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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1886

34 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 2

The Flood at Tumut

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 September 1886 · page 4

Tumut has again been visited by one of the heaviest flood's it has experienced for the last eight years. Heavy showers fell on Saturday and during the night, and on…

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A Terrible Storm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 October 1886 · page 4

An unusually exciting incident occurred during the voyage of the ship [?] Broom, which arrived in Sydney last week from [?] The following graphic account of [?] is from the pen…

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A Day of Storm

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 October 1886 · page 1

'Twas a day of storm, for the giant Atlantic, rolling in pride, Drawn by the full moon, driven by the fierce wind, tide upon tide…

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Severe Weather in the United Kingdom. Disastrous Gales and Floods. [By Submarine Cable.] London, October 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 18

The weather during the past few days has been of an unusually severe character. Disastrous gales and floods are reported from many parts of the kingdom. Numerous shipwrecks…

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Heavy Rainfall in New South Wales. Severe Gale on the Coast. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 22

Since 10 o’clock this morning it has been raining heavily and continuously, three and a quarter inches being registered in Sydney during 12 hours. It is still pouring. Reports…

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Destructive Floods in Texas. Two Hundred Lives Lost. [By Submarine Cable.] London, October 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 18

The State of Texas has been visited by severe inundations, which have done much damage and caused great loan of life. It is estimated that 200 persons have been drowned…

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Flooded State of the Country at Wilcannia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1886 · page 22

Great inconvenience is being occasioned at this town owing to the flooded state of the Tallywalka country, eight miles from Wilcannia, and south of the Darling. All the…

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A Day of Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 October 1886 · page 2

'Twas a day of storm, for tho giant Atlantic, rolling in pride, Drawn by the full moon, driven by the fierce wind, tide upon tide,…

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Land Court Appeals. Be E. Flood and Co

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1886 · page 15

An appeal against the confirmation by the Dubbo board of Luke Eagan's application for a conditional lease. Postponed till the next sitting of the Court…

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Severe Storms in New South Wales and Queensland. Deaths From Lightning. Great Destruction of Stock and Crops. Hailstones As Large As Goose-eggs. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1886 · page 19

A severe thunderstorm passed over Sydney to-night, accompanied by a heavy tall of rain. The reports from various parts of the country show that the weather has been very hot…

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Earthquake Shock in the Country. Great Alarm Among the Resi-dents. the Roar of Distant Thunder and the Howl of a Fierce Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 December 1886 · page 23

Telegrams from numerous places, chiefly situated along the main chain of mountains, report the occurrence of a more than usually sharp shock of earthquake at an early hour…

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Disastrous Floods and Storms in Great Britain. Serious Loss of Life and Destruction of Property

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1886 · page 10

The London weekly papers contain the following reports of the extraordinarily destructive storms and floods which were experienced in and around Great Britain on…

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Serious Floods in the Temora District

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 December 1886 · page 19

A telegram to hand from Temora a few days since says :—“The present floods are higher than those of 1870. Hundreds of square miles are submerged. Mr. Regan, of…

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Severe Storm in Braidwood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 December 1886 · page 26

A storm unusually severe visited the outlying portions of the Braidwood district on Sunday night. At Little River, about eight from Braidwood, a slab tenement was…

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