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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1884

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Floods in New Zealand

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 September 1884 · page 6

The Otago Daily Times of September 4 publishes the following particulars with regard to the disastrous floods experienced in New Zealand:—" At Woodville a terrible fatality…

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The Storm of

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 21

Following is the account of the great storm on Tuesday supplied to the Sydney papers by the Government Astronomer: "The thunderstorm this afternoon was remarkable…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 3

Molbourne, Friday.—There was a destructive thunderstorm yesterday afternoon with torrents of rain just before tho last race at Flemington, and hundreds of people were…

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Wednesday's Gale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.- The temperature at Sydney last Wednesday reached 91 dog. During the violent gale of wind the average rate was over 50 miles per hour and the…

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Wednesday's Gale

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 December 1884 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.-The damage done in the Coumberland fruit district during last Wednesday's gale is estimated at from £2000 to £3000…

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Cyclone in Italy

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 December 1884 · page 5

Despatches from Catania give [?]arrowing details of the havoc caused by a cyclone which swept ovrr that city last week. It is stated that twenty-seven persons have been killed and nearly 100 injured…

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