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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1895

22 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 2

Peculiar Storm at Sea

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 4

CAPTAIN C. H. HYDE, who arrived in Sydney from Kaipara (N.Z.) last Wednesday with a cargo of kauri pine, reports having been in an electrical storm with his…

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A. Thunderstorm at Sea

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 4

DURING the voyage of the brigantine Anthons from Kaipara to Sydney last week an extraordinary phenomenon occurred. The vessel, owing to indications…

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Dr. Talmage's Experience in a Storm

Northern Star · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 5

REV. DR. DE WITT TALMAGE preached his first sermon after his return to the United States from his tour round the world at the Madison A venue…

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Clarence River Floods. [?]revention Scheme

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 4

SYDNEY papers state: " Mr. H. Archibald has devised a scheme designed to prevent the oft-recurring and disastrous floods on the Clarence River. The salient feature of this…

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The Aorthern Star. Wednesday Morning, [?]0Th January. 1898. Flood Weather Along the Coast

Northern Star · Wednesday 30 January 1895 · page 2

THE ominous sound of incessant rain, carrying with it the inevitable result of…

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Flood at Bingara—Big Water Wave. A Mountain of Water

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

A PHENOMENAL and quite unprecedented flood of a disastrous nature occurred at Bingara on Saturday, by which it number of farms have been destroyed and many…

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More Floods

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 7

IN the Manning district last week there occurred the highest flood known since 1875. All the low-lying farms were flooded. Many forms of maize in the district were…

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Heavy Gale and Flood

Northern Star · Saturday 2 February 1895 · page 3

AN unwelcome visitatlon in the shape of n flood has been the result of the last week's heavy rains, following as it did immediately after the full of the previous week, which had saturated the country…

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Another Disastrous Flood

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

As anticipated in-our last issue, another disastrous flood has visited this river, and coming at a season when the maize crop was in the field and the cane…

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Flood on the Manning

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 8

THE Wingham correspondent of the Manning Times writes :—It is at present quite impossible to give an estimate of the losses in this part of the district…

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[?]revention of Floods. Mr. Valentine Haynes' Seheme

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 February 1895 · page 2

THE deputation of residents from the Northern rivers waited. upon the Minister for Works on Thursday, to urge the Government to take some steps to minimise evils arising from floods. The…

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Floods on the Richmond River and the Reid Ministry

Northern Star · Saturday 16 February 1895 · page 2

WHEN the Reid Government, came into office Ministers were loud in their protestations that they would settle the people on the land. An instance of how that "honesty" of which they prated so…

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Floods on the Richmond River

Northern Star · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 3

SIR,—After roading the Australian Star version of the Reid ministry, which, to say the least, is both misleading and one sided, I came to the conclusion that if the Sydney dailies would toady loss to…

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Flood-waraing System in Queensland

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 4

DETAILS of the methods to be adopted in carrying out the system of flood warnings for the watersheds of the Brihance and Stanley Rivers, and for the principal affl[?]ents of…

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A Visit to Flood Hall

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 6

To fully, appreciate the comforts and beauties of farm life one has only to spend a day on a well managed estate. It is true the former has to work hard and…

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Local and General News. Tuckombil Flood Relief Channel

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 4

Tenders for bridge, weir, &c, Tuckombil Creole to Evans River, close on the 5th June, at 11.30 a.m. THE UNION OF THE COLONIES.—We…

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Remarkable Snow Storm

Northern Star · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 6

"THE story of a most remarkable snow storm (says the New York TRIBUNE) is told by Lieutenant John P. Finley, one of the best informed meteorologists in the United…

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The Northern Star. Saturday Morning, 7Th September, 1895. A Second Flood Relief Scheme

Northern Star · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

IT has all along been tho opinion of the Harbours and Rivers Department…

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Why and How Thunderstorms Occur

Northern Star · Saturday 19 October 1895 · page 5

ACCORDING to the conclusions of the scientists who investigate lightning, says the ' Lumber World,' the vapor that arises from the ground carries with it, in calm and fine weather,…

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The Northern Star. Wednesday Morning, 27Th November, 1885. Tender for Flood Boat

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 November 1895 · page 2

LAST year we had occasion to comment in strong terms on the fact that while tenders for a bridge on the Casino road, near…

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