Flood at Wee Waa. Application for Boats. Wee Waa
Rain commenced here early on Saturday morning, and continued until Sunday night, 9 inches 20 points being recorded. Appearances indicate one of the highest floods…
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Flood Boats in Readiness. Trains Delayed. Gunnedah
Since Friday night last seven inches and one point of rain have been registered at the Gunnedah Post-office. This is the haaviest fall experienced in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Floods Washaways in the North-west Damage at Tamworth
The water still continues to rise rapidly at Tamworth, and great damage is being done to the railway lines in the north-western district, Washaways have occurred in several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Colliery Flooded Water Gets Into the Stanford- Merthyr Mine. West Maitland
The Stanford-M[?] colliery is flooded, in consequence of the creek overflow entering the workings through an old fall. The pit is flooded to the third level in one jig. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Drowned in Flood Waters
JONES ISLAND, Monday.--A young man, James Towers, of Langley Vale, in attempting to swim the flooded waters of the Lansdowne yesterday, with a gun strapped across his…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tamworth Floods. Water Rising Rapidly. Loss of Life Feared. Serious Stoppage of Traffic
Considerable damage has been done to the permanent way in the north-western districts, the reports received by the Railway Commissioners, supplemented by private advices, being…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flood Boats Requisitioned
WEE WAA, Monday.--The flood waters are rising rapidly. The president of the shire council wired to the Government for three flood boats, two for here and one for Boggabri…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Second Edition. Northern Floods. Widespread Destruction. Business Places Damaged. Supposed Loss of Life
TAMWORTH, Monday Night.--Daylight revealed much damage and loss that darkness had hidden. On the lower side of Peel-street, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Flooded. by Underground Breakaway
KURRI KURRI, Monday.--Bad luck still pursues the Stanford Merthyr colliery, half-of which is under water and the mine is idle. The pit worked up till the last shift on Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tangled Telegraph Service Damage Through Flood Waters
The telegraph service in the northern parts of the state is now in such a tangle that a few days must elapse before business can be transacted with the same facility as before the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The R.m.s. Asturias. Delayed by the Brisbane Floods. Departure for Sydney Postponed
The R.M.S. Asturias, of the Orient Royal Mail Line, has been delayed at Brisbane, owing to the heavy floods in the river. The Asturias was expected here yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Chinese Hoah the Deluge That Didn't Come Off
A new Noah has arisen in the south-west corner of the Chinese province of Chi-ll, and has found his neighbours more credulous than the original Noah did, to his own great profit. According to a correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping Fleet of Sailers in a Gale Ships for Sydney and Newcastle
A big fleet or sailers was reported off Jervis Bay this morning in a moderate southerly gate, and all were racing north before the blow. Waterfront men were all astir in consequence, for arrivals of overset Vessels…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tamworth Floods Damage Estimated at £50,000. a Hospital in Darkness
TAMWORTH,Wednesday Afternoon.—Business places are Still practically turned upside down in consequence of the flood. Workmen are everywhere engaged in the town and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Floods. Farms Under Water at Narrabri. Destruction of Crops
NARRABRI, Wednesday.—Bains experienced in this district were the heaviest and most continuous for years. The Namoi Hirer rose on Monday morning to a height of 22ft lOin,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Floods Considerable Damage Done at Tamworth and Gunnedah
Latest reports from Tamworth state that the flood waters are disappearing. As that water subsides there is evidence of considerable damage having been done. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maitland Floods a Serious Position Collapse of Flood-gatte Feared West Maitland
The river at Maitland to-day is 6ft. above summer level. The weather is fine. A serious position has arisen in connection with the Wallis Creek flood-gates, which are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods. Destruction at Tamworth. Business Places Damaged. Supposed Loss of Life
TAMWORTH, Monday Night. -- Daylight revealed much damage and loss that darkness had hidden. On the lower side of Peel-street, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Floods. Heavy in Moree District
MOREE, Tuesday. -- The rainfall, which ceased yesterday morning, is the largest experienced here in one fall for 11 years. Considerable anxiety is felt by stockowners in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Chinese, a Cart, and a Flood. Exciting Experience
BARRABA, Tuesday. -- Consequent on the heavy rains, the river rose a banker on Sunday, and was uncrossable yesterday. A Chinese gardener attempted to cross his horse and cart,…
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