A<i xa'\ci:i Iv^va ben Anticipate-!, Ihe Uawkvobury liver hna b.en flooded, and the water roso poiq ; 31 fett above its usual level, An old resident, named Dtvid Jen kins, was drowued ns-iacing others to rescue eorae oi :h-j flooded-out rssiden's of the flits. At. Richmond, Windsor, River stono, and older places, the rivr covers an immense scope of country. At Brooklyn the safo/y of the Hawkasbury Bridge was en dangered, in couseqaence of the huge trees «orn up by the rooig, haytt^cks, and other fljed matter beiog carried down the river with great; forcf. Th* flood extended up (be Nppean, where milns 'of oonntry wen* flooded. At Maitland suoh a downpour has not taken plaoe since 1874. Accompanying the rain was a heavy southerly wind.iwhioh caused considorabie damage, blowing * down and uprooting tree?, and in some cases un roofing buildings and carrying away veran dahs. On Monday the river had risen 21 feet 4 iDchea, or at the rate o ! 18 inches to ihe hour. At the Wnlka Waterworks, an open reservoir for the Hunter Kiver water supply, the water rose 14 inches. This will give Bonie idea of the downpour. At East Maitland there was a vast sheet of water from Pitnacree Eoad down to Morpeth. At Single ton such a downpour has not been experienced for years, the river on Monday being up 3!) feet and rising steadily. At Wollombi a tre mendous fail took placo on Saturday and Sunday, and by 10-30 a.m. on Monday the whole of the Wollombi township was flooded, and the water 3 fact deep in the Catholic Ohureh. At Dungog the river broke over the banks and flooded all the low lands adjacent to the town, which at noon was 6 feet under water. At Kiama some damage waa done to the basin pier, and it is feared that the sea-wall at the baths is. injured. A young man named Patrick Casey, while pas sing Colling Creek on his way homo, at Jamberoo Mountain, fell in, and was drowned. At Wollongong a terrific sea was rolling in, but the steamers and ships in the harbour escaped without damage. The rise in the Hunter JKivcr caused great anxiety. The town of Raymond Terrace was flooded to a considerable depth. Hexham, Hinton, and Morpeth also Buffered to some extent. 