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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1873

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Telegrams This Day the Premier and His[?]l Leagues at Yass. Floods at Gunnedah and Breeza Plains. Bathurst Intelligence. Alleged Discovery of Coal at Gipps Land. Executive at Ballarat. Mysterious Disappearance. Insurances on the Rangitoto Steamer. Latest Commercial, &c., &c., &c. BATHURST. Monday, 3.30 p.m

Evening News · Tuesday 12 August 1873 · page 2

A man named Howell and a boy named Pullbrook were murdered under their dray on Friday night, ten miles from Forbes, on the road to Gobundry. The police are in pursuit…

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Storms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 August 1873 · page 22

Though tempest-tost, the clouds above Life's troubled sea, o'er which you sail, The steersman at the helm is Love— A steersman who can never fail…

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Latest Intelligence Reuter's Telegrams to Australian Associated Press. Terrific Gale and Loss of Ships at Cape Breton. London, August 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 September 1873 · page 7

A TERRIFIC gale occurred off Cape Breton, an island of British North America, about sixty miles distant from Newfoundland, and forming the east entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence…

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Terrific Gale and Loss of Ships at Cape Breton. London, August 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1873 · page 306

A terrific gale occurred off Cape Breton, an island of British North America, about sixty miles distant from Newfoundland, and forming the east entrance to the Quit of St. Lawrence…

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O'Neill's Flood-proof Dam at Cannonbar

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 September 1873 · page 11

HEARING so much of this structure, and feeling a particular interest in any really good system for storing water, I had made up my mind to see for myself, and I must admit that I went determined to criticise to the…

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O'neill's Flood-proof Gate at Cannonbar

Empire · Thursday 18 September 1873 · page 4

HEAKING so much of this structure, and feeling a particular interest in any reallt good system for storing water, I had made up my mind to see for myself, and I must admit that I went determined to criticise to the…

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Thunderstorms and Loss of Life

Evening News · Saturday 27 September 1873 · page 3
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THE thunderstorm which visited Bath on the morning of the 23rd July has not been exceeded in violence since the memorable night when Geore III. died. The greatest alarm prevailed among the inhabitants, the…

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Thunderstorms and Loss of Life

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 October 1873 · page 23

The thunderstorm which visited [?]th on the morning of the 23rd July has not been exceeded in violence since the memorable night when George III died. The greatest [?] prevailed among the [?], the…

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The Gale at Oamaru. Wrecks of the Brigs Emile and Scotsman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 October 1873 · page 4

IT is with considerable regret we (North Otage Times) record two shipwrecks which look place between the night of the 27th August and the morning of the 28th. The Emile, Captain Pallan, had a cargo of coal from Newcastle. She arrived at this…

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Press Banquet at Bathurst. Heavy Thunderstorm. the Mining Accident at Young. Tin From Stanthorpe. Consecration of Dr. Reynolds. As R.C. Bishop of Adelaide. Adelaide Wheat Market. Young. Saturday, 5.54 p.m

Evening News · Monday 13 October 1873 · page 2

Mr. Alexander Robertson, mining manager of the Burrangong Gold-mining Company, who fell down a deep shaft, yesterday, died last night. An inquest was held by the district…

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Telegrams This Day Thunderstorm at Melbourne. Extensive Land Sale at Collingwood. Pleuro-pneumonia at Yarra Bend. Victorian Railway Rolling Stock. Geelong Agricultural Show. Mudgee Quarter Sessions. Melbourne Training Notes. the Victorian Railway Bill. the Bakers Strike at Melbourne. Extensive Purchase of Queensland Station Property. the Melbourne Railways. Fatal Accident at Belfast. Latest Commercial. Northern Territory Cotton. Mudgee. Thursday, 9.10 p.m

Evening News · Friday 17 October 1873 · page 2

Jordan, charged with horse-stealing, was found not guilty. In the case of Mathews, charged with an attempt to commit suicide, the jury were discharged, as they were not able…

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Telegrams This Day Death of Mr. Mark Faviell. Horse Sale at Bathurst. the Palmer Rush. Storm at Brisbane. Melbourne Turf Talk. Victorian Rifle Matches. New Flax-pulling Machine. Latest Mining and Commercial. &c., &c., &c. BATHURST

Evening News · Tuesday 21 October 1873 · page 2

It has transpired that a merchant here was one of the lucky ones who paid a considerable amount of duty on tobacco taken out of the bond, in anticipation of the increased rate…

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Chaldean Account of the Flood

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1873 · page 24

DURING the excavations on the site of the old palacs of Nineveh, some fifteen years ago, the debris of the royal library was unearthed, and a number of inscribed tablets discovered in almost aa perfect a state of preservation as…

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Flood at Araluen

Empire · Tuesday 25 November 1873 · page 3

A correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch, writing from Araluen, states that the Horse and Jockey Inn at Burketown, Araluen West, has been swept away by the beary rains of last wick, He says: The rain did…

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The Great American Storm

Empire · Monday 8 December 1873 · page 4

THE details of the disastrous g[?]le at Cape Breton are given in the New York papers. A despatch, from Halifax supplies the following pasticulars:- The des[?] uction of life and property on land and sea…

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The Great American Storm

Evening News · Friday 12 December 1873 · page 3

THE details of the di[?] gale at Cope Breton are given in the New York papers. A despatch, from H[?]fax supplies the following particulars:— The debt action of life and property on land and [?]…

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A Severe Storm. London, December 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 December 1873 · page 7

A severe storm has swept over the Northern and Midland counties of England, and caused great destruction of property and loss of life…

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A Severe Storm. London, December 17

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 826

A severe storm has swept over the Northern and Midland counties of England, and caused great destruction of property and loss of life…

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The Recent Thunderstorms

Empire · Wednesday 31 December 1873 · page 3

A correspondent of the Maitland Mer cury being at the Seoteh Creek, Miller's Forest, during a tlunderstorm that passed over that place on the 24th December, witnessed a wonderful preservation from death by lightning,…

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