Floods in the North
BRISBANE, February 23.-During the recent floods at Winton a man was drowned in the Western River, near Elderslie. A lad named Fleetwood is also…
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Flood Prevention. To the Editor of the Evening News
Sir,-The Secretary for Works recently promised a deputation that "the preventive drainage scheme " for flood irrigation should be made the subject of a…
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The Rev. H. Wiles acknowledges with thanks the following donations to the Morpeth Circuit Flood Relief Fund:—Mr. and Mrs. Willison, Rockdale, £1 10s 6d; Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hawkesbury Flood. to the Editors
SIRS,—The unfortunate farmers on this river and on its tributaries, the Colo and McDonald, rivers can now estimate the magnitude of their losses, and in the…
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The enormous losses caused by floods to the land-holders of the North Coast districts in this colony is a sufficient reason for the persistent way in which several schemes for flood mitigation have from time…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--A report from Winton states that a man was drowned in the recent floods in the Western River, near Elderslie. A lad named Fleetwood, aged…
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It is estimated that an expenditure of £14,463 will be required to make good the damage done to roads, bridges, and culverts in the different parts of the…
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Mr. H. Valentine Haynes has proposed a scheme for the prevention of floods by deepening and straightening the river channels. Our sketches illustrate the theory…
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James Craig. Newtown, "in the interest of all who have to face 'the perils of the deep.' asks if the utter folly of vessels leaving harbor in the teeth of such weather…
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Mr. Wragge, the Government meteorologist, reports:--The new tropical disturbance, " Xi," is rapidly increasing in energy, and has already became much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Unemployed in England. Threat to Flood the Workhouses. London, Feb. 22
In giving evidence before the committee appointed to consider the unemployed difficulty, Mr. J. Keir Hardie, M.P. for the Southern Division of West…
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Sir,-This being the close of my project concerning the impounding of the waters of the Clarence, I trust you will deem it advisable to again give it a position in…
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BRISBANE, Monday. -- A report to-day from Winton states that the lad Fleetwood, who was supposed to be drowned in the late floods near Elderslie, has been found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Neglected North. Mr. F. Clarke, M.L.A. Before His Constituents. Local Requirements--Roads and Bridges--Flood Channels--Local Government Bill--Farmers and Land Taxation-- The Land Bill. KEMPSEY
Mr. Frank Clarke arrived on the Macleay by the boat last Thursday. He spent the day, and part of the next, examining the roads and other matters requiring…
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The Mayor (Alderman A.C. Hewlett) presided over the last ordinary meeting of this council, and reported that many complaints had been received regarding the damage caused by recent rains. Some…
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"I hadn't seen the sun for live days until yesterday, and have ruu by dead reckoning from the islands to this coast," said Captain John Williams yesterday afternoon as he got ready to go ashore…
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Mr. Darley, the Engineer-in-Chief for Harbors and Rivers, has forwarded to the Minister for Works a report by Mr. H. Walsh, Newcastle district engineer, and…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--At a committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce this morning, the unanimous opinion was expressed that the existing system of…
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Stops are being taken by the Public Works Department to repair flood damages in the northern districts. In the Gosford and other electorates considerable sums are…
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ARMIDALE, Friday.—One of the most terrific hailstorm ever experienced in this district occurred on Thursday evening. Every shop in town was more or less damaged,…
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