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Illawarra · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1887

6 stories in Illawarra's papers

A Bulli Bannockburn the Battle of the Blacklegs! the Red Flag Hoisted ! Bulli Women to the Front! Bulli Baby Soldiers! Repulse of the Iron Horse! Rout of the Blacklegs! the Whitelegs Triumphant! a Calm After a Storm! Head Quarters, Bulli. Monday forenoon, 17th Jan., 1887

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 2

The very air last night seemed war-like, after it had become known that about seventy five blackleg invaders were expected to arrive this morning by one of the Bulli Company's…

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Disastrous Floods in Queensland Brisbane

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred all over the southern part of the colony. The lower parts of brisbane and of Woolloongabba are submerged, and all traffic by road stopped. On the…

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The Floods at Grafton. Grafton

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1887 · page 4

Several houses, including Quayle's and Newman's, have been swept away by the floods at Ulmarra; others have been shifted. Nearly every one will lose more or less. The…

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Storm at Brisbane

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 4

DURING the storm which passed over the city on Tuesday last (says the Ipswich Advocate) a building in Leichhardt-street, Spring hill, lately occupied by…

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Heavy Storms in Victoria

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 4

A VIOLENT thunderstorm occurred on Saturday evening in many parts of the colony. No damage was done in Melbourne. At Eaglehawk the storm was…

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Floods in the City. Considerable Damage to Property

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 4

ONE of the most severe rain storms experienced here for many years visited the city this morning. The rain, which had been falling intermittently from an…

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