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Floods & storms, 1867

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Last Meeting of General Committee of Flood Relief Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 December 1867 · page 5

A meeting of the General Committee of the Flood Relief Fund was held, pursuant to notice, in the Sydney Exchange, yesterday morning, immediately after the Working Committee had transacted business and…

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Flood Relief Fund. Final Meeting of Working Committee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 December 1867 · page 5

YESTERDAY morning, pursuant to notice, a meeting of the Working Committee was held in the chamber of Commerce, Sydney Exchange. In the absence of the Right Worshipful the Mayor, the Rev. Dr. Lang, M.L.A., was…

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Central Flood Relief Fund

Empire · Thursday 12 December 1867 · page 5

A meeting of the Working Committee of the Central Flood Relief was held at the Exchange, yesterday morning. Present—Rev. Dr. Lang (in the chair), Mr. W. R. Piddington. Rev. A. H. Stephen, Mr. John…

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Flood Relief Fund. Final Meeting of Working Committee

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 2

ON Wednesday morning, pursuant to notice, a meeting of the Working Committee was held in the Chamber of commerce. Sydney Exchange. In the absence of the Right Worshipful Mayor, the Rev. Dr. Lang, M.L.A., was…

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Last Meeting of General Committee of Flood Reli[?]t Fund

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 December 1867 · page 2

A meeting of the General Committee of the Flood Relief Fund was held, pursuant to notice, in to Sydney Exchange, on Wednesday morning, immediately after the Working Committee had transacted business and…

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Arrival of the Rangatira at Adelaide with the English Mail Per Avoca. Occupation of Rome by French Troops. Complete Defeat of the Garibaldians. Manchester Fenians Condemned to Death. Dreadful Storm at St. Thomas, Fifty Vessels Wrecked. Island of Tortolla Submerged— 10,000 People Destroyed. Cyclone at Calcutta. [From Our King George's Sound Telegraphic Correspondent.] Adelaide, Sunday, 1 A.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 December 1867 · page 5

THE A. S. N. Company's steamer Rangatira arrived at Glenelg, at 11.30 last night, the passage from the Sound occupying 109 hours; she experienced head winds throughout. The…

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Dreadful Cyclone at Calcutta. 1016 Lives Lost. (From the Calcutta Englishman, November 8.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 December 1867 · page 3

ON Friday 1st November, the sky was overcast and lowering, the pall of cloud was unusually low, and masses of [?]d were whirled swiftly away to leeward all day long. The gloom of the day was added to by frequent rain-squa[?]ls;…

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Dreadful Cyclone at Calcutta. 1016 Lives Lost

Sydney Mail · Saturday 28 December 1867 · page 7

ON Friday 1st November, the sky was overcast and lowering, the pall of cloud was unusually low, and masses of scud were whirled swiftly away to leeward all day long. The gloom of the day was added to by frequent rain-squalls…

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