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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1867

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Town News. Heavy Gale—loss of Two Pilot Boats at the Heads

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 10

Scarcely have the effects of the late disastrous floods softened down in the public mind, ere, it is our painful duty to record a terrible disaster on the return of boisterous weather. On…

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Heavy Gale. Loss of Two Pilot Boats at the Heads. Drowning of Pilots Robinson and Reeder and Five of the Crew. Drowning of Robert Green, of the Shipping Butcher's Boat

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 5

SCARCELY have the effects of the late disastrous floods softened down in the public mind, ere it is our painful duty to record a terrible disaster on the return of boisterous weather. On Sunday last, about 9 a.m.,…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

Sydney Mail · Saturday 3 August 1867 · page 2

ON the 26th ultimo, pursuant to adjournment, the Working Committee appointed by the Central Committee in connection with the Flood Relief Fund, met at the Sydney Exchange at 11 o'clock—the Mayor of Sydney in…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1867 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning, the Working Committee appointed by the Central Committee in connection with the Floods Relief Fund met at the Sydney Exchange, at 11 o'clock— the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Sydney in the chair…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

Sydney Mail · Saturday 10 August 1867 · page 5

ON Tuesday morning, the Working Committee appointed by the Central Committee in Connection with the Floods Relief Fund met at the Sydney Exchange, at 11 o'clock— the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Sydney in the chair…

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Floods Relief Fund. Meeting of the General Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 August 1867 · page 5

YESTERDAY afternoon at 3 o'clock, a meeting of the General Committee of the Floods Relief Fund assembled, [?]nt to advertisement, in the Chamber of Commerce, at the Sydney Exchange. On the motion of the Rev. Thomas…

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Floods Belief Committee

Empire · Tuesday 13 August 1867 · page 5

There was a general meeting of the Floods Relief Committee yesterday, at 3 p.m. John Fairfax, Esq., was voted into the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. The report of the…

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Floods Relief Committee. Working Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 August 1867 · page 3

YESTERDAY morning, the Working Committee, appointed by the Central Committee in connection with the Floods Relief Fund, met at the Sydney Exchange, at 11 o' clock. In the absence of the Right Worshipful the Mayor, the…

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The Recent Floods.—the Ruins of the Eathers' House and the Finding of the Drowned.—

Illustrated Sydney News · Friday 16 August 1867 · page 8

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Floods Relief Fund. Meeting of the General Committee

Sydney Mail · Saturday 17 August 1867 · page 5

ON Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, a meeting of the General Committee of the Floods Relief Fund assembled, pursuant to advertisement, in the Chamber of Commerce, at the Sydney Exchange. On the motion of the Rev. Thomas…

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Floods Relief Committee. Working Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 August 1867 · page 3

YESTERDAY morning, the Working Committee, appointed by the Central Committee in connection with the Flood Relief Fund, met at the Sydney Exchange, at 11 o'clock. The Right Worshipful the Mayor was in the chair. The…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 September 1867 · page 6

THE Working Committee, appointed by the General Committee, in connection with the Floods Relief Fund, met in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning, pursuant to adjournment at 11 o'clock. In the absence of the Mayor of Sydney (at the…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 September 1867 · page 2

THE Working Committee, appointed by the General Committee, in connection with the Floods Relief Fund, met in the Chants of Comments on Wednesday, pursuant to adjour[?]ment, at 11 o'clock. In the absence of the Mayor of Sydney (at the…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 September 1867 · page 5

THE Working Committee, appointed by the General Committee in connection with the Floods Rellef Fand, met in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. morning, pursuant to adjournment, at ll o'clock. The Mayor of…

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Floods Relief Fund. Working Committee

Sydney Mail · Saturday 21 September 1867 · page 3

THE Working Committee, appointed by the General Committee in connection with the Floods Belief Fund, I met io the Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning, pursuant to adjournment, at 11 o'clock. The Mayor of…

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The Floods in Victoria

Empire · Tuesday 1 October 1867 · page 8

As was anticipated, the steady rain of the last fortyeight heors has resulted in a flood, at present certainly not very serious, but with every appearance of becoming disastrons. The rain first pet in early on Tuesday…

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The Late Storm in Victoria. (From the Argus, September 27.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 October 1867 · page 5

AFTER the wet, dreary, unseasonable weather of the last two or three days, it was pleasant yesterday morning to see symptoms of the return of better times. The dull cloud-veil which had obscured the…

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The Late Storm in Victoria

Sydney Mail · Saturday 5 October 1867 · page 10

AFTER the wet, dreary, unseasonable weather of the last two or three days, it was pleasant yesterday morning to sec symptoms of the return ef better times. The dull cloud-veil which had obscured the…

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Taking "Edinburgh" by Storm; Or, the Prince Cannonaded by Photographers

Sydney Punch · Saturday 5 October 1867 · page 5

SUGGESTED BY THE PROPOSITION THAT LIKENESSES OF HIS HIGHNESS SHOULD ADORN OUR PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS…

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Floods at Echuca

Empire · Saturday 5 October 1867 · page 3

There have been extensive floods at Euch[?] from the Murray and Cam[?], both of which overflowed their banks last week. In the course of Friday the [?] [?] the rate of about one inch an hour, overflowing…

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