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

Floods & storms, 1893

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Frosts and Wind-Storms

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 3

WE had one or two light frosts about the end of last week. Yesterday morning there was a rather severe one, cutting off in some places potatoes, grapes, tomatoes, and other plants of…

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A Phenomenal Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 2

THE storm that travelled over the southern part of Australia, causing gales from N.E. to S.W. since last Monday, was a remarkable one in respect of the rate at which it has travelled. On Monday…

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Remarkable Storms

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 25 October 1893 · page 2

THE recent storm was a remarkable one, and it travelled on an average of fifty miles an hour. On Tuesday week on the McIntyre River a fearful hailstorm…

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Floods in Japan. London, Nov. 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 November 1893 · page 4

Disastrous floods have occurred in Japan. One thousand persons have been drowned, and 3700 houses were destroyed. The Government is providing food for 7000 homeless people…

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Terrific Storm

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 4

ON Sunday night in Sydney an electrical storm of great severity occurred. At 10.56 p.m. a light hot air from the eastward blowing, it quickly changed into the W.N.W. Vicious gusts followed. One…

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Cable News. Heavy Gales in England. London, Nov. 19

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 4

Severe gales have been raging during the last few days along the British Coasts. Many ships are ashore, and there has been much loss of life…

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The Gales on the British Coasts.—three Hundred Lives Lost. London, Nov. 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 2

The heavy gales which have swept the coasts of Great Britain have been attended with great loss of life. The total number of persons who have lost their…

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The Late Storm at Bathurst

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 2

Relative to the storm at Bathurst on Saturday night, all the conservatories in the town were rained and the fruit gardous were desolated. In…

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The Gales in Europe. London, Nov. 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 4

The heavy gale which has swept over the British Isles is now modersting in England, but is still raging on the Continent, where many lives have been lost. A train was embedded in 20ft. of snow…

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A Cool Change and Southerly Gale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 4

A COOL southerly came up in Sydney early on Tuesday morning, causing the temperature to fall several degrees. Mr. Russell gives it as the introduction to a high pressure, whose centre was…

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The Recent Storm at Bathurst. Further Particulars of Damage. Great Losses Among Farmers

The Yass Courier · Friday 24 November 1893 · page 2

BATHURST, Tuesday.--After making full inquiries as to the damage done by Saturday night's storm, it has been found that the farmers suffered most, some of their crops being wholly destroyed, and…

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The Late Gales in Europe. London, Nov. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 November 1893 · page 2

It is feared that the British steamer Sir John Hawkins has been lost in the Bay of Biscay daring the recent heavy gales which swept over the British Isles and the continent. The Sir John Hawkins…

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Floods in New Zealand. Bridges Swept Away. Loss of Life

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 December 1893 · page 2

VERY serious floods have been experienced in the Hawke's Bay (N.Z.) district, Bridges have been swept away and great damage done. At Clive and Menace the people had…

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The Floods in New Zealand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The floods in the Hawke's Bay district have now subsided. Although the loss cannot yet be estimated it is known to be ruinous in many cases…

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Floods in New Zealand

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 December 1893 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Tuesday—Very serious floods have been experienced in the Hawhe's Bay district Bridges have been swept away, and great damage done. At Olive and Meanss the people had…

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Severe Gales in England. London, Dec. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1893 · page 2

Severe gales have prevailed along the south coast of England. Great damage has been done to churches and railway station buildings in the track of the storm…

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The Weather.—Storm at Tarlo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1893 · page 2

THE great heat gave place to a cool change on Tuesday evening, and a dull, misty sea breeze came up. In many place severe thunderstorms have occurred, the thunder being the heaviest…

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Thunderstorm at Moss Vale

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 December 1893 · page 2

A WELCOME thunderstorm visited Moss Vale yesterday afternoon, with very vivid lightning and heavy rain, which located over two hours. There are indications of more…

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