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Floods & storms, 1882

2 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Eatest Telegrams. SYDNEY, 9th March, 1882, 6 p.m. London. Floods—United States

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 March 1882 · page 5

There have been disastrous floods, in the Mississippi valleys, extending over a large tract of country. Great destruction of property. Fifty thousand people rendered…

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[?] SYDNEY, 4th May 1882, 5 p.m. London. Tuesday. Destructive Storms

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 5 May 1882 · page 5

There have been destructive storms in England, causing numerous wrecks on the coast, and loss of life. Vast damage has been done to property in several cities, and towns…

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