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Broken Hill & the Far West · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

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Gales in the Channel. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 February 1892 · page 3

Very heavy gales have again been experienced in the English Channel. They have had a disastrous effect on shipping, many wrecks and considerable…

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Terrific Storm. Two Hundred Lives Lost. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 February 1892 · page 3

Intelligence has been received of a terrific tempest which has raged in the vicinity of Oporto, on the coast of Portugal. Many boats were wrecked,…

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Floods and Storms. a Mother and Child Drowned. Destruction of Property. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 3

Heavy gales continue to be experienced along the coast, and the shipping is greatly interfered with, though so far no disaster has been reported. Several…

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Floods and Storms. The [?] the North. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 4

From Grafton comes [?] that down the river a quantity of [?] crops have been destroyed. The farmers moved their stock on the high lands…

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Floods and Storms. Lismore Under Water. Floods Up to the Housetops. Loss of Life. Great Loss at Grafton. Shipping Disasters in Queensland. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 3

The heavy and persistent rains which have fallen for the last four or five days on the coastal districts, and in the eastern chain of mountains, have resulted in the…

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Floods and Storms. Business at Lismore Suspended. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 2

The heaviest thunderitorm exer experienced at Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, occurred yesterday. Heavy rains have fallen on the northern…

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[By TELEGRAPH.] Perryman Y. Flood. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1892 · page 2

Jack Perryman beat Val. Flood at the Victorian Amateur Athletic Club's rooms on Saturday night, the contest lasting seven rounds. The…

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Disastrous Floods in America. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 2

Extensive and disastrous floods have occurred in Peoria, a city in the State of Illinois, U.S.A., situated on the Illinois River, with a population of…

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Phenomenal Floods in America. LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 4

Floods which have risen to a phenomenal height have occurred along the valley of the Mississippi. The artificially raised bank along the stream in the…

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Storm in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 2

An exceptionally heavy thunderstorm broke over the city last night. During the evening there were storms accompanied by heavy rains in various…

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The Floods Relief Fund. Fixed Deposit Condemned. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thurday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 2

The Richmond Council, at its meeting last night, condemned the action of the central committee of the floods relief fund (subscribed for…

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Mississippi Floods. Four Hundred Miles Inundated. Many Lives Lost. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 2

The recent heavy rains and the melting of snow on the mountains have greatly swollen the many tributaries of the Mississippi, and…

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The Mississippi Floods. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 2

Messages from America report the continuance of disastrous floods in the valley of the Mississippi, accomanied by appalling loss of life and great damage…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p m. the American Floods. Millions of Damage. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 5

Distressing accounts are being received from the States lying in the watershed of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers, which streams are in high floods…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 6 p m. the American Floods. Millions of Damage. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 4

Distressing accounts are being received from the States lying in the watershed of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio rivers, which streams are in high floods…

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Storm in the Mauritius. Cyclones and Son-spots

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 4

BETWEEN the condition of the sun's surface and the recurrence of cyclones in the Indian Ocean there appears to be a well[?]established relation. The sun…

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Cyclone and Fire. a Kansas City Swept. 500 Killed and Injured. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 2

A terrific cyclone has swept over a portion of the State of Kansas, America, doing much damage. A large portion of the city of…

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War of the Elements. Great Storm in Victoria. Tidal Wave in the Bay. Two Lives Lost. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 2

A terrific storm broke over Melbourne and the southern portion of the colony last night, but was not so severe in the northerly parts…

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An Oil City in Flood and Flames

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 July 1892 · page 4

TITUSVILLE, Penn., June 6.—This city has been visited by one of the most disastrous fires and floods known in the history of this region. Oil creek…

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Storms in England. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 August 1892 · page 3

The phenomenal heat recently experienced on the Continent was also felt in a milder form in England, and has culminated in heavy storms of wind…

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