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Forty delegates, representing shires and municipalities between Maitland, Singleton, and Newcastle, met in conference at the Town Hall for the purpose of considering…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Tweed Shire engineer, Mr. R. S. Bartlett, reported to the council yesterday that the supervising engineer, Mr. Archer, of the District Works Office,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, stated this afternoon that the Darling at Louth yesterday was 43ft. 4[?]in., and was reported stationary, and at Bourke was 38ft. 2in., and failing…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →WELLINGTON, Saturday.-Snow water, augmented by heavy rain at the head of the Macquarie and Bell rivers, caused both to rise rapidly, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Continuing "Wanderer's" story of old-time floods, he says:—"In 1816, the year after the termination of the long drought, there was another flood. The…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The recent floods in the north are made to look like a drop in the ocean compared with the floods which every new and again devastate soma part of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The damage caused by the recent floods to the shire roads is estimated by the Cessnock Shire engineer as follows: -- Cessnock, £6000; Tarro, £1160;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Until Labor nominations for selection for West Sydney close with the returning officer, Mr. Gavin Sutherland, there is little fresh to be said about the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is estimated there are still about 100,000 sheep marooned by good waters in the watercourse country between Garah and the Barwon, and the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Kempsey Chamber of Commerce is perturbed over the breakdown of telephonic communication with Bellbrook during the recent flood. At the last meeting of the chamber it…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist, stated yesterday afternoon that there was little further to report on the flooded rivers Inland. The Barwon. at Wallgett was falling slowly, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →When the Hunter River threatened the Bolwarra (N.S.W.) district recently, many farmers performed good service in steaming the flood waters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The rumoure current elsewhere that Forbes has been surrounded by flood waters are without foundation. The river came down last week, and only just broke over the banks, but…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Every now and then somebody living a hum-drum existence in a sleepy country town gets the itch of vagabondage, and the only song worth…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →[?] had a [?] to the creek, which was rising [?] owing to Good…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →WILCANNIA, Tuesday.--The river is now 33ft. 3in., and is still rising 2in. daily. There is no reason to doubt that it will considerably exceed last year's level, as it is now only…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Information has been received by the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Groom) from South Australia that the workmen will have the weir at Blanchetown completed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →[?] certain conditions a number of plants common in garden will give out little [?] light [?] a writer in "Everyday Science"). Our of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Tweed Shire Engineer (Mr. R. H. Bartlett) reported to the Council that the supervising engineer (Mr. E. Archer) of the…
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