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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1887

17 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Heavy Floods in Queensland. Great Distress Existing

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday. —Accounts continue to comeno in of the distress and damage caused by the recent flood. The furthereat limit of communication with Logan…

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Bungendore. Serious Floods at Bungendore

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 29 January 1887 · page 2

Last Wednesday, the 19th instant, one of the heaviest thunderstorms that has ever been experienced in this neighbourhood passed over Bungendore. The rain…

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More Heavy Rain

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 2

NEARLY three Inches of rain fell during Saturday night and Sunday, resulting in the usual flooded streets. In consequence of the downpour no services were held in…

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Floods in Northern Queensland

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 22 March 1887 · page 2

CAIRNS, SATURDAY.—The body of Thomas Richard Heffings Hook was found yesterday morning in the Blackfellow's Creek, Mulgrave, on the Herberton-road,…

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Terrible Storm in Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 2

Very heavy rain has been falling since early this (Wednesday) morning. The lowlands in the suburbs are flooded, and great damage has been done in the streets…

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"Mr. John Gale, M.p."

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 19 April 1887 · page 2

"VIDOCQ," writing in the Southern, Argus, under the head of "Things, in General," says :— "Just now Mr. John Gale, M.P., from the far off…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Police Court. Tuesday, April 19. BEFORE Messrs. O. Willans, and J. Gale, Js.P

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 2

Thos. Mulcahy was brought up in custody, on remand, from the previous day, charged with having unlawfully assaulted one Mloses Morley, on Saturday…

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Serious Floods in New Zealand

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 13 July 1887 · page 4

A telegram to a Melbourne paper states that the protracted rainfall on the West Coast has caused serious floods in[?]many…

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Monaro Street in Flood

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Wednesday 9 November 1887 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

VERY heavy rains have been experienced since last issue, severe thunderstorms storms passing over the town both on Friday and Saturday last. On the latter…

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Commercial. Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 3

Very little has been doing since our last' weekly report owing principally to the continued wet weather that has been prevailing. Through our yards…

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A Contradiction.—mr. Gale at Junee

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 2
Also in Queanbeyan Age

A TELEGRAM from Junee to the S. M. Herald, stating that at a Protectionist meeting held there on Saturday last, Mr. Gale (one of the local members) received…

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Commercial. Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 2

Since our last report very little Has been doing, principally owing to the majority of buyers being busy shearing, We expect a brisk market for all…

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Commercial Gale and Leahy Report

The Bungendore Mirror and Lake George Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

SINCE our last there is a slight improvement in the market for all kinds of stock, and now that the shearing is about completed we expect to find things much…

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Commercial Gale and Leahy Report

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 21 December 1887 · page 4

SINCE our last there is a slight improvement in the market for all kinds of stock, and now that the shearing is about completed we expect to find things much…

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Chapter Viii. a Morning Visit.—£50.—The Storm.—Robbing Sluice-Boxes

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

At an early hour on the following morning, Seth, who had taken up his quarters at one of the numerous 'hotels,' set out to visit his little friend, whose winning manner had made sad…

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