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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1877

8 stories in Illawarra's papers

Cyclone and Storm Wave in Bengal

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 January 1877 · page 4

The correspondent of the Indian Daily News, who is in the districts ravaged by the late storm-wave, writes from Tuzzimundi, Dukhin Shabazpore, on 10th November, as follows:—…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Heavy Gale at Newcastle.—Total Loss of the Steam-Collier Yarra Yarra, and all Hands

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1877 · page 4

A HEAVY south-east gale set in shortly after 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, and continued to increase as the night wore on ; at midnight the wind blew with great fury,…

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Volcanic Eruptions and Floods at Ecuador

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 24 August 1877 · page 3

PANAMA July 7.—According to news received by the ateamship Orya, Ecuador has again been the scene of volcanic eruption and destructive floods, causing, it is…

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Disastrous Floods in Scot Land. London, August 20

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1877 · page 3

Disastrous floods have occurred in Scotland…

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The Approaching Storm in France

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 September 1877 · page 4

The Religious orders throughout Franco will make great pecuniary sacrifices to carry through the Clerical candidates. They are immensely rich, and will help nobody unprepared to…

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Mr. Dibbs in a Storm; Or, the Biter Bit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 October 1877 · page 4

At the public meeting held at the Masonic Hall, Sydney, in connection with the Illawarra Railway movement, about eighteen months ago, Mr. G. R. Dibbs with…

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Floods in South Wales. London, November 3

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1877 · page 3

Extensive floods occurred in South Wales. At Cardiff and one or two other towns the sewers were swept away and other damage done…

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Storm and Loss of Life in Melbourne

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 December 1877 · page 4

The cicy was visited yesterday (Sunday) morning by a most severeduststorm, the wind at times rising to hurricane force and doing a considerable amount of damage. The gale lasted…

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