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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1895

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Disasters in Japan. Terrible Floods. London, August 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 20

Terrible floods have occurred in Japan, causing enormous destruction of property. The rice crop this year has proved a fa[?]re, and it is greatly feared that a serious famine…

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Colliery Disaster in Scotland. a Mine Flooded. Fourteen Men Drowned. London, August 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 20

A shocking disaster has occurred at a coal mine at Ardrossan, in County Ayr, and 30 miles from Glasgow. Water broke into the mine, which was…

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The Safest Place in a Thunderstorm

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 18 September 1895 · page 4

The indifference with which the inhabitants of large cities pursue their business through tho most "terrific" thunderstorms unmoved by any feeling…

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A Stiff Gale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 29

A passenger by the steamer Gulf of Lyons, writing to Sydney of a gale experienced in Ba[?]’s Strait and across the [?]ight, says that the chief officer was…

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The Storms and Their Names

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 29

Many people didn’t understand the names given the storms coming along by the meteorologis’s. But Mr. Wragge, who manages the weather department…

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Heavy Rain

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 November 1895 · page 2

Nearly three inches of rain fell in Brisbane during a storm on Sunday night. Good rains are reported from the western and south western districts…

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He’d Flood the Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 November 1895 · page 39

During the late elections John Taylor’s committee rooms were at Angus Cameron’s Hotel, York-street, and at the table d’[?] the conversation was frequently seasoned…

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Heavy Gale in the English Channel. Many Casualties. London, November 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1895 · page 26

A north-east gale of extraordinary violence is raging in the English Channel. The entire channel service for the conveyance of passengers and mails has had…

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Disastrous Storm at Kastings. Stock and Poultry Killed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 26

Hastings was visited on Tuesday by a most terrific thunderstorm. The atmosphere was intensely sultry up to noon, when black thunder clouds appeared, and gathering in…

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Storm in the Black Sea. Five Hundred Lives Lost. London, November 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 27

Terrible storms have been raging in the south of Russia and in the Black Sea. Many of the Russian Black Sea ports have been completely submerged, and…

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Children’s Column. Chased by a Flood. Peril of a Surveyor and His Burro in a Dry Lake Bed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1895 · page 11

One of the most interesting topographical features of California is the dry lake bed in the Colorado desert, in the south-eastern part of the state. My first trip…

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Terrific Storm in Adelaide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 28

A storm of extraordinary violence swept over Adelaide and suburbs on Monday evening. Numerous reports of serious damage have been received from…

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The Ashantee War. Bridges Destroyed by Floods. London, December 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 26

Considerable difficulties in the way of the advance of the British force under Sir Francis Scott upon Cooma[?]e hive been caused by heavy floods, which have destroyed the bridges…

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