EAST MAITLAND, PITNACREE, &c.
When the train pulled up at the East Maitland platform, the extent of the flood, to persons acquainted with the district, was at onco apparent. To the left of the Morpeth branch line, so far as the eye could reach, was one lake-like expanse of water, broken only here and ther« by some few islands of high ground. Narrowgut was evidently completely submerged, the river having broken over in several places. On the Pitancree road there was a very strong stream running across; and all traffic between Dunmore and East Maitland had been suspended for several hours. The paddocks be>.weea the railway line and the river, from East to West Maitland were, as a matter of course, covered, the line being submerged at one spot to a depth of over two feet. The road leading to the station, and the main road near the mill were, as usual, flooded, but not to any great extent, the traffic being still open for vehicles or on horseback.
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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 98, 3 May 1870, Page 2
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