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729 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 37
Fully half the residents of town have had to leave their residences on account of the railway embankment backing the floodwater into the town. The water is still rising, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →So far as is known, the Rev. T. and Mrs. Howard Smith (nee Miss May Burton), of the London Missionary Society, are the only Australian missionaries in Pekin. Letters were received from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Tuesday morning early a landslip occured on the banks at Riverside Emu Plains, the residence of Mr F R Wilshire, P.M. About 20 feet of the bank was carried away, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At a meeting of the Richmond Council on Wedues day night Alderman Campbell moved,—"That this council invite the councils of Liverpool, Campbelltown, Camden, Mulgoa, St. Starve. Penrith, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A strong local committee is organising a ball in aid of the sufferers from the recent floods in this part of the Hawkesbury district. Richmond Bridge has been considerably damaged by last week's heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →YASS, July 5.—After a very heavy fall of rain, snow fell to a depth of 4in. The river rose at a terrific rate, and is now nearly 8ft below the 1870 flood. Many people were rescued from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →GUNDAGAI, July 6.—The flood waters at Gundagai reached their maximum height at 9 a.m. on Friday, 33ft 6in being recorded, or 2ft less than the 1891 flood. The Chinese quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →During the latter half of last week a great portion of N.S.W. was visited by phenomenal weather in the shape of heavy rains and snow, and their consequences, great floods in the rivers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ALBURY, July 6.—Authentic reports received at Albury show that the floods in the district were of a more serious character than was yesterday thought to be the case. A great flood…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Two brothers, named Barton, of Boll, started on a shooting expedition on Tuesday week, taking with them a tent and two days' provisions. Up to Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE lovely Hawkesbury District, the birth-place of some of the sturdiest of the Australian race, the descendants of those free emigrants who left Liberty Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The late flood in the Murrumbidgee has now almost disappeared, but its results are being keenly realised by the residents of the districts which suffered from its ravages. Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WARREN, Saturday.--The River Macquarie at Warren has fallen about 6in. during the pas hours, thus relieving the town of any anxiety of its overflowing its banks. Burlong Creek…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Snow fell in considerable quantities and over extended areas yesterday. Bombala, Delegate, and Nimitybelle, on the southern highlands, had big falls. Stormy conditions were in evidence down south. Winds were from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WARREN, Monday.-Mr. C. Stewart, of the Railway Construction branch, Sydney, arrived on Saturday, and was interviewed by the Mayor (Alderman W. H. Lovett) and council clerk (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The flood reached here on Sunday, rising 3ft, 6in. during the day. The river is now 23ft. 9in., and rising. It is 11in. below the 1891 flood. The lower parts of the town are under water, and in many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. H. C. Russell, Government Astronomer, has issued a chart, showing the snowfall and rainfall during the recent storms which were experienced between the 3rd and 7th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WINDSOR, Tuesday.-Everything in the snaps of farm work has necessarily, since the flood, been at a standstill. The farmers are busy clearing away the debris that accumulated on their…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The river rose lft. during Monday night. It is now at 24ft., and rising very slowly. A number of houses are surrounded by water, and in several cases people have had to move. The waterworks are…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Saturday afternoon, a man named Humphries, a visitor to Parramatta. whilst walking along the banks of the Parramatta River, noticed the dead body…
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