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Floods & storms, 1890

6 stories in South Coast's papers

A Flood of Agricultural Shows

Moruya Examiner · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 2

IT has been often remarked during the last five years (Says the Sydney MAIL) that too many agricultural shows were being held in the colony. This opinion obtains strong support…

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The Great Storm In Japan

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 4

BY the steam[?] from Hong Kong yesterday, some [?] parti[?] were [?] the terrible [?] which occurred in the…

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Latest Intelligence. by Telegraph. Disastrous Floods. Sydney. Friday, April 18, 8 [?] M.

Moruya Examiner · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 2

The embank[?]t at Bourke has given way, the water has flooded he town, and the men are flying for their lives. Saturday morning, April 19…

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Floods at Bourke

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1890 · page 3

THE [?] special reporter telegraphed the following from Bourke on Monday night :—This afternoon I paid a visit to North Bourke. We were supposed to…

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The Flood Relief Fond

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 1

The meeting convened for Tuesday eve last for the purpose of taking, steps to open a local fund for the relief of the distressed residents of the western and northern districts…

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Why Thunder Storms Affect Milk

The Broughton Creek Register, and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 3

During elec[?]rical disturbances it seems that cream and milk are put into a condition to sour[?]. The pro[?]able came of this, the editor of the Cultivator (Albany) explains…

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