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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1896

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11.50 A.m. Floods

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 3

There was exceptionally heavy rain at Lismore, ten inches falling since Saturday. The river has risen 25 feet, and the lowlands are flooded. Nine miles from Lismore, at…

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Floods at Athens. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 5

DISASTROUS floods have occurred at Athens, and enormous damage has been done to property and many lives lost…

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Floods in Greece

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 2

Disastrous floods have taken place ot Athens and enormous damage done to property. Many lives were lost…

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Destructive Gale. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 5

A HEAVY south-easterly gale in the English Channel swept the South of England, and destroyed the Chain Pier at Brighton…

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A Terrific Gale

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 2

A gale which has been raging for the laet few days on the south coast of England is regarded as the most terrific galo of tho century. lmmenee…

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Cyclone in N.S. Wales. a Town Destroyed. Nevertire Razed to Earth. a Terrible Storm

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 2

The town of Nevertire, on the Western line, 340 miles from Sydney, was totally demolished by a cyclone last night. The wind rose with…

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