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Northern Rivers · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

28 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 2

Tuckian Flood Escape. Deputation to Minister Lee

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 5

DURING last week a deputation consisting of Mr. Perry, M.P., and Messrs. Alex. M'Pherson, of Swan Bay, and A. Meston, of Woodburn, waited upon Mr. Lee…

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The Power of a Cyclone

Northern Star · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 5

CAREFUL estimates of the force of a cyclone and the energy required to keep a full fledged hurricane in active operation reveal the presence of a power that makes…

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The Ponkry Yard. Poulyry and Storms

Northern Star · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 6

Storms affect pultry uniavorably quite as much in mild weether as in cold. Short storms or showers, during summer, make little difference to poultry, providing they…

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Thunderstorm anti Lightning in the Transvaal

Northern Star · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 8

LAST Sunday, 20th (says the 'S. M. Herald's' Cupetown correspondent), was set apart by certain individual branches of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Cape, the Free…

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Storm at Tatham

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1899 · page 4

ON Tuesday last a storm passed over Tatham and vicinity and a consideration amount of damage was done by the wind. Half the roof was blown off Messrs. Armstrong and…

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The Darjeeling Earthquake. Terrible Destruction by Floods and Land Slides. Over 300 Lives Lost

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 6

ON September 27 a cable message was published announcing that a terrible earthquake, accompanied by heavy rain and land slides, had occurred in Darjeeling…

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Flood Relief Works

Northern Star · Saturday 4 November 1899 · page 4

THE proposed Tuckian Works for the mitigation of floods on the Richmond…

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Flood Prevention Scheme. Colonel Pennycuick's Brisbane Estimate

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 December 1899 · page 3

Colonel PENNYCUICK, who has come to Brisbane under engagement to the Government, for the purpose of formulating some scheme for the amelioration of floods, is…

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