THE AUSTRALIAN FLOODS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4367, 14 March 1893, Page 2

THE AUSTRALIAN FLOODS.

. Ihe People Paniestricken, Liuing on Biscuits and Jam, Newcastle, March 12, . There is a great flood iu the Maoleay. The Northern Company's wharf and several dredges wore washed away, and a small steamer There is a terrible state of affairs irfMaitland, where the flood is tho highest in tho memory of man. A phenomenal phase is the rapidity with which the water rose, taking people almost unawares during the night. The inhabitants wero paniestricken, and in seeking refogo left all their valuables behind. Two moro lives are reported to have been lost. The Government have transmitted £IOOO to meet the immediate needs. The wholo place is inundated to a depth of many feet, and there is no sign of abatement. t$fjHET, Maroh 18. The water in"\Vest Maitland has reached tho second doors of the two stoned buildings. The inhabitants are subsisting on biscuits and jam, no other food being procurable. The water is now receding. Several hundreds of the residents of Morpeth were rescued, after being on the roofs of the dwellings all night. The loss of live stock is enormous, and all tho crops are destroyed.. Many people aro in a pitiable slate,, being totally ruined, while the distress! among all classes is acute.