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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1883

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Floods in New Zealand and Loss of Life

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1883 · page 4

THE Otago Daily Times says:—There were great floods in the Palmerston and Wackuaiti districts on the 17th, by which three persons lost their lives. Three…

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Disastrous Storm in Newcastle. Serious Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1883 · page 2

AFTER a broiling hot morning yesterday, the thermometer ran up to an unbearable degree during the afternoon. A storm portended, and eventuated in due course. About 3 o'clock the quicksilver,…

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The Recent Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1883 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The storm on Wednesday was very general over the country, especially at Bourke and Mudgee, where the destruction of property was very great…

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