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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1860

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Flood at Braidwood

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1860 · page 4

It is our painful duty to announce the occurrence of another disastrous inundation—the second within the short space of two months—in this district. "As intimated in our last issue,…

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The Late Flood. Camden

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 May 1860 · page 4

The water has nearly disappeared from our plains, unfortunately the consequences are out so easily surmounted. DAMAGES.—When penning my first account, I…

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Flood Relief Committee

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1860 · page 2

The Relief Committee held a series of meetings, commencing on the 5th inst., and extending over to Thursday the 10th, presented over by Dr McKenzie, and the Mayor respectively. the Secretary, Mr Boyce, having issued…

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Floods' Relief Committee

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 May 1860 · page 2

This Committee met in Nowra Court House on Tuesday, the 8th of May, and continued, by adjournments, to Thursday, the 11th instant This being the joint Committee, consisting of the Bench and Council, Dr…

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Legislative Council. Friday The Speaker took the chair at half-past three o'clock. Floods at Eden

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1860 · page 2

Mr Egan, by permission of the House, wished to ask the honorable the Premier:—"I. Whether the lat[?] Government placed any sum of money to the credit of the benches at M[?]nys or Eden, or to the credit of any…

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The Late Cyclone. Loss of the Schooner Sisters Off North Head

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 July 1860 · page 4

Yesterday morning, at ten minutes past eight o'lock, as Pilots Futllerton and Shank were on the look-out at the South Head Signal Station, they observed, amongst a number of vessels in…

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Snowy River Diggings. Fearful Snow Storm at Kiandra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1860 · page 4

During the whole of the 23rd of July the snow continued to descend, accompanied with a strong south-east wind. About 12 inches had lain for a week and become solid, and this second coat was…

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The Great Storm. Upwards of 100 Vessels Wrecked, and Lamentable Loss of Life

Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1860 · page 3

THE terrific gale from the N. W. on Monday last, a most unusual occurrence at this season of the year, told with most disastrous effect upon the shipping off the coast, and the destruction of life and…

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The Storm at Kiandra

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1860 · page 2

IN another portion of this column will be found telegraphic account of the fearful storm and consequent loss of life which has swept over those diggings. At present a limited space prevents…

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The Storm on

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 September 1860 · page 2

ABOUT five o'clock, p.m., on Sunday last, Newcastle was visited by a storm perhaps the most severe while it lasted within remembrance. During the whole of the day, a heavy sultry atmosphere had…

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Southern Floods Relief Fund

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 September 1860 · page 4

On Tuesday, a meeting of the subscribers to the fund for relieving the sufferers by the floods in the southern districts was held in the Exchange reading room—the Rev. Dr. Lang in the Chair…

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Flood at Sandhurst

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1860 · page 4

Since the flood which about two years and a half ago did so much damage in Sandhurst, we have not had such a one as occurred last night. Although the injury done to property by the flood…

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The Floods

Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 2

The late heavy rains have flooded the boundary in all districts, and have occasioned considerable damage. We gather from the papers that beyond Parramatta the creeks had overflowed…

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Great Hail Storm

Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1860 · page 3

On Thursday morning we were awoke at a little past five o'clock by a very house, and on getting up and looking out we saw the ground pretty well covered with hard stones,…

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Severe Storm and Flood in Melbourne

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1860 · page 3

One of the severest storms which has visited Melbourne for many years took place on Saturday night and yesterday, and the season of the year, when such an occurrence might be the least expected, made it…

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Severe Storm and Flood in Melbourne

Examiner · Wednesday 19 December 1860 · page 3

One of the severest storms which has visited Melbourne for many years took place on Saturday night and yesterday, and the season of the year, when such an occurrence might be the…

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