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Floods & storms, 1898

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Heavy Gale. Rainfall in Sydney. Six Inches in the Night. Floods in the Suburbs. Damage to Shipping. Vessels Ashore. Heavy Sea Along the Coast. Collapse of a Cottage. Sydney, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

The gale which raged in Sydney and suburbs and other parts beyond Sydney all last night, continued throughout the day, and tonight…

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Heavy Gale on the Coast. Several Casualties to Shipping. a Ship Ashore Near Coogee. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 2

THERE was a heavy southerly gale last night, and it was the most severe known along the coast for a long time. Several casualties are already reported; two vessels…

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The Recent Gale. a Ketch in Distress. the Master Stands by His Vessel. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 3

The steamer Nairnshire to-day passed the ketch Landsdowne, flying signals of distress, near Smoky Cape. The captain of the steamer approached…

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The Gales in Sydney. Terrible Shipping Disasters. a Record of Wrecks. the Wreck of the Maitland. the Merksworth Founders. Terrible Experiences. Heavy Loss of Life. Thirty Drowned—others Missing

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 May 1898 · page 3

In our issue of Saturday we published some particulars of the severe galet which were experienced in Sydney during Thursday eight and Friday, and also of the supposed…

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Our Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. the Gale

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1898 · page 4

The wreck of the Maitland is fast breaking up. Twenty-three of the mail bags have been recovered, It is thought that but a few of the bodies will be saved, as…

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The Great Gale

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1898 · page 2

THE disatrous gale which swept along the coast on Thursday and Friday, in which the loss to shipping is about £30,000 is bileved to have…

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The Recent Gale. the Worst for 22 YEARS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 May 1898 · page 3

The recent gale on the coast is said to have been the worst experienced since September, 1876, when the steamer Dandenong was lost with 40 lives…

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Cyclone in Japan. 1400 Fishermen Missing. London, Sunday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 3

A terrific cyclone has swept over the north-east coast of Japan. Two hundred smacks and 1500 fishermen are missing as the result of…

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The Recent Gale. the Ship Here Ward. a Marine Board Inquiry. No One to Blame. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 2

The Marine Board gave their decision on the loss of the ship Hereward. They found that the stranding of the vessel was caused by the…

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Queensland. a Derelict. a Craft Bottom Upwards. Passed Dy a Steamer. the Result of the Recent Gale. Brisbane, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 2

Captain Hammer, of the steamer Barrabool, which arrived to-day, states that when coming from Sydney they encountered a partially…

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The Latest. London, May 19. Disastrous Cyclone in America

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

A disastrous tornado paseed over the town of Clinton in the Statu of laws. There was great damage to property, and twenty persons were killed…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. the Late Gale. Marine Board Exonerations

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 3

The Marine Board has exonerated the masters of the Philip, the Palfrey, the Isabel and Coril wrecked during the late gale, from all blame…

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A Heavy Downpour. Floods Threatening. Rising Rivers. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 June 1898 · page 3

Heavy rain is falling all along the northern rivers. At Kempsey the river is still rising, and heavy floods arc expected on the Manning and…

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A Flooded Creek. Overturns a Mail Coach. the Mails Recovered. Sydney. Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 June 1898 · page 3

The mail coach, whilst crossing a flooded creek, capsized near Taree, and the mails were under water until recovered this morning…

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General Cables. Fire on a Steamer. the Cycling Accident. the Colliery Strike. Italian Troubles. Storms in Hungary

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

As a result of a fire on board the P. and O. steamer Ganges, lying at Bombay, the vessel was entirely destroyed…

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American-spanish War. a Running Sea Fight. Cervera's Fleet Destroyed. Bravery of the Spaniards. Admiral Cervera a Captive. the Position at Santiago. Preparing to Bombard. Official Despatch. Shafter Wants More Troops. Cannot Storm Santiago. a National Message. Brilliant Work and Heroism. Threat to Bombard Santiago. Cervera's Fleet Destroyed. Additional Troops. the Commander-in-chief Goes to the Front. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 2

The authorities at Washington have received a despatch from Major-General Shafter, who was established yesterday at Savilla, a village to the…

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An Antarctic Disturbance. Southerly Gales. Bain and Snow. Rough Seas on the Coast

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 4

What is described by the Government Astronomer as an Anarctic disturbance, travelling across the straits from Tasmania, burst over the…

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A Thunderstorm. Collapse of a House. Italian Peasants Killed. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

During a thunderstorm at Foggia, the capital of an Italian province, a number of peasants took refuge in an old house…

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Operations Commenced. Bombardment of the Khalifa's Camp. Troops Blinded by Sand Storms. Skirmish with the Dervishes. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 4

It is reported in reliable circles that the operations of the Anglo-Egyptian troops under the command of General Sir H. H. Kitchener, which are…

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Floods in the North. Heavy Damages. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 4

Incalculable damage has been done in the Hunter River district by, floods. Large areas of land around Windsor…

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