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Riverina · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, New Year's Morning. A Mudgee Storm

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

During a storm at Mudgee yesterday the telegraph posts were blown down, houses unroofed, grain stacks and fruit destroyed. Hails tones as big as hop's…

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Terrific Storm in Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 2

A very heavy thunderstorm panted over Sydney and suburbs about 6 O'clock on Sunday evening. The neat during the day had been rather opp[?] sod towards evening…

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The Cause of Floods

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 4

THE late autumn throughout Western and Central Europe is saddened by floods which seem, with successive years, to grow vaster and more destructive, bringing in their wake…

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Great Storms in Townsville. Townsville

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1892 · page 4

Heavy rain commenced falling on Saturday, and continued till an early hour on Sunday morning. The whole of Hermit Park, South Townsville, was submerged. Boats…

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Floods in West Australia. Perth

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 4

The drought has completely broken up in the northern districts At Roebourne a heavy Storm set in on Friday at midnight, and rain continued to fall until 2 o'clock on Saturday…

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The Comparative Frequency of Thunderstorms

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 8

According to a German sci[?] journal the place where thunderstorms are most frequent is [?] which has an average of no fewer than [?]…

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Destructive Cyclone at Brisbane. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

A TERRIFIC [?] commenced to blow in Brisbane and its district early yesterday morning. It increased in violence, and by mid-day there was a perfect hurricane, accompanied…

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Floods in New South Wales Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 2

A big flood is reported in the Richmoad River, and a great portion of the town of Lismore is deeply Hooded. All the flats about the town and along the river are under…

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The Floods in the North

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 April 1892 · page 2

TELEGRAMS to hand show that the floods in the Richmond River has been the most disastrous ever experienced. The whole town of Lismore was under water, which rose to a…

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The Floods in New South Wales. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 April 1892 · page 2

Telegrams received late to-night show that the floods in the north coast rivers are now receding. The main streets of Lismore are pretty clear, but in the low lying parts of the…

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Floods on the Clarence. Grafton

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 4

News from down the river is to the effect that a large quantity of maize crops have been destroyed by the flood, especially at Ulmarra, Clarenza, Southgate, and Woodford…

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Floods at Ballarat. Ballarat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 3

It has been raining heavily since 11 o'clock on Saturday. At Ballarat East the post office dam broke away, and caused a flood over a portion of the Main-road. There was…

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Great Storm at Broken Hill. a Heavy Rainfall. Millions Op Gallons of Water Stored. Estimated Two Years' Supply at Stephen's Creek

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 3

THE heaviest fall of rain experienced in the Barrier Runges, in the south-west corner of New South Wales, fell on Friday night and Saturday, and the terrible drought, which…

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The Disastrous Floods in America. Thousands of Beople Hodeless. Many Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1892 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday, May 21.—According to the various computations the leases in the various districts by the floods may be apportioned as follows:—St. Louis County, three…

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Terrible Disaster in Japan Earthquake and Floods. Ten Thousand Houses Destroyed. Five Hundred Persons Killed. London, August 22

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1892 · page 2

JAPAN has been visited by another terrible disaster, which has caused great loss of life and immense destrucion of property. A violent earthquake was first experienced…

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Violent Storm at Cunnamulla. Half the Town Wrecked. Cunnamulla

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1892 · page 4

A TORNADO of great violence swept over this town at half-past 6 o'clock this morning, devastating about half of it, The wind was accompanied by hail and lightning, and 60…

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Before the Storm

The Hummer · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 3

The skies are blue, the sun is bright, and beauty reigns supreme; The clouds arc fleecy, grey and white, the sunrise like a dream…

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Destructive Floods in Japan. Hundreds of People Drowsed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1892 · page 2

THE steamer Cha[?]gsha arrived in Sydney on Friday from Hong Kong with news of several very disastrous storms and floods in China and Japan. The floods of the…

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A Heavy Gale

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1892 · page 2

The gale which passed over the city last night and curly this morning was (Saturday's Echo says) one of the fi[?]rciest that has been known for several years. In all directions…

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The Murrumbidgee in Flood

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1892 · page 2

VERY unexpectedly yesterday when people got up it was seen the river was raising rapidly and by 8 a.m. the water had reached a maximum of 28ft, about 6 feet lower than the…

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