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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1884

3 stories in Riverina's papers

Severe Gale, Loss of Life, and Great Damage

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1884 · page 4

A violent gale which commenced in the metropolis and its surrounding suburbs on January 22, and subsequently abated, giving place to heavy rain, sprang up with renewed…

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Severe Thunderstorm and Loss of Life

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 4

A thunderstorm accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, passed over London on July 6. It was not so severe, however, as similar storms which occurred on the same day in…

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Storms in Queensland. (From The Argus)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1884 · page 3

A THUNDERSTORM occurred on Monday, which extended over a wide area, and did considerable damage. The storm was severely felt in the neighbourhood of Oxley…

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