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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1837

6 stories in Sydney's papers

Dreadful Effects of the Violent Gales on the Coast of France

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 7 April 1837 · page 4

CALAIS, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30.—Since the violent hurricane of 1808, this coast has not experienced such dreadful gales as within the last few days, nor has the…

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News by the Thomas "Lowry" [Continued From Our Last.] Effects of the Storm in the Country. Morning Chronicle, 3Rd. December

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 7 April 1837 · page 4

PLYMOUTH.—Never within the recollec[?] of the oldest inhabitant has plymouth and its vicinity offered from such a destruction of property. The Church is Partly…

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English Extracts. the Late Storm

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 10 April 1837 · page 3

We shall continue to receive acccunis of the devastations of the storm of Tuesday. The following additional particulars were obtained yesterday by a…

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The Snow Storm

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 26 April 1837 · page 2

The heavy fall of snow experienced in and around the metropolis during Christmas night, appears to have extended over every part of the kingdom, and to have commenced in the northern parts of…

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Extracts From the Atlas 8th JANUARY, 1837. the Snow Storm and the Thaw

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1837 · page 2

On the 10th day from the first commencement of the snow storm the thaw became general in London and is neighbourhood. It is remarked that, in the neighbourhood…

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Snow Storm

The Sydney Times · Saturday 17 June 1837 · page 4

HERALD, DECEMBER 31.-- With the single exception of Dover, the communication with the country by mails and by coaches was generally resumed yesterday…

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