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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

27 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Heavy Storm

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 2

[?]ere storm passed over Mudgee [?]esday, doing great damage to [?]…

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Caught in a Cyclone

The Moree News · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

A telegram from Gayndah states that J. J. Keenan, the we I known drover, has passed through from S. Helen's with 1100 bullocks from Widgen Station. Keenan reports that…

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A Victorian Cyclone

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 4

A TELEGRAM from Gayndah states that J. J. Koonan, the well-known drover, has passed through from St. Helen's with 1100 bullocks for…

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Welcome to Mr. C. E. Gale P.M.

The Moree News · Friday 27 January 1899 · page 2

At the Moree police court on Wednesday morning occasion who taken to welcome Mr C. E. Gale, our newly appointed Police Magistrate and processor to Mr. Adrian,…

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Mores Police Court. MONDAY.--(Before Mr. C. E. Gale, P.M.)

The Moree News · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

John Brand appeared to answer a charge preferred of alleged drank[?]e and being disorderly and using indecent lingo, Fined 10s, in default 2 days…

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Police News. Monday, January 30. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, M.P.)

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

Three youths of respectable appearance were charged with stealing in compsuy, a quantity of fruit, consisting of grapes, oranges, and lemons, the property…

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Morse Police Court. FRIDAY.-- (Before Mr. C. E. Gale, P.M.)

The Moree News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 1

Clara Croandell was charged with stealing a wrapper, two blouses, and sundry other articles, on the 23th ult., the property of Agnes M'Kae…

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More Police Court. MONDAY--(Before Mr. C. E. Gale, P.M.)

The Moree News · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

James McKay for drunkenness was bued, 6[?] or 24 hours, and for indecent language 10[?] or S days. Jo[?]ph Palmer, for drunkenneas, was fined 2[?] or 6 hours…

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Moree Police Court. Monday--(Before Mr. C. E. Gale, P.M.)

The Moree News · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

James William for [?] was fired [?] of 24 Hours, [?] for offending against public [?] £1 of 7 days John Dwyer for riotous behaviour, was find…

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Police Court. Monday, February 13. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J. W. Scott, J.P.j

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

Daniel Williams, charged with being drunk and offending against deceney in the public street, was fined in all 25s or 8 days imprisonment…

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Goondiwindi Flood

The Moree News · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

The Mature river overflowed its banks at [?] on Wednesday evening. January 31, between 5 and 6 o'clock and broke late the some, the water in the river rising…

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Storms

Manilla Express · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 3

Storms have destroyed 300,000 tons of wheat in Buenos Ayers…

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Police Court, (Before Mr. F. W. Gale, P.M.)

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1899 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday, Arthur Jones was charged with unlawfully assault. Edward Duffy, The prosecutor presented the appearance of…

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Mungindi Police Court. 20th March. -- (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Moree News · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 2

D. Conneches v. J. R. Lomax -- wages. Struck out no parties William Shaw v. J. R. Lomax -- wages. Struck out, no parties…

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Morss Police Court. WEDNESDAY.-(Before Mr. C.H.Gale, P.M.) Obtaining money by false pretences

The Moree News · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

William Thomas Gill was charged with that he did on the 10th of March last, at Meroc, obtain by means of false pretonces, to wit, with: prementing two valueless cheques…

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Gale

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 3

A heavy gale occurred along the coast yesterday, and several steamers had to return to port for shelter. The Seal Rocks report that a…

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A Theoretical Deluge

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

It would be inconvenient, to say the least (says the "London Daily Mail,") if Lyndon were wine day soon to find itself at the bottom of several miles of water. Yet some…

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Disastrous Floods

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 3

Owing to floods in Texas 250 persons were drowned, and over two million sterling loss was occasioned…

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Narrow Escape of H.M.S. Goldfinch. Terrible Time in a Storm

The Moree News · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

The gunboat Goldfintch, 805 tons, had a narrow escape during a storm while coming from Auckland to Sydney. Lieutenant-Commander Legatt describes…

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Special Express Wires. Through Reuter. Sydney, Thursday. Floods

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 3

Further coastal rains fell yesterday. The storm has subsided, though there is still a heavy sea. Great damage has been done to the…

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