Floods at Deniliquin
A TELEGRAM from Deniliquin on Wednesday stated the river was rising rapidly, and was 35ft 9[?] above summer level, having gone up 7[?] during the night. A rise of…
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Floods & storms, 1889
145 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 8
The Flood at Deniliquin. (From the Herald). Deniliquin
There was a further rise in the river last night and yesterday of 6in., and 2in. more to-day, making a total of 37ft. 2in., or about 2ft. 7in. below the great flood of 1870. Junction-street is now flooded…
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THE flood in the Edwards river is no subsiding slowly, having gone down [?] since Saturday. A large number wool teams are on the north side [?]…
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The Edward River continues to gradually recede and up to this evening had fallen 6in. As the water drains off the flooded land in the town it is noticed that great damage to the roads has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy Storm in Victoria. (Daily Telegraph.) Melbourne
Last night various portions of the northern district were visited by a regular tornado. At Bright the storm was of unparalleled violence, the rain pouring in torrents, just as if from a water spout…
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THE River Murrumbidges, which has been gradually rising during the last weak, on Monday reached a height of 21ft 3in, and was flowing freely over its banks for a…
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During the past week very severe storms of wind and rain have prevailed all over the United Kingdom, and great damage has been done to the growing crops both in England and Scotland. In some…
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On Saturday rain commenced to fall steadily at Gunnedah and continued falling very heavily, almost without intermission, throughout Sunday, flooding the streets and…
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The town of Quirindi has been visited with a sudden flood. Heavy rains fell on Sunday, and during the night the flood waters broke over Quirindi Creek at a point near the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods at Tamworth Washaway on the Railway. [From Our Correspondent.] Tamworth
There has been a very heavy fall of rain all over this district. All through yesterday and last night, it came down steadily and over two inches have been recorded. At…
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ON Friday night different portions of Victoria were visited by a thunderstorm of abnormal violence. At Castlemaine the rain fell in torrents, inundating the lowlying lands. In…
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A very heavy flood took place here on Sunday night. Rain had been falling heavily since Satur day night, but no person expected to see all the eastern end of Quirindi become a lake. On Sunday…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The gale which has been raging in the Irish Sea has been of unexampled fury. The steamers carrying the mails between Holyhead and Dublin have…
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THE barque Otago Caption Norman, which left Sydney for London on August 13, with a general cargo, has arrived at Lyttelton in a disabled condition, having met with a fearful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thunderstorm at Inverell. a Man and Woman Killed
A VERY heavy thunderstorm passed over Inverell on Saturday, During the storm a man named Joseph Lock and his wife, residing at Ponds Creek, were struck by lighting…
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A TERRIFIC thunderstorm broke over Dubbo on Sunday afternoon, about half-past 5 o'clock, from the south-west. It was accompanied by a strong wind, rain, and hail…
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THE weather at Loath during the lest few days has been intensely hot, the thermometer reaching over 100 in the shade. About noon on Monday a heavy…
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A TERRIFIC thunderstorm passed over Wellington on Monday afternoon. The rain fell in torrents And the lightning was very vivid. Three men, with a horse and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrific Hail Storm. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Louth
The weather the last few days has been intensely hot, the thermometer reaching over 100 in the shade. About noon to-day a heavy storm could be seen rising from the south. At half-past two the…
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A TARRIFIC casterly gale has been expertenced along the New Zealand coast. Two yachts and two small cutters were smashed up on Sunday. The only loss of life reported…
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