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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

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Disastrous Floods. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 2

Disastrous floods are reported from the Lachlan river, Turon river, and the Yarra, Melbourne…

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Further Floods Feared on the Murray. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 2

Further floods are feared on the Murray…

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The Coming Deluge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 5

A FRENCH geologist has made a careful calculation of the amount of solid matter yearly carried off into the ocean by the action of the rivers of the world and other causes. He…

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The Flood in Spain. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 5

One thousand bodies have been recovered in the province of Toledo, Spain, from the flood…

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The Use of Oil in Storms

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1891 · page 6

THE following extract from recent reports are (says Sea) of interest as illustrating the practical advantages to be derived from the use of oil in storms:…

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Fearful Gales. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 October 1891 · page 4

Fearful gales are taking place in the English and Irish Channels…

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Cyclone at Yass. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 5

Considerable damage has been done to property at Yass by the visit of a cyclone…

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Fearful Gale off the English Coast

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 3

A frightful hurricane has just passed over the English coast, causing terrible loss of life and doing great damage to…

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Heavy Thunderstorms

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 2

For several days thunderstorms have prevailed throughout the colony, numerous accidents and fatalities resulting from them. In the storm…

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A Terrific Cyclone

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 December 1891 · page 5

A late cable states that a terrific cyclone passed northwards over Washington on Nov. ££, and was followed by a waterspout which burst…

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