Disastrous Floods in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—On Tuesday afternoon a tremendous flood, accompanied by loss of life and considerable damage to property, occurred at Castlemaine. Shortly after mid-day rain began…
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Floods & storms, 1889
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Disastrous Gales and Floods in the South Seas. AUCKLAND, Tucstlay
The steamer Richmond, which arrived to-night, being [?] of additional wrecks at the Islands, and disastrous floods and gales at Tahiti. During a violent storm on January 29, the American ship…
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Adelaide, Wednesday. -Heavy rains and floods are reported all over the colony. Bridges and railway lines have been washed away, houses and farms submerged, and as much as live inches of…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The floods have extended all over South Australia. Hay and fences have been destroyed, and cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep drowned by hundreds. All moveable property has…
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Rain continues with terrific violence, accompanied by a strong wind from the sea. Eleven inches of rain have fallen since Friday…
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Melbourne, Saturday.—Reports from all parts of the colony continue to come in, detailing severe floods; but, generally speaking, the waters are beginning to subside. The damage done to farmers…
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