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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1861

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Destructive and Fatal Storm. (From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 January 1861 · page 5

THE thunder and hail storm of Friday evening (mentioned briefly in our issue of Saturday) was, as we then feared, much more destructive than it seemed to be in West Maitland. The most melancholy result of it…

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Lestructiye and Fatal Storm. (From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.)

Empire · Wednesday 9 January 1861 · page 2

THE thunder and bailstorm of Friday evening, mentioned briefly in our issue of Saturday, was, as we then feared, much more destructive than it seemed to be in the parts of West Maitland, near our office. The most…

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Destructive and Fatal Storm

Sydney Mail · Saturday 12 January 1861 · page 6

The thunder and hail storm of Friday evening (mentioned briefly in oui issue of Saturday) was, as we then, feared, much mow destructive than it seemed to be in West Maitland. The most melancholy result of it…

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Destructive Flood at Queanbeyan (From the Goulburn Herald.)

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 1

FLOODS AT QUEANBEYAN.—On Saturday, the lOth instant, this town was visited by a sodden and extensive flood, accompanied by s atorm, which has been the roost awful ever witnessed by the oldest inhabitants of ths town…

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Destructive Flood at Queanbeyan. (From the Goulburn Herald.)

Empire · Tuesday 29 January 1861 · page 8

FLOODS AT QUEANBEYAN.—On Saturday, the 10th instant, this town was visited by a sudden and extensive flood, accompanied by a storm, which has been the most awful ever witnessed by the oldest inhabitants of the town…

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Destructive Gale in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1861 · page 3

FROM Wellington, we have papers to the 12th ultimo. The Spectator of that date reports that a gale had swept over the Middle and North Island, unprecedented in severity and continuance in the history of the colony. Monday last (it says) was…

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Destructive Gale in New Zealand

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 February 1861 · page 6

The Spectator of that date reports that a gate had swept over the Middle and North Island, unpre[?] in severity and conti[?] in the history of the society, Monday last (it says) was a deli[?] fine rummer's day, with a gentle brezze from the…

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Floods in New England. (Abridged from the Armidale Express, February 9.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 8

SICNE our last Armidale has been sabjected to thunder and rain storms of an unusually severe character. On Sunday evening there was a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by a copious fall of rain, which swelled the…

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Floods in the Interior. Loss of Life. [From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.)

Empire · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 2

THE heavy storm rains we have recently been subjected to, although each of abort continuance, have issued in a high fresh in the river, causing a great deal of injary, if not destruction, to the growing orops…

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Country News. Floods in New England

Sydney Mail · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 3

SINCE our last Armidale has been subjected to [?] and rain storms of an unusually severe character. On Sunday evening there was a heavy thunderstor[?]n, accompanied by a copions fall of rain, which swelled the…

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Another Flood at Armidale. (From the Armidale Express, February 16.)

Empire · Monday 25 February 1861 · page 5

ON Tuesday evening last, at 8 o'clook, the Armidale areek had risen to ex[?]etly the same height as it did on the previous Thursday. Several houses along the creek had to be abandoned for a time, and as it was f[?]…

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Floods on the Clarence. (From the Clarence Examiner, April 9.)

Empire · Monday 15 April 1861 · page 8

On Good Friday the rain set in—a regular downpour, and continued, with scarcely and intermission, up to the night of Friday, the 5th instant. The principal loss has been sustatined by Mr. Thomas…

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The Gales of February—dread Ful Loss of Life and Property

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 April 1861 · page 5

THE month of February opened with unusually ganial weather; but before many days passed, our shore were visited by one of those terrific storms which have been of such frequent occurrence during the last two years. The…

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Terrific Gales

Empire · Friday 19 April 1861 · page 4

The month of February opened with unusually genial weather; but before many days passed, our shores were visited by one of those terrific storms which have been of such frequent occurrence during the last two years…

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The Gales of February—dreadful Loss of Life and Property

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 April 1861 · page 8

THE month of February opened with unusually genial weather; but before many days passed, our shores were visited by one of those terrific storms which have been of such frequent occurrence during the last two years. The…

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Flood at the Haymarket. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 23 April 1861 · page 3

Sir,—I think the Corporation cannot have been the state of George.street in the time of the heavy'sains, by the Haymarket. Yesterday the rain come down by tuns and torrents, and persons coming from Christ…

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WINDSOR. Monday, 4 p.m. Flood in the Hawkesbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1861 · page 4

We are again visited with another flood, The river nearly bank high, and rising fast. [An interruption occurring on the Southern Telegraph line beyond Campbelltown provented our usual telegrams…

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The Late Gales in England. (From the Liverpool Albion, February 18.)

Empire · Wednesday 1 May 1861 · page 2

THE papers during the past week have, contained shocking accounts of the catastrophes occasioned by the recent gale. We extract from a large number of such reports the most…

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WINDSOR. Tuesday, 6.40 p.m. Flood on the Hawkesbury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 May 1861 · page 4

The water is still rising, having covered the South Creek Bridge. Information has just been received that constable Gordon, of Bathurst, is supposed to have been…

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Floods on the Hunter. [From Our Correspondents.] Morpeth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1861 · page 3

APRIL 29th, Monday Night.—For the last forty-eight hours it has rained here heavily and almost incessantly, accompanied yesterday with a furious gale of wind from the south, which, after a burst of…

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