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Floods & storms, 1869

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The Great Storm on the New England Coast

Empire · Monday 15 November 1869 · page 4

Boston, September 9—The hu[?]ricane extended over most of Eastern Massachusetts. At Nahant a large dwelling and stable were blown down. The depot on the steamboat wharf was blown into the sea. At Hull…

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Severe Thunderstorm Near Orange

Illustrated Sydney News · Thursday 25 November 1869 · page 12

The intense heat of the past few days, the thermometer ranging from 80[?] to 90[?], indicated the probability of a thunderstorm. On…

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Our London Correspondence. Destructive Gale—Fearful Disaster. London, October 8, 1869

Empire · Monday 29 November 1869 · page 3

Since last month's mail left England, the equinoctial gales have set in from the south-west, and great damage has been the result. The Channel Islands have been visited by rougher weather than has been known…

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Arrival of the Mail Destructive Gale-Fearful Disaster London, October 8, 1869

Evening News · Monday 29 November 1869 · page 2

Since last month's mail left England, the eq[?] gales have [?] in from the south-west and great damage has been the result. The Chancel Islands have been visited by rougher weather than has been known…

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The Great Flood

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 December 1869 · page 8

WE copy the following from a contribution to the literature of last week:— THE IRISH ELECTORS AND FREEDOM OF ELECTIONS…

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Laying of the Persian Gulf Cable: Remarkable Storms. (From the Time of India.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 December 1869 · page 3

DURING the operations of laying the second Persian Gulf Cable, the cable vessels encountered two severe storms, or squalls, of a peculiar character, which are thus described by Mr…

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