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702 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 36
"The worst flood that ever was. I've lived here for fifty years and never saw anything like it." This was the verdict of one of the sufferers from Saturday night's deluge, north of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queensland steamers which arrived yesterday had a rough time in the gale. The Barrabool left Brisbane at 4.45 a.m. on April 1, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The barque Sophocles, nine days out from Adelaide for Falmouth, with a cargo of 13,262 bags of wheat, signalled for assistance at Cape Otway this morning. The steamer Egerton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor), speaking to a representative of "The Daily Telegraph" yesterday, said that the disastrous effects of the storm to many of the residents…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At last night's meeting of the Annandale Council Alderman Wells spoke at some length on the effect at certain points of Sunday's storm. Five or six residences in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The question of assisting those who suffered from the great rainstorm in the city and suburbs on Sunday morning was incidentally mentioned to the Premier during a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.–Ten trains laden with provisions and war material leave St. Petersburg daily for Vladivostock and the Far East…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reporting to the "Water and Sewerage Board tills morning on the effects of Sunday's rainstorm, the engineer-in-chief (Mr. J. Small) stated that but little damage was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday was devoted to cleaning up the flood legacies in the area off George–street West which suffered so heavily from the downpour on Saturday night and Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →When the sum of £50,000 was expended a few years ago in the erection of a mammoth pumping plant on the low-lyi : portion of Marriekville, known as Tramv[?]le, the residents thought…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The heavy rains which fell early on Sunday morning were the cause of much distress in the crowded and low-lyiug districts between George-street Weset and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To the majority of Sydney people—those whose business only takes them between their suburban homes and the city—a visit to the part flooded out on Sunday morning would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There is a humorous side to most troubles, even though it is not apparent until the trouble is past. The flood of Sunday morning is no exception, and some of the sufferers are now able…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The much–maligned cataract catenment area experienced a full share of the rainstorm. On Sunday, at midday, the river came down like a, wall, and a torrent rushed through the gorge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →As a result of the floods in the western parts of the city, the telephone tunnels in those districts were flooded. Beyond the inconvenience caused by the tunnels being blocked by water,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One phase of the causes which led to the flooding of the low–lying area to the north of George street West, which brought desolation and distress to a large number of poor of the city…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"The pronounced high pressure to the south, and the extensive monsoonal low disturbance over the northern parts of Australia in combination, have," said Mr. Hunt, the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From communications read at the Newtown Council meeting last night, and from the remarks of the aldermen, It was gathered that greater damage was wrought by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHERE MANY RESIDENTS WERE WASHED OUT. LOOKING TOWARDS PETERSHAM—A BIG SHEET OF WATER…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our illustrations on page 2 of this issue depict a couple of scenes on the Tramvale Estate, Marrickville, during the recent floods. This area is bounded by the…
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