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An Old Swamp in the City
‘The Inundations at Marrickville: Rescuing the Homeless’ May 1889 Illustrated Sydney News, 6 June 1889 p14 The new decade began in Australia with an apocalyptic vision of drought, fire and flood, but it’s always a bit of shock to Sydney when…
![marrickvilleMailsHer Majesty's mails being helped across Sydenham Road during the late heavy rains and floods, Australian Town and Country Journal, 8 June 1889, p27](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/featured_images/marrickvilleMails.jpg?itok=THhnjE3h)
Sydney's wild weather
Wild weather just hit Sydney and parts of Australia’s east coast, causing four deaths and an estimated $38 million in damage. It seems each time this occurs, photographs and film footage captured by awestruck residents dominate the news, and this…