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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1888

23 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 2

Heavy Storms and Rain

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1888 · page 2

GLEN INNES on last Friday afternoon came within the outskirts of a violent thunderstorm which it was evident was raging in the neighborhood, but beyond a few streaks of lightning and…

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Destruction of the Inverell Convent School by Storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 2

A TERRIFIC storm of greater violence than has been known for many years broke over Inverell on Tuesday last and did a considerable amount of damage. The weather-wise were not entirely…

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Severe Thunderstorms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 December 1888 · page 4

Severe thunderstorms occurred on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Buildings were struck by lightning, and there were several narrow escapes from…

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