[Editor: This postcard (unused), which incorporates a photograph of a flooded house on Villiers Street, Grafton (New South Wales), is undated; however, it is believed that it may have been taken circa 1950.] [Front of postcard] [Description: A photograph of a … [Read more...] about Flooded house on Villiers Street, Grafton (NSW) [postcard, circa 1950]
floods
Barcroft Boake: A Memoir (section 12): The floods of 1891
[Editor: This is section 12 of “Barcroft Boake: A Memoir ”, by A. G. Stephens, published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] [The floods of 1891] On 25th July, 1891, Boake writes to his father from the survey camp at Mundawaddery, recording an incident … [Read more...] about Barcroft Boake: A Memoir (section 12): The floods of 1891
Down the River [poem by Barcroft Boake]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft Boake was published in Where the Dead Men Lie and Other Poems (1897).] Down the River Hark the sound of it; drawing nearer! Clink of hobble and brazen bell Mark the passage of stalwart shearer, Bidding Monaro soil farewell. Where is he … [Read more...] about Down the River [poem by Barcroft Boake]
Plenty of water, miles of it [postcard, 17 August 1910]
[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of a man on a horse, in front of a flooded plain, is postmarked 17 August 1910.] [Front of postcard] Plenty of water, miles of it. [Description: A photo of a man on a horse, in front of a flooded … [Read more...] about Plenty of water, miles of it [postcard, 17 August 1910]
Australia [The Waterford News (Ireland), 26 February 1864]
[Editor: This section of articles, regarding the Australasian colonies, was published in The Waterford News (Waterford, Ireland), 26 February 1864.] Australia. MELBOURNE, DEC. 26. — GREAT GALE AND FLOOD. — The flood, which was expected in the United Kingdom on the 14th … [Read more...] about Australia [The Waterford News (Ireland), 26 February 1864]