BALCiitTTHA.
Monday.
The weather is extremely stormy. The river bank behind the township has been washing away at an alarming rate for the past few days, worie than at any time during the floods. Since last night the bank has gone twenty-seven' feet. The rivlr is now only one hundred yards from the houses in Charlotte street. Hislop'a ' house is to be removed tomorrow. The river is now within twelve feet of the house. Protective works are to be commenced tomorrow. Engineers have been examining the bridge with a view of reporting the cost of its re-erection to the Government.
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3064, 10 December 1878, Page 1
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100BALCiitTTHA. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3064, 10 December 1878, Page 1
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