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South Coast · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1895

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A Flooded Mine. Ninety-two Men Entombed. Heartrending Scenes. Further Rescues Despaired Of. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

A shocking colliery disaster has occurred at Hanley, in Staffordshire, England. An inrush of water occurred while a number of miners were at…

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The Weather. Floods in the Northern Districts. Houses Inundated. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 2

The rain has cleared from almost all parts of the colony. In the Manning district the highest flood known since 1875 is reported, but…

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Further Floods in Queensland. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

Further heavy rain has fallen in Brisbane. All the low-lying parts are again flooded…

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Floods at the Richmond River. Populace Shifting to Higher Ground. Sydney, Later

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

At Lismore, the Richmond River is up 25 feet and rising rapidly. Numbers of people are shifting to a safe position and storekeepers are engaged packing…

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The Weather. Rough Seas on the Queensland Coast. Cyclonic Disturbance on the New South Wales Coast. Floods Feared on the Northern Rivers. Steamers Weather Bound. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

The weather on the Queensland coast is very unsettled. Rain and strong winds are blowing at the rate of 75 miles an hour…

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South Easterly Gales

Moruya Examiner · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

THE heavy gales which have recently been raging along the eastern sea board of Australia, have been not only noteworthy on account of their violence, but on account…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain and Rough Seas. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1895 · page 2

Very heavy rain fell all last night, and continues this morning. Heavy winds and high seas are reported along the Australian coast line…

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Severe Gale in England. 2000 Trees Euprooted at Sandringham. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 2

Two thousand trees were uprooted at Sandringham, England, by the force of a gale on Sunday last…

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A Town Flooded. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 2

The town of Kobersdorf, in Hungary, is flooded. Fifty persons were drowned…

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Disastrous Cyclone. London

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1895 · page 2

During a cyclone in New Jersey, 110 houses were wrecked and 41 persons killed or injured…

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Gale on the Coast. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 July 1895 · page 2

The southerly gale on Saturday caused many vessels to seek shelter, and otherwise delay shipping…

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A Cyclone In New York

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1895 · page 4

THE first cyclone in many years struck New York and the vicinity on Saturday afternoon, 13th July, killing several people and wrecking a large amount of…

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The Westerly Gales. Damage by Bush Fires. the Fires at Berry. the Township Endangered. Loss of Property

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

The strong westerly winds which continued on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday last caused the bush fires to spread to an alarming extent in various…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. a Phenomenal Gale of Wind. an Anxious Time for Many Farmers. Considerable Damage to Buildings, Fences, Property, and Pastures

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 5

Never within the memory of the oldest inhabitant has there been so terrific and long continued a gale as the one that swept over the district during the past week, and…

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Flooding the Murray. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1895 · page 2

Owing to rain melting die snow on the Murray, Albury was flooded last night. Some low lying lands were submerged…

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