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  2. FROM PENRITH TO BATHURST.

    EVEN in its best and smoothest condition the Great Western Road is by no means a pleasant thoroughfare to travel upon. The most primitive bush track would bear favourable comparison with some portions of it. And though ...

    Article : 3,153 words
  3. PERILOUS POSITION OF THE NEWCASTLE LIFEBOAT—MIRACULOUS ESCAPE—HEROIC CONDUCT.

    It appears that the crew of the lifeboat received orders to be in readiness by daybreak on Friday, 21st instant, in case they might be called on. They were prepared accordingly for any emergency. About 10 ...

    Article : 1,807 words
  4. THE FLOOD RELIEF FUND.

    THE committee appointed in the 27th June, 1864, to relieve the distress occasioned by severe floods at that time, met, by invitation, at the Metropolitan Hotel, Pitt-street, at half past 3 o'clock on the 24th instant, for the purpose ...

    Article : 1,996 words
  5. MAITLAND DISTRICT.

    IT rained pretty heavily on the 18th and 19th instant. But it was on the evening of the 20th, that began a rainstorm that has not in the memory of any man been equalled in point of duration and violence. This was ...

    Article : 1,512 words
  6. CAMDEN DISTRICT.

    JUNE 23.—This town, in common with others, has been visited by one of the highest floods ever known. The rain commenced last Tuesday, and on Wednesday night there was a storm of wind, accompanied with heavy rain, but as ...

    Article : 432 words
  7. THE EFFECT OF THE LATE GALE AT ILLAWARRA.

    WITHIN the recollections of the oldest inhabitant, Wollongong has never been visited with as severe and disastrous a gale as that we have experienced during the past week, Standing on the flagstaff and looking coastwise, the sea ...

    Article : 304 words
  8. INQUEST ON THE BODY OF PILOT EDWARDS.

    On Saturday afternoon on inquest was held in the Courthouse, concerning the death of William Edwards, late pilot at Wollongong. Mr. E. F. Smith presided. The following evidence was adduced— ...

    Article : 1,029 words
  9. NATTAI.

    Since the 17th, we have bad scarcely a, dry hour, and last night, and during the whole of the day, rain has fallen in torrents, and is still raining hard. A bridge on the main southern road, south end of the village, is partially swept ...

    Article : 272 words
  10. GOULBURN DISTRICT.

    The Southern Argus of 22nd instant gives the following particulars of the flood in the above locality:—The rainfall which began on Monday night, 17th instant, and which has continued with but little interruption ever since, has caused ...

    Article : 379 words
  11. CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE BODY OF WILLIAMS.

    The District Coroner, Dr. Pierce, held an inquest at the Great Northern Hotel, on Monday afternoon, on the body of William Williams, who died in the lifeboat outside Nobby's, during the gale of the 22nd instant. ...

    Article : 1,122 words
  12. THE FLOOD ALONG THE BANKS OF THE HUNTER.

    By the courtesy of the traffic manager of the railway I was accommodated with a seat on the ball[?] train. We left the Honeysuckle Point Station at about 9 a.m. on Sunday, with the intention of proceeding to the One Mile Creek, to ...

    Article : 2,561 words
  13. YASS DISTRICT.

    THE Courier of 22nd instant reports that rain began to fall steadily soon after sundown on Tuesday, 18th instant, and has continued with only brief intermissions to the time we are writing. During Wednesday night there was the ...

    Article : 543 words
  14. DISASTERS AT BULLI.

    A fearful disaster occurred at the above place on Friday. From the imperfect information at present to hand we learn—some time past men have been engaged putting new lags to the jetty, removing and replacing faulty ones, &c. ...

    Article : 250 words
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