Regarding the condition of the Botany Dam before the recent rainfall, the following official report has been handed us for publication:—" Botany Dams, 5th February, 1878. Francis Bell, Esq., City Engineer. ...
Article : 613 wordsWE could wish for no better piece of news to present to our readers than that which tells of a copious rainfall throughout the length and breadth of the colony. The first signs of the welcome change took place at ...
Article : 1,757 wordsThe rain had fallen pretty heavily throughout on Tuesday, but it was not till past 8 o'clock that the storm, now found so destructive, came on. The wind shifted from the east to the south and south-east, ...
Article : 127 wordsA considerable amount of damage has been caused in the Lands Office by the rain. One room, built about twelve months ago, and used as portion of the conditional sales branch, has been completely deluged ...
Article : 110 wordsTHE fearful storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied by torrents of rain, which swept over the city and suburbs of Sydney on Tuesday night will long be remembered. As so often happens with storms and ...
Article : 1,121 wordsAmong the numerous places that have sustained great loss through the recent violent storms are the premises and goods of Messrs. Alderson and Son's tannery works at Redfern. On Wednesday ...
Article : 174 wordsIt is not many months since we recorded great destruction of property in the vicinity of the Haymarket by storm-waters. Another similar calamity has occurred, although through the precautions of ...
Article : 384 wordsAll the paddocks on the Waterloo estate were completely flooded. In fact Waterloo, as seen from the railway line, appeared to be a sheet of water stretching for miles towards Botany. On the Botany-road there ...
Article : 169 wordsThe road through Rushcutter's Bay leading to the South Head, has suffered several landslips, and in some places there are precipices of 16, and in others of 20 feet. At Rush's White Horse Hotel, there is an ...
Article : 89 wordsAt the Victoria Barracks all the garrison was up and busy repairing leaking roofs. The great storeroom was flooded out, and the stores received great damage. At the head of Woolloomooloo Bay ...
Article : 310 wordsFew places have suffered more than the Glebe, which has imperfect drainage. The piles of sand and debris in the various streets speak volumes in showing the direful effects of the storm. In many ...
Article : 82 wordsAll along the railway line the paddocks are swamped, and in several instances loss of cattle is reported. Houses built on low-lying ground are surrounded by water. The permanent way has sustained ...
Article : 41 wordsThe property that has suffered the most is the well-known Adelaide Brewery. At the northern end of the brewery there is a large gutter, which conveys the water from the Edgecliffe-road. On reaching a ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 9 Feb 1878, Page 14
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