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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1896

18 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Heavy Rain in Queensland. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 4

Heavy rains are reported from Queensland. The disturbance is travelling south and it is expected that the North Coast will be affected…

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Terrific Thunderstorm

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 6

WHILE this journal was being printed on Tuesday of last week a thunderstorm of most unusual severity broke over the town. The storm appeared…

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Cyclone at Townsville. 20 Inches of Rain in 24 Hours

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 5

OUR Sydney correspondent on Friday last wired us that a storm of unparelleled violence had been raging on the coast of North Queensland, causing much damage…

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Floods in West Australia

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 5 February 1896 · page 5

Heavy floods have occurred in the Fitzroy River, West Australia. It is feared that thousands of cattle and sheep have perished…

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The Townsville Gale and Flood

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 2

WHEN we read of a recent tornado having wrecked Townsville, laid an immense area of the adjoining country under water up to twenty feet in places, and involving he does…

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Queensland Gales. Townsville

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

The cyclone which prover so disastrous to this town began to be serious on Sunday evening at dusk, when sheets of iron flew about in all directions, as they were torn from…

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Heavy Rainfall and Floods

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 12 February 1896 · page 4

Heavy rains fell on Sunday and Monday over the greater portion of the colony. The rain extended from the sea coast to as far west as Broken…

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The Weather. Floods in the Western Districts More Floods in Queensland

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 4

LAST week there was a general rainfall over the whole of New South Wales, the heaviest being on the watershed of the Darling River; and that river…

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The Floods in the Western Districts

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1896 · page 4

Further rain has been reported from the western portions of the colony. The damage done by the floods to the railway line is much more extensive…

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Expected Floods in Queensland

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 26 February 1896 · page 5

Latest reports from Brisbane state that several of the Queensland rivers are again rising…

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Serious Floods in Queensland

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 5

Heavy floods have again occurred in Northern Queensland. The railway service has be disorganised for days past, the flood waters running…

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Heavy Electric Storm in Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 March 1896 · page 4

A severe storm passed over Sydney on Monday night. It was accompanied with very heavy rain and the streets were flooded. The thunder…

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Electric Storm in Sydney

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 4

A very severe thunderstorm passed over Sydney and its environs on Sunday last. The lightning was very vivid and constant, and several…

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For Love & Fortune: a Romance of Leeds. Chapter Iv. the Calm Before the Storm

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 6 May 1896 · page 7

Viola and her uncle set off to Leeds with all possible haste, but on arriving at the house in Park-square they were agreeably surprised to find Reginald far better than…

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Terrible Cyclone in America. OVER 1000 People Killed. Churches and Hospitals Damaged. 400 Corpses Recovered. (By Wire.)

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 3 June 1896 · page 5

A terrible cyclone has passed over the State of Missouri, America, and a fearful number of houses have been razed to the ground. Several whole…

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Severe Thunderstorm. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 9

Yesterday a very severe electric storm occurred in and around Sydney. Very heavy rain fell. Two horses belonging to Mr. Mark Foy were…

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Lismore Flooded

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 November 1896 · page 9

Lismore was partially flooded this week. The damage done was not so great as was first expected…

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Flood Protection for Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 10

IT has been authoritatively stated that the Government does not intend to spend the 14,000. voted on the Loan Estimates to protect. Central Kempsey from, flood. We…

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