Again we have to record the occurrence of a flood more appalling, and, if possible, more disastrous, than any which has visited us during the past few years, and which, owing to the season and other circumstances, ...
Article : 741 wordsDuring the early part of Friday the river continued to rise slowly but steadily, whilst the back water continued to make rapid and frightful advances. Almost every house in West Maitland below the Rose Inn was more ...
Article : 531 wordsA gentleman connected with our office supplies as with the following account of the flood at the Falls:— Although at the Rose Inn and the other points of egress the river was running in steady streams across ...
Article : 494 wordsThem is something peculiarly melancholy in the aspect of a widely-spread inundation, especially if that inundation be viewed by the light of the moon. and from some commanding eminence. The hollow roar of the southern ...
Article : 540 wordsOn Thursday several places on the banks of the river were dammed up, and thus the river was prevented from overflowing at such localities. This was the case at the bottom of Free Church-street, and on the green spot in ...
Article : 361 wordsWe have gathered some particulars of great interest respecting the comparative heights of the Maitland floods. [?] They are derived from Mr. John Eckford, the oldest inhabitant, we believe, now living. Mr. Fokford ...
Article : 2,113 wordsAt Morpeth the loss has not been so great as on the occasion of the former flood, owing. it is to be presumed to the greater precautions taken by those who had goods in a place of jeopardy. At an early hour on ...
Article : 521 wordsThe aspect of the flood when viewed from high lands is both exceedingly beautiful and exceedingly sublime. An immense volume of water, an inland sea, is seen stretching away in every direction, winding tortuously ...
Article : 560 wordsThe heavy rain which fell early on Tuesday morning, combined with that which,, bad fallen previously, soon produced the usual effet upon the river—causing it to swell in the customary manner. It rose slightly and ...
Article : 332 wordsOn Tuesday evening, after dark, the river began to pour through Scobie's tunnel on the Oakhampton road, and soon deluged the garden of Mr.Scobie and all the adjacent low-lying lands, Scobie's lagoon was soon ...
Article : 255 wordsIn my last I promised to send you a further account of the disastrous flood, and although I cannot send you a full one, yet such as I can perform of the sad intelligence I hasten to do so. I must tell you that all my ...
Article : 278 wordsAs a matter of course, Louth Park is inundated Wallis' Creek is much fuller than it was during the late flood. The current rushes up it with fearful velocity. The water is now (Friday morning) fully 18 inches over ...
Article : 282 wordsThe articles seen floating on the river are of the kind usually observed under similar combinations of circumstances. In the case of the present flood, the magnitude of the debris is greater than it was during the previous ...
Article : 354 wordsWe would have addressed you on Tuesday and Wednesday had there been any means of communication, nor while we are writing do we see any chance of this reaching in due course, but it is truly a cause of great ...
Article : 531 wordsIf travelling makes us acquainted with strange [?]fellows, floods make us acquainted with many strange events. Every inundation of great magnitude is sure to turn up a host of wonders and hair-breadth escapes. ...
Article : 671 wordsYestesday, about two o'clock four boats with their crews arrived by special train from Newcastle—three whaleboats and one gig. They were chiefly manned by Maories, Captain Lodge and Mr. Simpson having the ...
Article : 394 wordsThe Singleton mailman, on his arrival in town on Thursday night, reported that the up-country mails had been left in charge of Mr.Skinner, at Black Creek to be forwarded as speedily as possible, and that the river, at ...
Article : 280 wordsA very considerable portion of West Maitland is flooded. The Horse-sh[?] Bend, as being one of the lowest localities, was [?] on Tuesday night. A very small stream began to flow into it from a low point ...
Article : 743 wordsWe subjoin such items of intelligence as we have collected since the above narrative was written, along with such additional information as we have been able to collect up to the time of our going to press. ...
Article : 520 wordsBoats were sent to Bolwarra as soon as the rise in the waters enabled them to clear the fences, but upon reaching their destination found few families in need of their [?]. Some persons were removed from their ...
Article : 199 wordsIt commenced raining here on Monday morning, and this morning our river is overflowing its banks—which of into is no news. There ia a good breadth of wheat sown, and many parties had not yet given up sowing; ...
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Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875), Wed 5 Aug 1857, Page 2
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