Disastrous Floods in England
LONDON, Sunday.—Widespread and disastrous floods have occurred throughout the Midland Counties and the West of England. In Exeter land Taunton the water in the…
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Floods & storms, 1889
156 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 8
Floods in England
LONDON, Monday.—The disastrous floods which have occurred in the West of England are now subsiding. The damage done to property in Bristol, which…
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The Indian troopship Crocodile arrived at Portsmouth on the 8th ult., from Bombay with 1364 troops, of whom 620 are officers and men of the Cheshire Regiment, who are to be stationed at…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—Disastrous floods and gale, have taken place at Tahiti. The American ship, Red Cross bound from Newcastle to San Francisco with 1800 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Break-up of the Drought. Floods in South Australia. Rivers Burst their Banks. Flocks and Herds Swept Away. Bursting of a Waterspoat. ADELAIDE, Wednesday, Midnight
HEAVY floods are reported throughout the midland districts owing to the recent downpour of rain. The rivers Light, Gilbert, and Wakefield are fuller than they have been for…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday Night. — Rain commenced to fall throughout the agricultural districts on Monday, and still continues In many places the fall has been…
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LONDON, Monday.—Violent storms are raging along a portion of the eastern coast line of the United States, involving great damage to property in the States of Maryland…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—A tremendous gale has occurred in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, United States. Thirty-five vessels (American and foreign) were wrecked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extensive Floods in South Australia. Unprecedented Rainfall. Miraculous Escapes. Prospect of a Good Season. ADELAIDE, Tuesday Night
RAIN has been falling almost continuously for the last twenty four hours, and extensive floods are again reported. Several washaways have occurred on the Northern…
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The weather in Adelaide has cleared up, and the damage from floods is now over. AN UNPOPULAR PREMIER. Premier Playford has visited Hawker and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Telegrams. South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday Night. a Flood Victim
ON Saturday morning the body of a corporation ganger named Patrick M'Namara, who was drowned during the recent floods by being washed over Torrents' Weir, was…
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In replying to a deputation representing the various suburban districts affected by the recent floods in the River Torrens, the Treasurer said that, except on the main…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A disastrous cyclone has swept over several of the Eastern States of America, and Mr. P. T. Barnum's celebrated mammoth show was partially…
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Interest has been again excited in Castlemaine in connection with the flooding of the Francis Ormond mine. On New Year's Day the mine was flooded, and two men named…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Storms which have swept over Austria and the south of Germany have caused immense damage to the bridges and railways. There has also…
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LONDON, Friday.—A great storm has visited the coast of Newfoundland. Two French fishing vessels have been lost. In all, 175 persons having been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Heavy Rainfall. Late Items. Bursting of a Dam. A Flood in Darby-street
A good deal of excitement was caused in Darby-street about 10 o'clock last night by the bursting of a dam at the A.A. Co.'s Sea Pit. A heavy rush of water took place,…
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The ship Drumpark fell in with some heavy weather on her voyage from Barrow to Melbourne. On May 8, in lat. 45deg. south and long. 122deg. cast, the wind came away in a heavy gale from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heavy Rain at Singleton. Rapid Rise of the River. SINGLETON, Monday Night
Three hundred and eighty-two points of rain were registered this morning. The weather moderated during the day, but the downpour resumed at 6 p.m., and seems likely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unprecedented Weather. Extraordinary Rainfall. Floods and Overflows. Adventures at Sea. Railway Mishaps. Damage and Delay
THE more than usually severe spell of wet and boisterous weather which commenced on Thursday last continued with unabated violence during yesterday, and at the time of…
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