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FLOODS AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: ST. KILDA ROAD, SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCE'S BRIDGE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. 'On Dec. 13 heavy squalls of wind, accompanied by rain, swept across the city, and continued to increase in intensity during the three following days. The wind being from the S.W. and S.S.W., a high tide arose. This, coupled with the heavy rain, had the effect of making the river Yarra rise to a greater height than it had ever done before...All communication with the suburbs was completely cut off during two days... Across the St. Kilda road, on the south side of Prince's Bridge, the stream rushed with such force as to tear away a large portion of the road and the fences on each side, as well as the telegraph and lamp posts...Numerous wooden tenements were carried bodily down the river, and, coming in contact with either of the bridges, were dashed to pieces. Gardens and orchards were stripped of their fruit-trees and vines, and large quantities of hay and other crops were carried away.... As the flood has not yet entirely subsided, it is impossible to form an idea of the probable loss through this visitation, but it is roughly estimated that it will take a quarter of a million sterling to repair the damage'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Floods at Melbourne, Australia: St. Kilda Road, south side of Prince's Bridge, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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FLOODS AT MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: EMERALD HILL, FROM THE SUBURBAN RAILWAY, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Engraving of a photograph by Messrs. Davies. 'On Dec. 13 heavy squalls of wind, accompanied by rain, swept across the city, and continued to increase in intensity during the three following days. The wind being from the S.W. and S.S.W., a high tide arose. This, coupled with the heavy rain, had the effect of making the river Yarra rise to a greater height than it had ever done before...All communication with the suburbs was completely cut off during two days. Emerald Hill was an island, the road which connects it with Melbourne being submerged to the depth of many feet...Steps have already been taken to collect subscriptions for the relief of the distressed, and the following notice has been issued by the Government: "To Poor Persons driven out of their Homes by the present Floods. Accommodation for a few days will be afforded to such families and persons on their applying at the Immigrants' Dépôt, King-street...Should the demand be in excess of the spare room, tents and bedding, under proper care, will be loaned, and other assistance granted to the necessitous. A certificate from a clergyman or a magistrate of the locality must be produced at the dépôt".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Floods at Melbourne, Australia: Emerald Hill, from the suburban railway, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609485705
STARTLED, BY HARRISON WEIR, IN THE EXHIBITION OF THE INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS, 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
Startled, by Harrison Weir, in the Exhibition of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, 1864. Engraving. 'Mr. Harrison Weir's drawing of a blackcock...cunningly keeping near the ground to escape observation, and thus affording less chance of a shot, is a representation which will awaken in the mind of the sportsmen who frequent our northern moors many a recollection of the keenest pleasure, which has, however, often been damped by baffled and disappointed pursuit...It may be remembered that in former times the shooting of black grouse was, by law, fixed to commence on the 20th of August, as regarded the northern parts of the kingdom; but the Earl of Carnarvon, who had some black-game preserves in the west of England, had sufficient interest to get a bill passed to limit the shooting of these birds in England from the 1st of September to the 1st of December; and "he well deserves," says Blaine, in his "Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports," "the thanks of every rational sportsman, as well as every lover of his country, who wishes still to see it adorned with these and other winged gems."...To represent a blackcock in flight is the most difficult subject; but this is, perhaps, the best in execution of the artist's works exhibited this year'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Startled, by Harrison Weir, in the Exhibition of the Institute of Painters in Water Colours, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 609484435
THE LATE FLOOD OF THE ARNO AT FLORENCE – FROM A SKETCH BY E. W. COOKE, R.A., 1864. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.
The late flood of the Arno at Florence - from a sketch by E. W. Cooke, R.A., 1864. View of '...the flood which visited that city from the sudden rise of the river Arno, caused by a storm of rain...[Mr. Cooke writes:] The pent-up waters of the Mugnone and Amo, with their numerous tributary torrents from the vast amphitheatre of mountains surrounding Florence, suddenly burst into the valley, and rushed with irresistible force through the several bridges, rising in about six hours to the height of 17 ft...The scene...presented the extraordinary appearance of a turbulent sea, not of water, but of mud, mingled with the debris of forests, vineyards, and gardens...On Sunday evening the Lung'Arno was covered; the torrent flowing over the parapet of the massive wall inclosing the river. Thousands of people could not reach their homes...The sketch (taken from my window, on the Lung'Arno, looking south) represents the beautiful work of Ammanati (built in 1569), the Ponte della Trinità, with the Church of Santo Spirito and the Hill of Bellosguardo in the distance...the damage was confined to the houses and streets which are contiguous to the Arno; but in the flat portion of the surrounding country a large amount of property was destroyed or injured'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The late flood of the Arno at Florence – from a sketch by E. W. Cooke, R.A., 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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