Flooded Roads Soon Ready for Traffic COONAMBLE
Advices from Walgett states that special gangs have been put on to make the roadway and all appreciative sound after the flood waters. Motor cars are now…
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Thunderstorm in the City
Due to the passage of a trough of low pressure between the coast and highlands, thunder showers commenced in the city at about 7 o'clock last night, und at 9 p.m. 12 points had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Damage. Distressing Scenes. Thousands of Dead Sheep on Railway
An inspector of the Walgett and Pokatar[?] branch lines, which were recently under flood waters between Narrabri West and Wee Waa, shows that no very serious damage was…
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All the railway lines of the State arc now running trim. Flood damages have been repaired, and freight and passenger traffic is as usual. The heavy rain in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Freak Cyclone Horses Stripped of Hair VANCOUVER, July 24
Extraordinary freaks were caused at Saskatchewan by a cyclone. Sixteen horses were stripped of their hair. A stallion weighing 800lb. was carried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plague of Snakes Follows in Wake of Flood COONAMBLE
Selectors and small landholders in this district report a regular plague of snakes as the result of the recent floods. Washed out of their nests, they are to be seen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Victims Disaster to English Town Fifty People Perish Heartrending Scenes of Distress
Without the brightest warning being given to the inhabitants, who were sheltering indoors from a heavy thunderstorm, a swooning mass of water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Donald Mackay in a Gale
A wireless message was received yesterday from the master of the steamer Donald Mackay, bound from New York to Brisbane, stating that the vessel had been hove to 15 miles south-east of Lord Howe Island, on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →In Grip of Drought. Flooded River; Bare Countryside
Mr. Doc, M.L.A., who returned yesterday from a visit to the Start electorate, states that, although the Darling River is ill flood, the countryside in the Wileannia and Menindie districts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Industries Board. Advances for Rolling the Mallee. Assistance for Flood Sufferers
The Minister for Agriculture decided yesterday to make advances of fodder through the Rural Industries Board to enable farmers to [?]oll mallee country, so as to prepare the land…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drought and Floods: Bourke's Trying Experiences
This article (mitten by H.K.B.) gives interesting reminiscences of the great flood at Bourse in April, 1890, and describes the strenuous efforts put forth to secure, water for the town during the severe drought which ended a few weeks ago. The article was written prior to the recent floods. At one time it was feared that the effects of these floods would be as serious as those of 30 years ago, but, happily, that fear was not realised, for the highest mark registered at the Bourke war was 3ft under the 1890 flood, and although a considerable area in the north and east parts of the town was flooded, and some of the north-west water was in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Heavy Coastal Rain. 180 Points at Bodalla
Bodalla, with 180 points, Moruya 147 points, Boga 133 points, Gosford 118 points, and Newcastle 115 points, were the heaviest falls of rain reported yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Flood Tide
THE SIAMESE TWINS (frenziedly): "Stick to it! Remember we sink or swim together!"…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Resourceful Grazier. Saving His Sheep from the Flood
Mr. E. K. Bowman, the well-known grazier, of Wargundy (N.S.W.), was a considerable loser during the recent heavy rains. The river came down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fodder Advances for Sheep. in the Flooded Areas
In the flooded areas considerable damage has been done to pasiurage by deposits of silt, and representation have been made to the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Losses by Floods. Stockowner's Pathetic Letter
TAMWORTH.—A Walgett resident, writing to a friend in Tamworth, says:—"I have been a fortnight at Wee Waa with sheep, and had a rough time. I think I lost about 450…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Macquarie Floods Records of Past Tremendous Volumes of Water
The Water Conservation and Irritation Commission has supplied the following information with regard to the floods in the Macquarie River during the past [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Damage by Floods Culverts Carried Away DUBBO
Mr. W. J. Fordyee, engineer of the Talbragar Shire Council, has made an inspection of the roads of the shire since the floods, and be estimates that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Early Days. THE 1806 Hawkesbury Flood. an Investigation
In March, 1806, there was a disastrous flood in the Hawkesbury following on a long drought. The following extract from a report on the flood is taken from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage by Floods Talbragar Estimate DUBBO
The Talbragar Shire Council estimates that the damage done to the roads by the recent floods cannot be made good under an expenditure of…
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