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Floods & storms, 1897

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The Nevertire Cyclone

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 4

THE inhabitants of Nevertire are now recovering from the fright occasioned by the tornado, and are already hard at work repairiug, as best they can, the damage done…

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Cyclone at Nevertire

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 4

NEVERTIRE, Tuesday.—A terrible [?] struck the town last evening, and comp[?] wrecked every building, including store hotels, churches, and dwelling houses. The…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Terrific Storm in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 4

A storm, which does not appear to have come from any particular direction, came from south-west and broke over the city at 10 minutes to 7 last evening. Although of…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain All Round. a Fl(h)d Feared

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

THE long spell of dry weather broke up somewhat unexpectedly curly in Saturday morning. There was scarcely a breeze of wind. Heavy rain fell form the heavens, and it had been…

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A Cyclone at Port Darwin. Serious Loss of Life. Adelaide

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

The cyclone at Port Darwin on Thursday was a terrible affair. The Telegraph lines are all smashed, and the township is a complete wreck…

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Floods at Adelaide. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 2

AFTER a long spell of dry weather heavy rains commenced to fall this afternoon, and floods have been experienced in many parts of the colony. A furious oyolone, with…

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Disastrous Storm at Adelaide

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 17 February 1897 · page 2

Adelaide, Sunday.--Last night, after, several days of very hot weather, a thunderstorm from the north-west broke over the city, but only a little…

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The New Zealand Floods. Further Loss of Life. 50,000 Sheep Drowned. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 April 1897 · page 4

From Clive and surrounding districts news comes of [?]lation and flood. Nearly all the residents here suffered loss, and food supplies also ran out, thus causing further…

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Disastrous Floods in New Zealand

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 24 April 1897 · page 3

Wellington, Monday.--Further deteils in connection with the disastrous floods in the Hawke's Bay district show that the trouble was caused by heavy'…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. This is [?] when freeborn[?] Having to advise [?] public, may speak [?] [?] Saturday, May 8, 1897. "A Storm in a Teapot."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

THE meeting on Thursday evening furnished an excellent example of the capacity of the Borough Council to attach undue importance to matters of…

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News by the American Mail. Durrant to Be Executed. Great Floods. a Novel Method of Poisoning

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 May 1897 · page 4

William Henry Theodore Durrant, the ruthless slayer of an innocent young girl in the belfry of a place on worship, heard for the second time on Saturday the dread words that…

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Tornado at Sydney. Destruction of Property. Houses Levelled. Heavy Rains and Floods. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 June 1897 · page 2

Some portions of Sydney were visited by a tornado this morning, which caused considerable destruction of property, but so far no loss of life is reported. The tornado…

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The Tornado in the Suburbs. Account by an Eye-witness. Where the Storm Started

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 5

The tornado which struck several of the suburbs on Tuesday morning has formed an interesting subject of conversation. Its effects were far-reaching, and a more…

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Hail-storms Dissipated by Explosives

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 July 1897 · page 4

According to the Bulletin of the Belgian Astronomical Society recent experiments in Styria on the breaking up of hail-storms by the firing of guns…

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Heavy Rains and Floods. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 2

HEAVY rain continued throughout the night and to-day. Six inches has been recordoda at Sydney Observatory since Friday. Marrickville and other western suburbs are under…

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The Latest. [Reuter'8 Telegrams.] Floods in Germany. London, Aug. 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 August 1897 · page 2

Further particulars to hand from Ger. many regarding the disastrous floods in Silesia and Saxony, state that fully 400,000 persons have been rendered homeless. The…

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The Great Storm at Nhill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 2

THE Minister for Lands in Victoria, who last week visited Nhill, where a number of buildings were wreeked by the storm on the 19th instant, brought under the notice of…

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Disastrous Gale in England. Coast Towns Swept by Sea. Flood on the Thames. London, 30Th November

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 December 1897 · page 4

Very disastrous and widespread were the effects of the heavy north-west gale which yesterday swept over England. Under the influence of the storm the River…

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The English Storm. Damage by Gale and Flood. Heroic Rescue Incidents

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 5

Details at the great storm which on Tuesday wrought such widespread ruin and devastation in England show that many acts of gallantry were performed in the course of…

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Floods on the Manning. Damage to Crops. Bridges and Culverts Swept Away

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 5

Whereas only a few days ago the Mantling people were bewailing the disastrous effects of a four-months' drought, the are now complaining of the destruction of their…

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