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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1859

9 stories in Sydney's papers

Shattered by the First Storm

The Australian Home Companion and Band of Hope Journal · Monday 4 April 1859 · page 1

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Mr. Flood, for Canterbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 June 1859 · page 5

IN pursuance with advertisement, a meeting of the friends of Mr. Flood was held at Mr. Blackstone's. Newtown Inn, on Friday evening list. A numerously signed requisition from the electors of Canterbury requesting that Mr. Flood would allow his name…

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Storm on the Irish Coast—loss of Life. (From the Drogheda Argus, April 30th.)

Empire · Thursday 21 July 1859 · page 6

As it approached daybreak on Thursday morning the wind, which had been blowing very hard from E. S. E., rose to a full gale from the same point. Shortly after six O'clock the sky became overcast…

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A New Theory of Rain, Thunderstorms, &c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 August 1859 · page 3

IN noticing an Essay by Mr. G. A. Rowell, honorary member of the Ashmolean Society, on the "Causes of Rain and its Allied Phenomena," recently published at Oxford, the Spectator of June 18th remarks:—…

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Fearful Storm on the Coast. Wreck of the Barque Victoria Packet and Cutter Helen. (From the Illawarra Mercury, September 5.)

Empire · Wednesday 7 September 1859 · page 8

ON Friday morning last, shortly before day-light, it commenced to rain heavily and to blow with considerable violence from the S.E. The rain continued the whole of that day, and on Saturday and yesterday, with but few…

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Re-election of Mr. Flood

Empire · Friday 7 October 1859 · page 8

A MEETING of the electors of Canterbury favourable to the return of this gentleman, was held yesterday evening, at the Emu Inn, corner of Bathurst and Georgestreets. There was a good attendance. Mr. E. S. Bill…

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Election of Mr. Flood for Canterbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 October 1859 · page 5

THE nomination of a member to represent the electoral district of Canterbury in the Legislative Assembly, in room of Mr. E. Flood, whose seat had been vacated by his acceptance of office as Secretary for…

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Re-election of Mr. Flood

Empire · Tuesday 11 October 1859 · page 2

SATURDAY having been fixed for the nomination of a member to serve in the legislative Assembly, as the representative of the Electorate of Canterbury (Mr. Flood having resigned on account of his acceptance of the office of Minister of Public Works) a…

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Storm at Maitland. (From the Mercury, December 13.)

Empire · Thursday 15 December 1859 · page 3

THE suitry weather last week, which during Saturday was brought to a climax of disagreeableness by the additton of a scorohing wind, was broken upon Saturday evening by a heavy thunderstorm, sccompanied by…

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