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Floods & storms, 1863

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The Extraordinary Thunderstorm in Scotland

Empire · Friday 1 May 1863 · page 5

A GLA[?]GOW journal gives the following account of the thunderstorm in Edinburgh and Glasgow, which was mentioned in our impression of Friday:—"On Wednesday evening, while the thunderstorm was at its height, [?]…

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Lost in the Flood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 May 1863 · page 5

WHEN God drave the ruthless waters From our cornfields to the Sea, Came she where our wives and daughters Sobbed their thanks on bended knee…

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The Gales of February, 1863. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Wednesday 10 June 1863 · page 2

SIR,—-Inclosed I send you the results of my investigations of the late February gales for publi[?]tion with your kind permission, in the columns of your widely. circulated journal. I regret the results are not of a…

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The Gales of February, 1863

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 3

THE months of January, February, and March of the present year, have been marked by perhaps more than ordinary atmospheric disturbances, which have resulted in the destruction of several human lives and…

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The Physiognomy of Storms. (From the Mark Lane Express, March 7.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 June 1863 · page 2

IF our atmosphire wire not [?] to occasional disturbances of startling character; if rain and sunshine, hail and snow, with all the other features of the varied cylce, [?] and went in regular succession…

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The Floods in Victoria. (From the Melbourne Age.)

Empire · Monday 15 June 1863 · page 5

THE heavy rains of the past week have flooded various parts of the colony, and [?]sioned serious damage to property, particularly in the mining districts. The following particulars are abridged from the lcoal papers:—…

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Heavy Gale —Loss of the Ship Royal Bride. (From the Hawkes Bay Herald, Juns 14.)

Empire · Tuesday 14 July 1863 · page 4

It it a painful daly that devolves apon at this morning-that of recording the loss of the ship Royal Bride daring a fearful norpeat gale with which Hawke'a Bay waa vlaited ou the night or Sunday lett…

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Gales on the Coast

Empire · Wednesday 22 July 1863 · page 2

The weather during'the last fortnight has been usused severe on the coast of New Zeeland. On the 29th of Jul a violent gale sprung up here from the south-east, access panied by heavy rain. The meterological table shevi[?]…

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Floods in the Interior

Sydney Mail · Saturday 29 August 1863 · page 3

GREAT FLOOD AT TAMWORTH — Writing on the 19th instant, the Maitland Mercuyr's correspondent says:— On Sunday last the everhanging clouds prog[?]ticated coming ra[?] and even during that day we were…

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Gale at Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 September 1863 · page 5

THE fine weather that was experienced during the first part of the week was on Thursday night exchanged for high wind and occasional showers of rain, which continued during the night. On Friday morning, between eight and eleven o'clock, the wind,…

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Gale at Auckland

Sydney Mail · Saturday 19 September 1863 · page 7

[?] that was experienced during the [?] part of the [?] night exchanged for high wind and occa[?] rain, which continued during the night. On [?] between eight and eleven o'clock, the wind,…

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Destructive Storm and Floods at Forbes. (From the Miner, October 21.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 October 1863 · page 2

ON Saturday forenoon, Forbes was visited by such a storm of wind and rain as never was before witnessed here. The sky had for some time been lowering, and at length a perfect wall of dust was seen coming up…

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Great Storm at the Lachlan, (From the Miner, October.2l.)

Empire · Monday 26 October 1863 · page 5

THE STORY.—On Saturday, at about shivan in the forenoon, Forbes was visited by such a storm of wine and rain as never was before witnessed here; The sky hard for some time been lowering, and at length a perfect…

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The Late Gales. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 October 1863 · page 5

SIR,—The following resumé of the observations taken here during the gales now universally prevalent may prove interesting to your readers:— Light north-easterly winds prevailed throughout the…

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Floods in the Interior. Destructive Storm and Floods at Forbes

Sydney Mail · Saturday 31 October 1863 · page 8

ON Saturday forenoon, Forbes was visited by such a storm of wind and rain as never was before witnessed here. The sky had for some time been lowering, and at length a perfect wall of dust was seen coming up…

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The Late Gales. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1863 · page 4

SIR,—A tendency for the science of meteorology will be my only I excuse for troubling you with the few following observations, which I trust will not be altogether uninteresting to your readers…

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The Late Gales. To the Editor of the Herald

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 November 1863 · page 9

SIR,—A tendency for the science of meteorology will be my only excuse fer troubling you with the few following observations, which I trust will not be altogether uninteresting to your readers…

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Law Supreme Court — Tuesday. Banco Court. Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four. BENNETT V. FLOOD

Empire · Wednesday 11 November 1863 · page 5

This case, which commenced on Monday, was not concluded when the Court rose at 5 o'clock p.m. yesterday, all the winesses for the defence not having been examined…

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Parnell Taken by Storm

Empire · Monday 23 November 1863 · page 2

A most extraordinary whirlwind swept through Parnell yesterday, rooting up and destroying everything in its course; and it is indeed wonderful and providential that we have not to…

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Wednesday's Storm at Otahuhu

Empire · Monday 23 November 1863 · page 3

The efforts of the storm and whirlwind of Wednesday evening at Parnell and in the bay, you will no doubt have received accounts of; but what took place at Oto hahu surpises anything I have met with in the storms…

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