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Floods & storms, 1855

25 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 2

Terrible Floods at Ballaarat. Serious Loss of Life.—destruction of Property to the Amount of £100,000

Empire · Monday 24 December 1855 · page 4

Most disastrous floods have lately taken place at Ballaarat, particulars of which we subjoin. The correspondent of the Geelong Advertiser writes as follows, from Ballaarat, December 17:—"December is a…

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Further Particulars of the Ballaarat Flood. (From the Ballarat Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 December 1855 · page 2

BEFORE Ballaarat had hardly recovered from the appalling effects of the ravages of one element, it has, with as little warning, been made the victim of another scarcely less destructive and fatal. As on the past…

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Mr. Holroyd and Mr. Flood

Empire · Friday 28 December 1855 · page 5

We have been requested to publish the following letter in reference to a statement made by Mr. Flood in the Legislative Council, on the 11th instant, and reported in our paper of the following morning:—…

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Terrible Floods at Ballaarat. Serious Loss of Life—destruction of Property to the Amount of £100,000

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 December 1855 · page 3

Most disastrous floods have lately taken place at Ballaarat, particulars of which we subjoin. The correspondent of the Geelong…

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Another Flood at Ballarat. -- Loss of Life. -- Fearful Destruction of Property. Tuesday, December 18

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 29 December 1855 · page 9

The rain which I informed yon in my last as threatening at-midday, came down as I verily believe only Ballarat rain can, and between two and three o'clock, we had a repetition of Sunday night's calamity. True, the same things could not be…

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