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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1891

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Flood At Oxley. OXLEY

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 August 1891 · page 2

The floods waters of which we heard from the upper Laclilan some few weeks back are only just reaching here and there is every prospects of serious…

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Storms and Floods in Lancashire. London, August 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 18

Heavy storms have occurred in Lancashire, causing severe floods in some parts of the county. In several cases the rising water has entered the mills and extinguished the fires…

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Disastrous Floods in China. London, August 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 18

Disastrous floods have occurred at Foochow, in China. A thousand acres of rice hare been submerged, a number of houses have been washed away, as well as a large, quantity of…

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Heavy Floods in Hayti. London, August 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1891 · page 18

Heavy floods have Occurred in the Republic of Haytl. A bridge has been destroyed, and 80 persons have been drowned…

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Floods in Austria. London, September 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 18

Disastrous floods have occurred in the Austrian province of Styria, in the basin of the Danube. Many lives are reported to have been lost…

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Disastrous Floods in Spain. Two Thousand Persons Drowned in Toledo. the Railways Destroyed. London, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 September 1891 · page 18

Very disastrous floods, which have done serious damage, have occurred throughout the southern portion of Spain. A number of villages have been swept away by the swollen…

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The Floods in Spain. the Devastation at Consuegra, Burying the Dead. in Trenches. Destruction of Cattle. London, September 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1891 · page 18

It is estimated that the damage done to the town of Consuegra alone by the recent disastrous floods in Southern Spain amounts to £400,000…

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The Floods in Spain. London, September 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

The Emperor William of Germany has sent a large subscription to the fund for the relief of the distress caused by the recent disastrous floods at Consuegra in Spain…

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Floods in France. London, September 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1891 · page 18

Floods have occurred in the Ardeche district in France, which have done a serious amount of damage. They have caused the loss of a number of lives…

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News of the World by Cable. Fearful Gale on the English Coast.“buffalo Bill’s” Pavilion at Brighton Destroyed. London, October 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1891 · page 14

A fearful gale has been raging in the English and Irish Channels. Many email craft have been wrecked, and several lives have been lost. At Brighton, the pavilion recently…

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The Floods in Spain. Full Particulars

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 October 1891 · page 21

By the arrival of the R.M.S. O[?]iziba the following particulars have been received :— LONDON, September 18. Spain has been visited by fearful floods,…

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Disastrous Floods in Europe. London, October 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 18

A serious inundation has occurred at Limoux, on the banks of the River Aude. A number of houses were completely destroyed by the flood, and 20 of the inhabitants of the…

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The Floods in Spain

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 1

THE subjoined details of the recent disastrous floods are famished by the London correspondent of the Argus, under date September 18 :—…

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The Floods in Italy and Spain. London, October 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 18

The disastrous floods which have been experienced lately in various parts of Spain and Italy are increasing in severity, and much damage continues to be caused by them…

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Cyclone at the Andaman Islands. the Steamer Enterprise Sunk. Sixty Persons Killed and Two Hundred Injured. London, November 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1891 · page 18

A terrible disaster has befallen the steamer Enterprise, 1223 tons, belonging to Rowland and Marwood's Steamship Company Limited, Whitby. While at Port Blair, in the…

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Terrific Storm at Corop

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 15

The township of Corop was visited on Thursday last by a terrible wind storm, accompanied by very heavy rain. The wind came from a south-westerly direction. The…

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Cyclone in Siam. London, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 18

A destructive cyclone bas occurred at Chaiya Bandon, in Slam. The town was completely destroyed, and 300 persons were killed…

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Cyclone and Waterspout in the United States. London, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 November 1891 · page 18

The city of Washington has been visited by violent cyclone and waterspout. Seven persons were killed, and a gasometer was struck by lightning, set on fire, and consumed. The…

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Severe Gale in the English Channel. London, December 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 December 1891 · page 18

A severe gale has been raging on the southern coast of England. Several wrecks are reported, and there has been some loss of life. A good deal of anxiety is felt for the…

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Cyclone in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 December 1891 · page 17

A terrible cyclone visited Richmond Downs on Monday night, lasting about an hour, and doing frightful damage, the whole town being more or less wrecked. The court-house which…

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