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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1890

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Heavy Floods in Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1890 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday.—Heavy rains and floods continue to be reported from various parts of the north. The heaviest rainfall recorded was at Cardwell, where over 49 in. fell from 25th…

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The Johnstown Floods Relief Fund. LONDON, Jan. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 4

The Johnstown floods relief fund amounts to £590,000…

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The Weather.—the Floods in the Clarence.—a Mail Coach Washed Away

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 21 January 1890 · page 3

The river is falling at Grafton, and is now down to 40ft. at Copmanhurst. There is considerable destruction to crops and young maize. This morning's news from Newton…

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Great Storms in the Atlantic. LONDON, Jan. 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 3

Terrible storms have swept over the Atlantic. Thirty steamers are reported as being overdue…

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Gales on the British Coasts. LONDON, Jan. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 2

Violent gales have been raging along the British coasts. Many shipping casualties are reported to have occurred in the Atlantic. They now subsiding. The steamers which recently…

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Floods in Queensland

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 2

TERRIBLE floods visited Gympie on Friday and Saturday, but are now subsiding. There were heavy continuous rains all last week. The water rose within 10ft of the…

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The Queensland Floods

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Brisbane on Wednesday states:--Heavy floods have been experied at Gympie and Bundaberg, as well as at Maryborough. At Gympie the…

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Floods in Queensland 200 Houses Submerged

The Yass Courier · Friday 31 January 1890 · page 2

BRISBANE, WEDNESDAY. -- Mr. wragge, Government, Meteorologist, predicts further rains and electric disturbances. Later news from Bundaberg states that there have been terrible floods…

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Great Floods in Queensland

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3

MARYBOROUGH (Q.) Sunday.—The highest floods ever known here was experienced on Saturday and to-day. Many houses were, washed away, and immense damage was done in the low-lying parts…

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Heavy Floods in South Australia. Adelaide

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 February 1890 · page 3

Heavy rains are reported in some country districts, and at Riverton over 3in fell within 24 hours. At many stations over 1in fell. The railway ballast between Hamley-brdge and Balaclava…

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The Floods in Queensland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 2

Brisbane, Monday.—It is estimated that the total loss by the late floods in the Maryborough district is between £60,000 and £70,000. The loss to the sugar industry is alone reckoned at…

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Floods In Queensland

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 February 1890 · page 2

IT is estimated, that the total loss by the late floods in the Maryborough district is betweon £00,000 and £70,000. The loss to the sugar industry is alone…

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Heavy Thunderstorm at Bathurst

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 4

BATHURST, Saturday.—A thunderstorm passed over the city to-day. During its continuance a horse at Mrs. Cousins', Kelsoville, was struck dead by the lightning while standing in a stable…

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A Tragedy of the Queensland Floods. Drowning of a Mother and Three Children. the Father's Story

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 3

On the night of Monday, January 13, the Glastonbury Creek at Glastonbury hamlet, 13 miles from Gympie, rose in sudden flood, sweeping away trees, crops,…

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Rain, Storms, and Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 2

RAIN, storms, and floods are again reported from over a large area of New South Wales. In the eastern division of the colony, as well as on the high lands west of the Hunter River and…

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C. Gale V. Wingello Coal Company, Limited

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 4

IN the Supreme Court on Friday, before their Honors Mr. Justice Windeyer, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Moriarty, instructed by Messrs. Curtiss and Barry,…

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Sensational Experience During a Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 4

ALBURY, Friday.—A packer named Cronin had a sensational experience whilst driving his pack-horses on the ranges of the Victorian Upper Murray during the late thunderstorm…

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Tuesday's Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 2

THE rainfall must have been excessively heavy towards the sources of the Wollondilly and Mulwarree, as these rivers on Wednesday, particularly the former, were higher than for a…

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The Floods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 2

THE news from many country districts yesterday was of an alarming character. A large portion of the Richmond low land was flooded. The Hawkesbury was rising…

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Floods and Loss of Life

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

News from Grafton states that the Clarence River has been visited by the highest known [?]ood, and the river is 27ft. at Grafton. Nearly the whole of the city…

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