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Floods & storms, 1873

5 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

The Cyclone at Maitland

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 January 1873 · page 2

THE Maitland Mercury of Saturday says:—The towns of West and East Maitland and Morpeth, as we reported, came in for a heavy dose of injury; but we learn since that the storm was…

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Terrific Gales and Disasters in England

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 March 1873 · page 3

SOON after sunset on Sunday, December 8, a heavy storm of rain burst over London, which flooded the streets in n very short time. This was succeeded by a violent south westerly gale,…

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The Floods. Berrima

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 March 1873 · page 2

A TELEGRAM received yesterday from Berrima states that the present flood is greater than any before known to have occurred to the district. At four this (Wednesday) morning the water…

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Floods at Camden

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 March 1873 · page 3

THIS district has again been visited by a most destructive flood, the highest ever known, exceeding by six feet that commonly c[?]led ‘The Great Flood of I860.’ Last week we had several…

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The Floods in the Southern Districts

The Manning River News and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 15 March 1873 · page 4

IN the Braidwood district (according to the Dispatch) the rain which fell in such torrents between Saturday, 22nd ultimo, and Wednesday, but principally on Tuesday and…

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