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Mid North Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1897

8 stories in Mid North Coast's papers

Big Storm in Sydney. Wind Velocity 71 Miles an Hour

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 12

NEVERTIRE may boast of having endured the worst storm in 1896, but Sydney is easily first this year. A storm, which does not appear to have come from any…

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The Cyclone at Port Darwin

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 7

TELEGRAMS from Adelaide dated Sunday last state: -- Further details with regard to the cyclone show that it was at its highest at…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain and Wind Storm

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 7

THE weather during the past, week has been unsettled. On Friday last week slight showers fell at Kempaey, but the fall below Gladstone and out…

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Floods in New Zealand. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 12

The damage done by the floods in Hawkes Bay district is said to exceed £50,000…

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The Gale at Trial Bay

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 7

The full fury and violence of the storm was felt at Trial Bay. The sea ran so high that the waves washed up on to the grass in front of the Police Station at…

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The Burrawong in the Storm

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 7

The steamer Burrawong, which left Sydney on the Saturday, experienced the full force of the gale. She further proved herself a staunch little sea boat, but the…

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The Great Gale. Rise in the River

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 7

SUNDAY last, July 25, will long be remembered by every resident in this district. It had been raining for two days previous, but after dinner on the Sunday it started…

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Cyclone in Victoria. Several Lives Lost

Macleay Argus · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 11

A TELEGRAM from Melbourne dated Sunday last states:--From all parts of the colony comes news of the disastrous effects of Friday night's tornado. Incalculable…

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