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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1890

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The Little Storm King

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 9 August 1890 · page 2

A message from Adelaide, on Monday, states that the lifeboat Storm King, Captain Jorgensen, arrived that morning after a very rough passage from Albany…

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Storms and Electric Wires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 6

It has for some years been the practice at the Berlin Post Office for the employes to make a note of storms and magnetic disturbances, direction of storms, length…

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A Train Chased by a Storm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 3

ONE of the most thrilling incidents of the recent cyclone in America was the race with the storm of the regular afternoon south-bound passenger train…

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A Great Gale in Victoria. the Heaviest Known for Years. Two Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 2

IF the equinoctial gales bad not already occurred (the Daily Telegraph says) the severe gale that on Friday blew over Victoria and the whole of the southern coast of Australia…

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The Storm King

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1890 · page 2

CAPTAIN Jorgonaen's trusty craft, the Storm King, has been inspected in the last few days by many influential citizens, including the Premier and the Mayor and aldermen. The…

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Severe Thunderstorm at Brisbane. a Church Spike Destroyed. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1890 · page 3

A HUNDERSTORM, accompanied by torrents of rain and a hurricane of wind, passed over the city about 6 o'clock this evening and raged for nearly an hour. The wind for…

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