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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1896

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Cyclone in Paris

Singleton Argus · Saturday 31 October 1896 · page 2

A violent cyclone swept across Paris on the afternoon, of September 10th, causing great damage to property and some loss of life. It struck the…

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Floods in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 November 1896 · page 5

Heavy floods have occurred in the valley of the Rhone, France, and much damage was done at Lyons, Avignon, and elsewhere…

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Floods in France

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 November 1896 · page 5

The Seine is rising at Paris and dm river traffic is stopped. The banks of the river are already submerged, and in places the railway lines are under water…

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A Heavy Rainfall. Floods Feared in the Northern Rivers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 November 1896 · page 5

MACLEAN, Wednesday.-Very heavy rain has fallen throughout the district since Saturday last, registering at Maclean 936 points. An incalculable amount of good will be done if the rain ceases now,…

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A Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 3

A heavy thunderstorm accompanied by lightning of an unusually vivid description passed over the city between 1 and 2 this afternoon. Rain then fell in torrents; the weather afterwards cleared up…

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A Terrible Experience of a Snow Storm in Africa Chief Constable Hudson Could not get Shelter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 6

A TERRIBLE snow storm occurred awhile ago in Griqualand East, South Africa. Mr E. W. Hudson, Chief Constable of Tsolo, in a letter dated 15th July, writes…

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A Destructive Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 5

Further heavy rain fell during the night, but the weather has now cleared. During a heavy hailstorm at Pymble yesterday fifty-three panes of window-glass were broken by hail at the…

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Severe Storm in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 November 1896 · page 3

ON Saturday last Sydney was visited by a storm of unusual violence. The forenoon had been sultry, the kind of atmosphere which is peculiar to the…

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Terrific Storms

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 16

Terrific sto[?]ms were experienced at Numurkah, Victoria, on Monday afternoon, and heavy hailstones fell. Considerable damage was done to property, and injuries to parsons. The principal sufferer was…

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Fatal Floods

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 November 1896 · page 5

Disastrous floods have been experienced at Athens, and extensive damage has been done to property, but no estimate of loss has yet been made. Many persons lost their lives…

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Floods in Athens. London, Nov, 80

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 5

Later particulars of the floods in Athens show that 50 people were drowned…

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Floods in Montserrat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1896 · page 5

Disastrous floods have occurred at Montserrat, one of the islands of the Leeward Group in the West Indies. Seventy-five persona were drowned…

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Gale in the English Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1896 · page 5

A very heavy south-casterly gale has been raging in the English channel. It swept the south coast of England and has destroyed the well-known chain Pier at Brighton…

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Latest Hews by Cable. London, Sunday. More Results of the Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1896 · page 5

Wreckage from the Chain Pier at Brighton hag .out the West Pier ia halves…

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A Destructive Gale

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 5

News has been received to the effect that the recent gale caused immense damage to shipping on the coast of Brittany, forty-five fishing smacks having been lost, but the loss of life has not been…

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The Gale in the English Channel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 5

The Times this morning says that the south-easterly gale which has been raging in the channel and along the South Coast of England was the most terrible gale of the century. Great damage…

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A Storm at Sea

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 5

The mail steamer Monowai, which arrived to-day from San Francisco, experienced a violent hurricane shortly after leaving the Golden Gate. Forward on the port side the rail was all smashed and the…

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Mr. Edward Storm

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 December 1896 · page 2

Watchmaker, jeweller, etc., has not only his windown attractively arranged with a large and valuable collection of gold and silver watches and jewellery but nearly every conecivable kind of…

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Mr. Edward Storm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 6

watchmaker, jeweller, etc., has not only his windows attractively arranged with a large and valuable collection of gold and silver watches and jewellery, but nearly every conceivable kind of…

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A Terribe Cyclone at Nevertire Destruction of a Village. Nevertire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 5

A terrible cyclone struck the town last evening, and completely wrecked every building, including stores, hotels, churches, and dwelling houses. They were razed to the ground and hardly one…

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