Disastrous Floods
The continuous heavy rains in the northwest and Liverpool Plains districts caused an unprecedented flood, which submerged Inve[?], Warialda, Narrabri, "Wee, Walgett,…
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The continuous heavy rains in the northwest and Liverpool Plains districts caused an unprecedented flood, which submerged Inve[?], Warialda, Narrabri, "Wee, Walgett,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Owing to last week's rains and floods the Mudgee Council has found its roads tampered with in parts, but a substantial recompense has been dispensed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON. Wednesday Evening—Violent winds and torrential rains have occurred in Italy, and the telegraph lines were broken. At Naples many ships were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Violent winda and torrential rains have been experienced in Italy. Telegraph lines have been broken, and considerable damage was suffered by many…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The distress existing in many of the poorer families in the flood-devastated districts of the north-west has stirred the sympathy of Sydney people, and, with characteristic…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TAMWORTH, Thursday.—A requisition is being signed by the townspeople asking the Mayor to call a public meeting to discuss the best means of preventing a recurrence of flood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Wednesday Evening.—In consequence of the floods traffic on the Paris and Orleans Railway has been suspended. Charenton is flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Barwon River at Walgett at 9 o'clock this morning was 42ft Sin above summer level, being two inches higher than at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. It was reported by the postal and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The latest news of the floods is, fortunately, of a much more cheerful character.' The town of Walgett, whose fate has been in suspense for some days, is now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Walgett after all will escape inundation. The river, after persistently rising for days, is now stationary and this is taken as an indication that the bulk of the flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The floods in France have not abated. The Seine is swollen to double its usual width, nud has risen another 18 inches. Hundreds of thousands of Parisians are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Walgett is no longer threatened with destruction. The waters have apparently reached their limit, and the town is now regarded as being quite safe. The danger…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There is no abatement of the floods in France. Traffic on the Paris-Orleans railway has had to be suspended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WALGETT, Wednesday.--Walgett is in a state of jubilation to-day, and, with very good reason. The tact that it is Anniversary Day is forgotten. The people's only concern is that the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, Wednesday. -- Further particulars are to hand with regard to the floods in France. The River Seine has swollen to double its…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The weather in New South Wales has been fine and clear and warm to hot in the north western half, elsewhere cloudy to overcast, but showery, with thunderstorms, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth Weather Bureau Forecast.— Heavy south to south-easterly gales and rains on the coast and highlands, including parts of western slopes; some thunder-showers also on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Violent wind and torrential rain have been experienced in Italy. Many ships were damaged in the Bay of Naples, and the telegraph lines have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In last issue we announced the opening of a Farmer and Settler" fund as an adjunct to the public, disaster relief fund, to give subscribers and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The fears that were entertained that when the flood waters reached Walgrett that town would be submerged were fortunately not realised, the…
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