belle, from Port Adelaide to Natal, reports having enconntored a severe cyclone about 40 miles south-west of Leuwin. The vessel was thrown on her beam ends, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →To many of the readers of the Sydney Mail, the announcement of a recant great flood on the Macleay River will excite but little attention, as the district is one but slightly known, except to those having…
Continued on Trove, page 227 →WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--Rain fell heavily and incessantly last night. About 2 a.m. a heavy thunderstorm broke over the town, and rain continued till 7 a.m., when the weather…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Very heavy and disastrous floods have occurred throughout Northern Tasmania. The North Esk River overflowed its banks, and the country in the vicinity of Longford was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →HOBART, Sunday.--The flood waters at Inveresk have gone down considerably, but the health authorities will not yet allow the people to go back to their houses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WILCANNIA, Saturday.--The present flood in the Darling has reached its maximum level at Tilpa, which is 1in. over the 1879 flood, 5in. over that of 1886, and 2ft. 4in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A southerly gale is reported from stations north of the Clarence this morning, and is evidently making its way south, accompanied by a heavy sea and rain. Ballina…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, July 31.—Disastrous floods have taken place in Cashmere, India Half of the city of Sirinagur, the capital, has been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous floods have taken place at Sirinagar, in the Cashmere district, Northern India. Half the town has been destroyed.d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUCKLAND, Monday.--Heavy rains have fallen in the province of Marlborough, and the water is running into the shops at Blenheim…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →According to papers received by the mail to-day, Val Flood, of Melbourne, met peter Maher, the Irish champion, at Robey, America, on june 26. Maher won in four rounds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Up to 10 o' clock on Monday night evidence in connection with the Cargo bank robbery was taken, and this morning his Honor Judge Docker took his seat at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BATHURST, Wednesday.--At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, in the Cargo bank robbery case the jury at midnight acquitted the prisoner Thomas Flood, and were locked up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Henry Parkes delivered an address on the political situation, at the Aquarium hall, Manly, Last night. There was a large attendance. Mr. Alexander Dean took the…
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