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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1888

8 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Heavy Floods in Northern Queensland. Brisbane

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 4

Between 3.30 p.m on Friday, and 6 p.m. on Saturday, 20 inches 72 points of rain fell at Rockhampton. The greater part of the town was under water, boats plying to some…

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The Great Flood in China

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 March 1888 · page 3

IT is hardly possible for us to conceive af a disaster in our time which probably caused more destruction to human life than the flood which swept humanity from the face…

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Violent Storms. London, August 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 August 1888 · page 3

Violent easterly gales hare raged on the English coast. Several lugger have been wrecked, and some lives lost…

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Severe Storms. London, August 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 August 1888 · page 5

Severe storms have occurred along the Chillian coast. At Valpariso eleven vessels were wrecked, 24 lives lost, and great damage done to property…

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Floods in Austria. London, August 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 August 1888 · page 3

Disastrous floods are reported from various parts of Austria. Several villages are completely submerged, and many lives have been lost…

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The Late Mr. Flood's Will. Sydney, Nov. 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1888 · page 2

A heavy Bar had been engaged in the Equity Court to test the validity of the late Mr. Flood's will, in which the amount insolved exceeds half a million; but to-day…

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The Late Edward Flood's Will. Lyduey, November 23

The Western Herald · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 5

The late Edward Flood has left £250 each to ten of the charitable institutions of the colony. The bulk of his property goes to Joseph Washington Flood, Edwin Frnest…

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Serious Gales. London, November 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 3

The gales on the English coast continue with unabated fury…

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