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Droughts and floods haunt early New South Wales history
The piece recalls repeated flood and drought cycles on the Hawkesbury and Hunter rivers from 1799 to 1820, describing how crops, cattle, and settlements were swept away. It links these hardships to the push to cross the Blue Mountains and notes lasting lessons for Australia’s agricultural progress and water conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Fitzpatrick
Winham
Australia
N.S.W
Hawkesbury
Sydney ‘'Gazette
Sydney ‘Gazette
Colony
George and
Pitt Streets
Sydney
Bride and
Hunter Streets
South
Sydney ‘‘Gazette
Blue Mountains
Windsor
Hunter
Blaitland
East Maitland
West Maitland