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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1869

24 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 2

Disastrous Flood at Ballarat

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 26 October 1869 · page 4

The most disastrous flood that has ever visited Ballarat, took place on the 16th inst.,and 'will long be remembered in the annals of that district. The local papers gave length-,…

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High Tides at Hokianga -The Bonded Stores Flooded

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 28 October 1869 · page 4

: It appears that a very high tide had been felt at Hokianga on the 14th October. The tide rose between four und five feet above the usual level of high water springs,…

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Violent Rainstorm and Flood at Tamworth

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1869 · page 2

On Friday, a dark mass of clouds were seen moving slowly from the west to the eastward of the township, and thence along the hills in the latter direction, and soon after they…

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The Late Terrible Gale

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 4 December 1869 · page 2

Reports from all parts of the country concur in stating that the recent gales were the severest which have been experienced for a long time, and the damage done has been very…

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