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GLOUCESTER; Friday. --Senior constable Haddon, in rescuing a man entrapped by the flood waters yesterday, was caught by the current and washed two miles down the river…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Like other places Auburn came in for a severe visitation on Wednesday, the rain coming down in torrents all day and most of the night. The ordeal was a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What was a fresh in the Hunter developed into a flood on Thursday, and later on became very serious. The river, which stood at 27ft above Summer level, continued to rise until…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir Gerald Strickland paid his first visit to Newcastle on Thursday. The weather was the [?], so the school [?] display the harbor excursion, and all public…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A severe storm has been experienced at Cairo, and over the Nile delta, and the railway service has had to be suspended. The rainfall in the desert is unprecedented,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Following persistent heavy rain, floods have occured in the champagne district. Many vineyards have been devastated, and though the pecuniary foss to the industry…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →DAMAGED HOUSES IN OAKHAMPTON-ROAD, WEST MAITLAND. BLOOD WATERS RISING IN OAXHAMPTON-ROAD. A FAMILY BEING RESCUED IN A CART. RAILWAY UNDER WATER NEAR WEST MAITLAND STATION…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The water getting into the gas mains in West Maitland has caused a complete failure of the gas supply, and there is no probability of its reatoration before Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Many years ago in New South Wales a fund was established under the name of the National Flood Relief Fund for the purpose of alleviating distress occ[?]sioned by floods…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Northern River floods have already resulted in a short supply of stock of Flemington sale yards, Homebush. Out of 13,621 sheep advised for to-day's sale…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FROM the time of old Noah to that of the new woman, man has had to fight against floods, suffering much from them, but gaining, in the long run, more then be loses…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To the city dweller rain such as we had last week may be an inconvenience and an annoyance, but, after all, his sufferings are both unimportant and transitory, and when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Further news from the north emphasises the seriousness of the situation resulting from the floods. Farmers have suffered losses running into…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The floods having prevented the attendance of Crown witnesses from the country necessitated the postponement of the trial at Sydney Quarter Sessions to-day of Eric Shannon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The floods in the Lower Hunter are rapidly receding, and the full extent of the damage to houses and farms is becoming apparent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The bravery of the four young men who resuced many people from the flood at Tempe on March 9 last, at the risk of their lives, is to be publicly recognised to-morrow night…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WEST MAITLAND, Sunday.--The flood waters were at their worst yesterday. The river began slowly to recede last night, but an immense volume of overflow water is pouring over the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A cyolone visited Seddonville last night, and did considerable damage. The Charles town Anglican Church was completely wrecked and several houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway traffic has been party restored but to trains [?] over the line between [?] and Farley. Passengers mails and luggage are conveyed between those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A special meeting of West Maitland Municipal Council was held to make arrangements for repairing the streets. It was decided to appoint an assistant overseer and to…
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