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Reports of floods in different parts of the country have been received to-day. The country in the Shepparton district is described as "a sea of water." Heavy rains in the Cosgrove and Dookie districts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rain continued to fall heavily throughout the whole night, resulting in a large increase of flood-waters in Eueumbene River. Much inconvenience and very great danger were caused to the travelling public, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Alariming information from towns up the riyer was posted at the local post-office to-day, Wagra reports that the river rose 2ft last night, and it is still rising. At Jingellie the river has risen about 5ft since…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Anticipations of a flood in the Murru[?] have been realised, as the river is now 21ft above summer level, and rising. The flood waters are spread over the local flats, and all stock have been removed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Serious floods have occurred in several parts of the State, owing to the heavy rain of the past two days, and much damage has been done. The Wodonga police…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →GUNDAGAI, Thursday.--As the result of the constant rain for the past three days, the Murrumbidgee is in flood. The river at present is 20ft. above summer level, and rising. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BATHURST, Thursday.--Rain continued to fall throughout last night, 10 points being registered up to 9 o'clock this morning, and a letter rain has fallen since. The Macquarie River…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ADELONG, Thursday.--Adelong Creek is in full flood, the worst for 20 years. The crock rose 4ft. in 20 minutes. Davies and Kershaw secured their No. 2 barge, but one of the barges…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"There bas been a general rise in the rivers of New South Wales, and Carcoar reports the heaviest flood for 20 years," said Mr. Hunt, the Acting-Government Meteorologist. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The cyclonic storm passed away during the course of Thursday night to the Tasman Sea, where it is probably still operating. The eastern half of Australia, Mr. Hunt says,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →LONDON, Friday.--During the voyage from Hongkong to Singapore, where she arived yesterday, the first-class bruiser Terrible (on special service, 14,200 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BATHURST, Saturday.—The floods in the Macquarie River and Vale Creek have considerably subsided, but the low lying parts will remain under water for some time. In or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The precautions taken to guard treasure-houses are not usually as picturesque in modern times as were medieval methods, yet the manner in which the Bank of France protects its…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →There is every indication of a big Good in the Murray River, which is now over its banks at Corowa, and is rising fast. Rcports from the Upper Murray state that the river is still rising there. A big volume…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →WELLINGTON, Friday.--Last night Constables Tait and O'Riley had to ride through the flood waters at Wellington Flats to rescue four Chinese; who refused to leave their houses…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →COROWA, Friday.--Rain has fallen almost incessantly since Monday night, over 2in. being registered at Corowa, while reports from the district show that in parts the fall was heavier…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Scientists tell us that at the bottom of the sea it is always raining--or, rather, "hailing," for the downpour is not a liquid one, of course, but an incessant and steady…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUCKLAND, Monday.—The steamer Victoria arrived from Sydney this morning, after the most trying passage yet experienced while crossing the Tasman Sea. The strong…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The river rose 5in at Albury during Thursday night The whole of the low country between Albury and Wodonga is now under water. Many of the stockowners are moving their stock to higher land. It…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ALBURY, Saturday.--The flood in the Murray has reached a great height. At 9 o'clock to-day it was 14ft. above summer level, and still rising. On the low lands some homesteads…
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