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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1873

6 stories in South Coast's papers

Floods at Shoalhaven

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 1 March 1873 · page 2

We have again to chronicle a flood in our district, with all its attendant devastation, but happily, up to the present time—notwithstanding the fact of many providential escapes—without…

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(From the monaro Mercury.) the Flood

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1873 · page 2

The Manaro Mercury of March 1, says:- When we went to press on Tuesday night last; the body of water in the…

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The Bega Casette. "Fideset Justitla." Thursday March 6, 1873. Another Heavy Flood

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1873 · page 2

WE expect to hear from all the coastline, between the valley of the Hunter and Cape Howe, that the recent heavy rains have brought terrible destruction to…

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District Developement. No. 1. [COmmunicated.] the Floods

The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1873 · page 2

The disastrous calamities which befell, the district last week should lead the holders of property, and other persons interested, to consider whether it is at all…

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The Late Floods

The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1873 · page 2

THE late downpour, and its consequent devastations, appear to have been confined to the eastern slopes of the table land and the coast ranges between Sydney dud Braidwood. Further…

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Severe Thunderstorm

The Shoalhaven News, Broughton Creek, Kiama and Ulladulla Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1873 · page 4

A disastrous storm occurred in the Melvich district, Sutherlandshire, on July 26. The thunderstorm has done immense damage to the growing crops and carried away two…

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