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5 stories in Illawarra's papers
Great damage appears to have been done in Sydney and the suburbs by the recent immense fall of rain there. And it is to be regretted that at least one life has been lost by that cause, that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Sunday last, one of the most terrific storms ever witnessed in these parts, says the Dnbbo Dispatch, passed over this district. The storm, which was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OWING to the heavy rains which fell during the last twenty-four hours, extensive floods have occurred round Melbourne. This morning the water rose very repidly and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE New Zealand papers contain further particulars of the hurricane at Paumotos, Lagoon Islands. Under" date the 13th instant, it is reported that the islands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE venture to say that the oldest inhabitant of Sydney will tax his memory in vain to find a parallel for the rainstorm that fell in Sydney to-day. In less than a quarter of…
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