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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

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Heavy Storms in Newfound Land. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 3

Very heavy storms have taken place at Newfoundland, and upwards of a 100 fishing vessels have been wrecked…

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Cyclone in West Australia

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 4

A very destructive cyclone is reported from Lagrange Bay. It commenced on the evening of December 27, and lasted till midnight. It started 52…

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Rains and Floods

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 5

Heavy rains have been the rule throughout nearly the whole country during the last few days. Telegrams from Albury state that heavy rains…

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Terrible Hail Storm

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 2

The intense heat on Wednesday morning last brought to view some very heavy clouds on the western horizon which gradually rose till they…

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Heavy Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 25 February 1891 · page 2

The city of Sydney was visited yesterday by the severest thunderstorm experienced for some time past; the streets were flooded, tram and…

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Floods in Pennsylvania

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 4

Johnstown, in Pennsylvania, has been visited by another disastrous flood. The superflous waters flowed down the river with tremendous…

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Floods in America. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 February 1891 · page 4

Arizona, a town in the United States, has been swamped by disastrous floods. Thousands of persons are rendered utterly homeless…

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Great Storm in Sydney. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 2

A great storm occurred in Sydney on Saturday. Rain fell in sheets, and the cram and 'bus traffic was suspended for some hours…

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News by Wire. The Blizzard in England. Continuance of the Storm. Trains Snowed Up. London

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1891 · page 2

The blizzard which commenced a few days ago still continues; fourteen vessels, including several large steamers, have been totally wrecked or…

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A Severe Cyclone

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 March 1891 · page 6

News is to hand that the township of Wyndam, situated on the Cambridge Gulf, Wertern Australia, was visited by a…

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Disasterous Floods in Ohio

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 3

Terrible floods have inundated a great portion of the State of Ohio in the United States. The inhabitants were…

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Terrible Floods in Queensland

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 2

Owing to the large quantities of rain which have recently fallen the River Barcoo is now over a mile wide at Isisford, and as high as last year's…

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Terrific Thunderstorm at Broken Hill. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 4

A terrific thunderstorm has occurred at Broken Hill, in the course of which two children were struck by lightning and badly injured…

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Fearful Storm off the Victorian Coast

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 May 1891 · page 5

Late papers state that fearfully heavy weather prevailed off the Victorian coast on Friday last, causing the wreck of two vessels. The ship Craigburn…

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Floods on the South Coast. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 1

The low lying lands around Wollongong were flooded yesterday, and the district colliers are idle owing to loading operations being suspended,…

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The Weather and Floods. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 4

Heavy rains have caused several land slips in the vicinity of the Clifton, railway station. During Wednesday night a portion…

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A Final Reckoning. a Tale of Bush Life in Australia. Chapter Viii. -- a Gale

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 2

"Captain Wilson tells me he thinks we are going to have a gale, Bill." "Ay, ay, Reuben; anyone with half an eye could see that."…

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Floods in America

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 6

From New York it is reported that terrible floods have occurred in the state of Iowa, causing an enormous…

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The Weather and Floods

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 5

The fearfully heavy weather on the Murrumbidgee River and the Murray resulted last week in serious floods, attended by loss of life. The mail…

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News by Wire. Heavy Storms and Floods. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 July 1891 · page 2

Heavy storms have occurred in Western Australia, and all the low lands are flooded…

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