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Floods & storms, 1898

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Weather Forecast. Thunderstorms Coming. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

Mr Wragge prognosticates for New South Wales that the weather during the next few Hays will be fine but cloudy, but thunderstorms are coming up from the north-west…

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A Destructive Storm. Great Destruction of Property. Narrow Escape of a Warship. Appeals for Monetary Aid. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The latest news from the West Indies, regarding the destructive hurricane and tidal wave which swept over the group, states that all the…

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Saturday Night's Storm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

A heavy wind storm situate Wagga about ten o'clock on Saturday night, enveloping the streets in dense clouds of dust, blowing down several fences and causing other…

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The Weather. a Terrific Gale. Considerable Damage

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

A HEAVY storm, during which the wind blew with burricane force, occurred in Wagga on Saturday niqht. In the town itself fences were in some places [?]d level…

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Local News. The Storm in the Country

Coolamon Echo · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 3

Reports are daily coming in as to the damage that was done by the wind, and there are plenty of those sort of people about who [?]…

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Henty. (From a Correspondent.) Wind Storm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 6

A terrific windstorm, which has been general throughout the colony, visited Henty on Saturday night. No damage was done of any importance, although about a mile out…

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Terrific Storm in the Baltic. Hundreds of Lives Lost. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 September 1898 · page 2

A terrible storm has raged at Memel and in the Baltic Sea. The town was seriously damaged. There were also several wrecks…

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Wallendry. Wind Storm

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 October 1898 · page 6

On Saturday week last this locality was visited by a very violent wind storm. In some parts large trees were blown completely out by the roots, whilst others had their…

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Wind Storm at Newcastle. Fitzgerald's Circus Blown Down. Some Narrow Escapes. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

A heavy wind storm struck Newcastle to-day and blew down the large tends in which Fitzgerald's circus is showing. A rehearsal was on at the time, the lion and…

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Annual Rifle Meeting. a Small Cyclone. Tents Wrecked. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 October 1898 · page 2

The annual prize meeting of the Rifle Association of New South Wales opened it Randwick to-day. It was a scorching hot day, but the wind, veering from NW to SW…

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The Southerly Storm in Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 October 1898 · page 2

In regard to the almost hurricane-like "southerly" which rushed over Sydney on Monday Mr. Russell, when seen by a Daily Telegraph reporter, stated that at two…

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Floods in China. 2000 Miles Under Water. Several Villages Destroyed. One Million Natives Destitute. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 November 1898 · page 3

A telegram from Pekin states that the Yellow River, in the province of Shan Tung, is in flood, und that 2000 square miles of territory are under water…

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Storm at C0rowa Serious Damage to Buildings. Corowa

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

A heavy storm passed over the town and district last night. The Netherby Flour Mills were partially wrecked, and many residences were seriously damaged. The storm…

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Mines Flooded. Work Partially Suspended. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

Owing to a water main breaking the South and Central Broken Hill Proprietary mines have been partially flooded. Work has, as a consequence, been stopped on same of the…

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A Gale at Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

A terrific gale swept over Junee on Saturday, playing with trees, the roofs of houses, hoardings, fences and such like much as an eddy does with a cork. Throughout the day…

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Henty. (From Our Correspondent.) Terrific Dust Storm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1898 · page 2

A terrific dust storm paseed over this place last Saturday between 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m., which completely enveloped the whole town while it raged. It was equally…

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Dust Storm at Henty

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 2

A terrific dust storm passed over Henty on Saturday, which continued from 2 p.m. to 3 30, and completely enveloped the whole township, equally as dense as a winter's fog…

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Grong. (From Our Correspondent.) Dust Storm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 November 1898 · page 4

A FEARFUL dust storm passed over here on Saturday, the whole town being enveloped in a cloud of dust, causing almost complete darkness for about half-an-hour. Sig[?] of…

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Saturday’s Storm

Coolamon Echo · Friday 25 November 1898 · page 4

Last Saturday’s storm was about the worst that we has seen for some years, as far as dust was concerned and everywhere evidence of the force…

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Gales in the Atlantic. the New England Coast. Strewn with Wrecks. London, Tuesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 December 1898 · page 2

Heavy snow [?] sales have occurred in the State of New York, paralysing traffic through an[?] drifts and intense cold, At Boston, the capital [?]…

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