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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1862

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Disastrous Gale: Great Destruction of Shipping and Loss of Life

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 April 1862 · page 7

ON Monday night, Auckland was visited by one of the sharpe[?] gales that have been experienced for many years. Of this as of all such visitors—especially towards the equinox—there were timely indications. Sunday was close and calm; and in the…

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The Late Storm in Auckland

Empire · Saturday 3 May 1862 · page 3

The storm of Monday last was most disastrous to the shipping in this port. We estimated the total damage, in our second edition of Tuesday, at £10,000; and since then, from what we can learn, this estimate does not…

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California. Disastrous Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 May 1862 · page 8

Our dates are to the 16th of March. The Spirit of the Times of that date says:— It seems but yesterday that the wail of desolation and despair mingled with the words of commisseration…

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A Local Flood—pioche's Place Destroyed —Damage, 50,000 Dollars

Empire · Friday 9 May 1862 · page 5

About one o'clock this morning Mr. Proobe, who has, or rather had, a residence in the neighbourhood of the Mission, was awaked by the sound as of the rushing of on immense volume of water. He jumped from bed, ran…

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California. Disastrous Floods

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 May 1862 · page 4

The Spirit of the Times of March 15th, says:—It seems but yesterday that the wail of desolation and despair mingled with the words of commisseration and sympathy, and to-day we hear from all portions…

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Mr. M'kean Buchanan.—the Flood in California

Empire · Saturday 10 May 1862 · page 5

THE Stockton Republican of 2nd February says:—We were favoured yesterday by a call from Mr. Marshall, of M'Kean Buchanan's theatrical troupe, a very pleasant gentleman, who gave us a short account of the…

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Snow Storm and Great Floods

Empire · Saturday 17 May 1862 · page 3

ON Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday snow fell in the neighbourhood of Selkirk to the aggregate depth of twelve inches, but partial thaws had melted a great part of what had fallen previous to Thursday…

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Western Australia. Disastrous Floods: Great Destruction of Life and Property. (From the Perth Gazette,. July 11 and 18.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 August 1862 · page 2

THE flood with which we have been visited within the last few days is, we believe, unprecedented in the history of the colony; We have heard it asserted by some of the early settlers that the flood which occurred…

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Western Australia. Disastrous Floods: Great Destruction of Life and Property

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 August 1862 · page 7

THE flood with which we have been visited within the last few days is, we believe, unprecedented in the history of the colony. We have heard it asserted by some of the early settlers that the flood which occurred…

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New Flood Gate at Woodville: (From the Maitland Mercury)

Empire · Monday 1 September 1862 · page 5

Behind the elevation on which the village of Larg[?] is situated, a wide expanse of low-lying ground stretches out on either hand, through which the Paterson slowly pursues its winding course. The soil, which consists of…

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Destr[?] Floods in Western Australia

Empire · Tuesday 16 September 1862 · page 8

ON the 6th of July the waters in the Swan Estuary were seven feet higher than the usual high water level, and 7100 acres of land around "the Metropolitan," were covered with water to that depth. The flood, in fact,…

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Destructive Thunder Storm. (From the Lachlan Observer, November 15.)

Empire · Thursday 20 November 1862 · page 8

A TERRIFIC thunder storm, accompanied by a strong gale of wind, and heavy rain, visited Forbes about 2 p.m. yesterday. Daring the forenoon, the sky was clear, and a gale was blowing from the N.W., raising clouds of dust,…

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Disastrous Gales

Empire · Tuesday 16 December 1862 · page 3

Asuccession of violent g[?]les, beginning on Sunday October 19, continued during the greater part of last week, strewing the coasts of the British Islands with wrecks, and causing a vast destruction of life and…

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Violent Storm, Shipwrecks, and Loss of Life. (From the European Times, October 27.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 December 1862 · page 4

A SEVERE storm raged in this neighbourhood on Sunday night, the 19th Several casualties occurred in the Mersey, but happily unattended with loss of life. At an early hour on Monday morning, the Ann E. Hooper, from Baltimore for Liverpool, was driven…

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Violent Storm—suipwrecks, and Loss of Life

Sydney Mail · Saturday 20 December 1862 · page 3

A SEVERE storm raged in this neighbourhood on Sunday night, the 19th. Several casualties occurred in the Mersey, but happily unattended with loss of life. At an early hour on Monday morning, the Ann E., Hooper, from Ballimore for Liverpool, was driven…

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Heavy Storm in Northern New Eng[?] Land. (From the [?]enterfield Chronicle, December 18.)

Empire · Monday 29 December 1862 · page 3

SELD M have journalists to report a [?]ession of more "heavy weather " than that w[?] has visited this quarter before and s[?] our [?] publication. The thunder has kept up a regular siege over the town for a…

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