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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1898

67 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 4

Storm at Chiltern

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 16

A storm of terrific violence passed over Chiltern on Saturday night. Trees were uprooted between Rutherglen, Springhurst, and Barnawartha, and many thrown over the road…

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Storm at Deniliquin

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 16

A terrible storm of wind and dust passed , over Deniliquin on Saturday night, about 7 o'clock, doing much damage to property in…

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Saturday, Sept. 24, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J. P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

Robert Williams, drank, fined 2s, 6d. or 6 hours' imprisonment. Robert Miller, drunk and disorderly; fined 5s. or 3 days' imprisonment; and…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday Sept. 20,1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.,)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

Peter Lodeini was fined 2s. 6d. for drunkenness and John O'Sullivan is for a similar offence…

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Storm in the Baltic. 120 Fishermen Drowned. London, September 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 September 1898 · page 26

A terrible storm has occurred at the German town of Memel, on the Baltic. A large number of fishing-boats were destroyed, and 120 fishermen were drowned…

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Corowa Police Court. Monday, October 3, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.) John Gardner, drunk, fined 2s. 6d. or 6 hours' imprisonment. (Before Mr. C. J. Leslie, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 October 1898 · page 2

George Patterson was charged with forging the name of "N. Wilson" to a cheque for £7 10s., and uttering same to Richard King, at Corowa, on…

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Safe Places in a Storm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

If out of doors avoid trees and all elevated objects. If the flash is followed instantly by the report, a recumbent position is the safest. Avoid rivers and ponds, because water is a…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, October 7, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.) F. QUINLAN,drunk and disorderly, fined 10s., or three days' imprisonment. Monday, October 10,1898. (Before Messrs, J. C. Leslie and F.C. Piggin, Js.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 October 1898 · page 3

George Patterson was charged with forging the name of N. Wilson to a cheque for £8 10s, and uttering the same to Kits Osding, with intent to…

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Severe Gales. Wrecks and Loss of Life. London, October 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 October 1898 · page 26

Severe gales are raging on the British coasts. So tempestuous a as the weather been in the English Channel that the steam service to Calais and Ostend has…

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Co[?]wa Police Court. Thursday October 27, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 November 1898 · page 2

Peter Mandelson and Stephen Morgan were fined 2s. 6d. each, or 6 hours' imprsonme[?]t, for drunkenness. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1898…

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Destructive Wind Storm

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 2

Wednesday was another very unpleasant day in Hay, a strong north wind blowing throughout the day, accompanied by clouds of dust. The storm continued…

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MONDAY, Nov. 7, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

George Wallace was fined 2s. 6d. or C h[?] imprisonment, for drankenn[?]. Joseph Healy, on bail, for using indecent language, was fined 10s. or 48…

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Corowa Police Court. Friday, Nov. 4, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

John Conroy, was charged with using indecent language, and ordered to be imprisoned for seven days, without the option of a fine…

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Floods in China. Villages and Crops Destroyed. a Million Destitute. London, November 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 21

A disastrous flood has occurred in the valley of the Hoangho, or Yellow River, in the north of China. The river, swollen by rains in the interior…

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Severe Dust Storm. Netherby Flour Mill Unroofed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 November 1898 · page 3

VERY unsettled weather has prevailed for the past few days, heavy clouds rolling up from west and south-west--grave portents of the wished for rain--but always…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.p.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 November 1898 · page 3

James M'Cormack, was fined 2s, 6dm or 6 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. THURSDAY, NOV. 17th 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, J.P.)…

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Snow Storms in England. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 2

Heavy snowstorms have occurred in the North of England, and railway traffic is blocked…

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The Recent Storms

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 28

The cyclonic disturbance which passed over Junee a few days ago caused a siderable amount of damage to property. Reports are to hand of numerous buildings…

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The American Winter. Gales and Snowstorms. London. November 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 27

The winter has set in with great severity in the United States. Heavy snowstorms and violent gales have occurred in the North Atlantic States, causing great damage as…

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Corowa Police Court. Wednesday, November 30, 1898. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale. J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 December 1898 · page 2

Thos. Laing, drunk and disorderly, fined 2s[?] 6d, or six hours' imprisonment. Rainfall for November, 92 points. For Children's Hacking Cough take…

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