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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1864

42 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 3

Colonial Extracts. Disastrous Floods on the Macleay Rivr

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 August 1864 · page 4

August 12th.—It is my painful task to describe a most calamitous visitation. The weather which had been remarkably fine up to this day week, suddenly changed on the 5th, when it…

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European News. The Cyclone at Calcutta

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 November 1864 · page 2

While we write a hurricane of some severity is sweeping over Calcutta. It commenced last night with heavy falls of rain and frequent gusts of wind the strength of which gradually increased; till now…

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