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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1880

33 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2

The Floods in Spain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 4

THE following extract from a private letter, dated Aguilas, Spain, October 20, has been published:—"You will have seen in the newspapers accounts…

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Floods at St. Kitts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 4

Great floods have occurred at St. Kitts. Two hundred persons were drowned. Great damage ensued to property…

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Floods in Queensland. BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

Heavy rain and floods have occurred at Cooktown, causing much damage to the outlying settlers…

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The Chimborazo in a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 2

The Chimborazo, after her departure from Plymouth last Sunday, encountered a severe gale, and was compelled to return to port, after losing four persons by…

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The Cyclone at New Caledonia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 5

Subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the late cyclone at New Caledonia are coming in freely…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Flooding a Newspaper Office

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1880 · page 2

The Tamworth Corporation water-cart man, who emptied the contents of his water-cart into the office of the Observer last week, has been fined £5 and costs…

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Heavy Rain at New Caledonia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 2

After the late rain at Noumea, on the 24th January, rain continued to fall in torrents until the 9th of February. The barracks of the gendarmes were wrecked,…

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Floods at Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 2

The river at Lismore yesterday rose 30 feet. It is now slowly subsiding. Considerable damage was done to the crops…

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Supposed Capsize During a Gale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1880 · page 2

Two captains belonging to the vessels Tilly and Wesdwind, left their vessels in a boat, to visit Port Macdonnell. The boat and the body of Captain McIntosh,…

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Heavy Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 2

Heavy rain commenced a little before 7, and is likely to last. A strong gale is blowing…

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Heavy Gales on the Coast

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 5

During the last few days the "aneroid" has been very erratic in his movements, and general opinions were expressed by the knowing ones that heavy weather was…

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[From Our Own Correspondent.] Sydney, Tuesday. Heavy Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1880 · page 2

Heavy rain fell all last night. The weather was fine the early portion of the morning, but rain set in again at 11 o'clock…

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Severe Gale in Sydney Harbour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 4

ONE of the severest gales which has been experienced for a long time in Sydney harbour, occurred on Saturday evening, and resulted in much disaster,…

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A Terrific Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1880 · page 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 3.—At a late hour last night a terrible cyclone burst over the town of Ottawa, located on the line of the Kansas City,…

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CABLEGRAMS. Disastrous Cyclone in Heavy (?)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1880 · page 2

LONDON, June 27.—A fearful cyclone destroyed the town of Heavy(?) Many persons lost their lives…

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Probable Flood in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A flood is probable in Melbourne. The Yarra in rising fast, owing to heavy rains. It is raining also at Adelaide…

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Terrific Storm in Queensland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1880 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday. — A terrific storm has occurred off Keppel Bay. The steamer Wentworth encountered the full force of it; her decks were swept, and the…

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Thunderstorm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—There was a thunderstorm here last evening Last night's rain was general throughout the colony…

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Floods in Austria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1880 · page 2

LONDON, August 14.—Heavy floods have occurred in Austria…

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The Floods in Austria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1880 · page 2

LONDON, August 17.—Whilst mass was being celebrated in a chapel in Guelore, in Austria, floodwaters rushed into the building to the depth of ten feet; fifteen…

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