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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1883

7 stories in Illawarra's papers

The Recent Flood

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1883 · page 2

The second full of rain, which partially commenced on Wednesday morning last, has culminated in a flood of a most severe character. The fall of rain, which commenced shortly after the…

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Big Storm Predicted

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1883 · page 4

AT a meeting of the Sydney Municipal Council on Tuesday, the following letter was read: [COPY.]…

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The Great Storm

Illawarra Mercury · Sunday 4 March 1883 · page 2

The following letter has appeared in the 'Herald' from Mr. H. C. Russell, Government Astronomer at Sydney:— Sir,—I fear Professor E. Stone Wiggins, L.L.D.,…

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Heavy Gale at Levuka

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 20 March 1883 · page 4

THE injuries during the heavy gale at Fiji on February 24 are thus written of by the "Fiji Argus":—The injuries sustained by property on shore are generally of a trivial…

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The Floods in America

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 April 1883 · page 4

The American terrains contain further particulars of the destructive floods which have taken place in the Western Slates. In Cleveland the floods are said to be the…

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The Floods in America. Cincinnatti, February 11

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 April 1883 · page 4

THIS city is in a state of great consternation on account of the great rise in the river and what is expected to come. It reached the height of 61 feet 2½…

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Terrific Cyclone in America

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 June 1883 · page 4

A cyclone of unparalleled violence passed over the southern part of the States, of which the following telegraphic particulars are given in the Sin Francisco papers:—…

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