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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

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The Albury District. The Recent Flood. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1892 · page 5

A REPORT from Tumut to hand this morning states that much concern was felt yesterday along the course of the Murrumbidgee from Tumut to Gundagai, through a heavy and…

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Floods at Plattsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 5

IT appears as if the Nelson-street property was doomed to be flooded, notwithstanding the money expended in the recent law case of Anderson v. the Borough of Plattsburg; and,…

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The Storm in the Adamstown Teacup. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 October 1892 · page 3

Sir,—Allow me to reply to a letter in Monday's paper, signed Alexander Fairfull. Mr. Fairfull said my statement was false. He was in the…

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Severe Thunderstorm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1892 · page 5

AT a few minutes to 4 o'clock yesterday morning a very heavy thunderstorm burst over the city, and for a little time it seemed as if a good deal of damage must result. The…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. Fatal Storm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1892 · page 4

During the storm at Warragul yesterday a boy named Wm. Dagleish, 15, and two cows, were killed by a tree falling on the shed. A BIG RETURN…

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A Gale in Hobson's Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1892 · page 4

The steamer Innamincka, on her run from Adelaide and Melbourne to Sydney, reports leaving Melbourne at 2 p.m. on the 11th instant, and when four mile front Williamstown encountered one of the…

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New Zealand. Gales and Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1892 · page 6

A fierce gale has been experienced at Wellington. Considerable damage was done in the town, but the shipping in the harbour escaped any serious…

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Disastrous Floods in Sardinia ABOUT 100 Believed to Have Perished

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 October 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Advices from Italy report the prevalence of widespread and disastrous, floods in the Island of Sardinia. The village of…

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The Floods in Sardinia. Caused by a Severe Cyclone. Hundreds of People Drowned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1892 · page 4

ROME, Monday.—Further particulars from Sardinia concerning the disastrous floods which have occurred on the Island, state that they were…

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Brown's Direct Line. the Coldingha[?].—long Passage.—ice and Gales Encountered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1892 · page 4

The barque Coldinghame, running under the auspices of Brown's direct line, reached the harbour yesterday from London, with a full general cargo. The vessel has had a lengthy passage extending to…

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Floods in China

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 October 1892 · page 4

THE news that 50,000 people have been drowned by the flooding of one great river would be considered terrible if the scene of the occurrence were in any other place than…

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Gales in the Atlantic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Terrific gales have been experienced in the Atlantic Ocean, and vessels arriving, in port on either side of the water report having experienced the heaviest seas…

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The Storm King Disabled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 October 1892 · page 4

Mr. John Dalton's steamer Storm King, which for some time has been engaged in the Newcastle-Port Stephens trade, had the misfortune to break her shaft on Friday evening last, when returning from…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) Gales in the Atlantic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—Two Atlantic liners are a week overdue, and considerable uneasiness is felt for their safety. Heavy gales are prevailing…

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Mexican Floods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Floods are reported to have occurred in Mexico, by which 50 persons have been drowned…

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Storms at Sea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—Terrible storms have boon experienced in the Black Sea, and news has been received of the loss of eight vessels. The whole of the members of the crews of…

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Disastrous Floods at Tamworth. Destruction of Wheat Crop Feared. TAMWORTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1892 · page 5

Light rain set in here on Thursday night. On Friday morning the wind changed to the south-east, and a steady downpour continued all Friday, lasting the night through. At 9…

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Floods on the Murray. Albury

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 5

THE Murray rose on Saturday to 13ft 6in above summer level, when it remained stationary for several hours. It then began to rise again, and heavy floods are…

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Floods at Morpeth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1892 · page 8

As might have been expected, the recent rains have caused the river to rise again, and on Saturday the punts were off whilst the current began to come down Howe's Lagoon…

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News From Broken Hill. Violent Storm. A Boy Struck by Lightning. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 5

A VIOLENT storm passed over Broken Hill this morning. The thunder was terrific, and the lightning very vivid. During the progress of the storm a boy working on the…

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