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New England · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1897

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The Cyclone. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 5

It has now been ascertained that tracks of the cyclone at Nevertire are visible for 30 miles, and sheets of galvanised iron were carried ten miles…

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A Terrible Cyclone at Nevertire. Destruction Op a Village. Nevertire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

A TERRIBLE cyclone struck the town last evening, and completely wrecked every building, including stores, hotels, churches, and dwelling houses. They were razed to…

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A Town Wrecked. Cyclone at Nevertire. a Terrible Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 6

A terrible cyclone struck the town of Nevertire on Monday evening. Without any warning the wind sprang up end enveloped the place in…

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Sydney. a Terrific Storm. Almost a Cyclone. Buildings Blown Down

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

Sydney was visited at 7 p.m. yesterday by a terrific storm, almost a cyclone. The storm broke suddenly from the south west, accompanied by…

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Thunderstorms in the Country. a Boy Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

Heavy thunderstorms are reported from a number of country towas. At Cowra a boy named James Jackie was killed by lightning…

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A Disastrous Storm. Adelaide, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

A DISASTROUS storm has occurred at Port Darwin, and the line and station buildings have been greatly damaged. Nearly every building in town, including…

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Cyclone in New England. a Bit of Ancient History

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 2

The following letter appeared in the Daily Telegraph of Saturday, January 2nd:—Sir,—As the severe wind storm…

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Adelaide. Cyclone

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

Later particulars of the hurricane at Port Darwin estimates the damage at £100,000. It is impossible to describe the state of ruin and devastation. Nearly all the luggers in…

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Port Darwin Cyclone

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—The Adelaide manager (Mr. B. Bernard) of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company received a message yesterday morning from Mr. Collier,…

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The Port Darwin Cyclone. Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

LATER particulars of the hurricane at Port Darwin estimates the damage at £100,000, and states that it is impossible to describe the ruin and devastation caused by the…

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Gale at Sydney. Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 5

ON Sunday a gale raged here all day, but very little rain fell. The thermometer, yesterday morning, fell to 57.7, its maximum reaching 69.3…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Monday, 11.20 a.m. Heavy Rain

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 3

THE rainfall on Saturday was general throughout the colony, and in many places out west was phenomenally heavy ; two and a half inches fell at Bourke, and five at…

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Floods in England

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 February 1897 · page 2

The most serious floods for some years are reported from the Thames valley. Great damage was done to property…

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Heavy Floods

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1897 · page 3

Floods have occurred in the Thames Valley. Large areas in the eastern and south midland counties are submerged. The floods in localities are the worst that have…

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Destructive Storm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 3

A terrific storm, and downpour of rain occurred on Saturday night causing great destruction of property and:four persons are reported to have been drowned by the flood…

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What Not to Do in a Thunderstorm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 February 1897 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the reply is sometimes made to a person who expresses fear of some fatal event which is likely to occur, "Yes, and you may be struck by…

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Floods at Greymouth. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 5

DISASTROUS floods have occurred at Greymouth, and the town is inundated to a depth of two feet…

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The Thunderstorm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 3

DURING a terrible thunderstorm a pitman's wife, in Newcastle, England, became so much alarmed that she got into a cupboard and closed…

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Dry Rain Storms

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

IN the Clorado Desert (U.S.) they have rain-storms during which not a single drop of water touches the earth. The rain can be seen falling from the clouds high above…

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Terrible Flood. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 5

SIX thousand homeless people are refugees from the district devastated fay flood at Memphis, in the United States:…

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