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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

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Floods In the Country

Katoomba Times · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

GUNDAGAI, Monday.-- The flood in the Murrumbidgee Rivernt Gundagai yesterday reached 84ft. 6in., or within 2ft. of the flood of 1852, which washed away the old to ship. A…

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Fierce Gale in Hobson's Bay

Katoomba Times · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A fierce northerly gale blew oyer the bay throughout Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday, and at intervals heavy showers of rain fell. The gale reached…

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Floods In Victoria

Katoomba Times · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--At Walhalla to-day the flood waters have almost receded. Two men, J. Spargo and his mate, early this morning went in search of the body of Mr. D…

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Terrible Floods in Spain

Katoomba Times · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 2

LONDON, Monday night.--Terrible floods have been experienced in the province of [?], Spain, where whole towns have been destroyed. Thousands of the inhabitants have perished, and as the railways…

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