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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

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A Mine Flooded

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 2

In consequence of water breaking into a mine in Russia sixty two miners have been drowned…

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Terrible Cyclone in America. Sixty Persons Killed. a Thousand Injured. London, April 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 26

The state of Missouri has been visited by a cyclone of extraordinary violence, which caused serious loss of life and great destr[?]tion of property…

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A Gold Mine Flooded. Sixty-two Miners Drowned. London, April 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 26

A serious disaster has occurred ab Troitsk, in the province of Orenburg, Russia. A gold mine was flooded, and 62 miners, who were unable to escape in time, were…

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The Coming Deluge. [From the “Daily Mail.”]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 4

It would be inconvenient, to say the least, if London were some day to find itself at the bottom of several miles of water. Yet some geologists assert that such a thing is not…

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Storms in Spain. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

Terrific storms have been raging in Spain, where 160 houses have been destroyed and 10 persons killed. Serious floods have also occurred at Sansats,…

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Latest by Telegraph Deluge in Texas London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

What is known in America as a "cloudburst" took place this week at Austin, Texas, by which 25 people were killed…

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Storm in Spain. One Hundred and Sixty Houses Destroyed. London, June 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 27

A storm of extraordinary violence has occurred at San Pedro, in the province of Valladolid, Spain. One hundred and sixty houses were…

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Cloud-burst in Texas. Twenty-fiye Lives Lost. Disastrous Floods. London, June 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 27

A cloud-burst of unusual magnitude is reported from Austin, the capital of Texas, which caused serious loss of life. The rain burst over the town in torrents…

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The Missouri Cyclone. Houses Crushed Like Shells

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 36

Further particulars with regard to the cyclone which swept over Kirksville, Missouri, on April 24, show that it swept a path a quarter of a mile broad through…

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Latest by Telegraph. the Floods in Texas. People Huddled Together on Mounds. Many Die From Bites of Reptiles. New York

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 2

Thousand of victims of the Texas floods have taken refuge on mounds, where they are huddled together like sheep…

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Floods in Texas. Great Loss of Life. Enormous Damage to Property. London, July 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 26

Floods of an appaling character, causing great loss of life and immense destruction of property, have taken place in Texas, in the United States…

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A Storm at Sea

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 28

The steamer Augsberg reached Brisbane on Friday night from Sydney, after experiencing terrible weather, the vessel left Sydney at about 4 p.m. on Saturday…

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Old Time Memories. Floods, Drought, &c. GUNDAGAI FLOOD.—Continued

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 27

I mentioned in my last communication that on finding the body of Mr. Watt's partner the belt, pouch, and money had disappeared. This was not the only case…

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Did She Know the Storm [?] Coming?

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

A swan, belonging to a gentleman, [?] sitting on her eggs on an island in a [?] One morning her owner found her [?] busy collecting sticks and other rubbish, [?]…

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Latest by Telegraphs Severe Thunderstorms in Ireland. a Regiment Struck by Lightning. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 2

In several parts of the United Kingdom severe thunderstorms have taken place. While marching from Limerick to…

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Did She Know the Storm Was Coking?

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 2

A swan, belonging to a gentleman, was sitting on her eggs on an island in a river. One morning her owner found her very busy collceting aticks and other rubbisb, and…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

It rained in torrents to-day, accompanied by a fierce south[?]easterly sale, the seas running mountains high at South Head. A number of vessels were…

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Violent Storms at Sydney. Floods on the Hunter. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

The boisterous weather culminated yesterday in a violent gale, which listed to a late hour yesternight. The ships and the forry boats suffered severely. The in-coming mail…

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Lachlan River in Flood

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 29

The effect of the late splendid rain is that the Lachlan River, which has been dry for about nine months, and was lately reduced to occasional water-holes, has…

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The Yanko Creek Flooded

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 September 1899 · page 2

The following paragraph which appears in the last "Pastoral Times" will give our readers an idea how much Water passes down the Yanko Creek…

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