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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1874

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Fatal Flood at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria

Empire · Wednesday 15 April 1874 · page 4

THE Bacchus Marsh express states that the heaviest flood seen in Bacchus Marsh for twelve years past, happened on the night of the 2nd April, between 6 and 12, and an infant aged two months, named…

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Fatal Flood in Victoria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 April 1874 · page 9

THE Bacchus Marsh Express states that the heaviest flood seen in Bacchus Marsh for twelve years past, happened on the night of the 2nd April, between 6 and 12, and an infant aged two months, named…

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Latest Intelligence. Reuter's Telegrams to Australian Associated Press. Floods in United States. London, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 April 1874 · page 5

A disastrous inundation has taken place in the State of Louisiana, owing to creasses or breaches in the levees which have been raised on the margin of the Mississippi, for the purpose of…

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The Floods in New Zealand

Evening News · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 3

THE following telegrams are published in the Canterbury Times of 11th April: Greymouth, April 11. There was a fearful flood here on Sunday night…

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Latest Intelligence. Floods in United States. London, April 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1874 · page 536

A disastrous inundation has taken place in the State of Louisiana, owing to crevasses or breaches in the banks of the Mississippi, destroying many plantations…

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The Floods in New Zealand

Empire · Monday 27 April 1874 · page 3

THE followiug telegrams are published in the Canterbury Times of 11th April:- Greymouth, April 11. There was a fearful flood here on Sunday night…

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The S.s. Somersetshire in a Gale

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 2 May 1874 · page 17

THE Somersetshire left Melbourne on the 28th October, 1873, bound for London by way of Cape Horn. She experienced fine weather until the 14th November, when she…

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Deck of the S. S. Somersetshire in the Gale of 17Th November, 1873

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 2 May 1874 · page 15

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The Floods in America. London, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1874 · page 5

The overflow of the river Mississippi inundated 14,000 square miles in the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, including a portion of the best cotton plantations…

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Flood in Asiatic Turkey. London, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 May 1874 · page 5

The overflow of the river Tigris has caused a flood at Bagdad…

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The Gale at Newcastle. (From the Pilot.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 May 1874 · page 9

AFTER the most protracted gale that has been experienced along this coast for several years past, the weather moderated on Monday, and has since been fine and clear. The gale veered from S. and S.E. to S.W. on Friday, and…

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The Floods in America. London. May 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1874 · page 606

The overflow of the river Mississippi inundated 14,000 square miles in the States of Louisiana. Arkansas, and Mississippi, including a portion or the best cotton plantations…

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Flood in Asiatic Turkey. London, May 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1874 · page 606

The overflow of the river Tigris has caused a flood at Bagdad…

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Floods in the Thames

Empire · Wednesday 13 May 1874 · page 4

A LONDON telegram, dated March 21, in the San Francisco Bulletin, states: "A remarkable rise of the Thames yesterday caused considerable destruction of property, and some loss of life. Wapping…

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Floods in the Thames Floods in the Thames

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1874 · page 3

A LONDON telegram, dated March 21, in the San Francisco Bulletin, states: "A remarkable rise of the Thames yesterday caused considerable destruction of property, and some loss of life. Wapping…

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Important From New Zealand and Fiji Heavy and Disastrous Gale in Auckland. Fires with Loss of Life on the West. Defeat of Tee Fiji Mountaineers. Five Villages Burnt. Captain Judd Drowned . New Zealand.—[via. Melbourne.] Melbourne. Saturday, 12.30 p.m

Evening News · Saturday 13 June 1874 · page 2

The Alhambra Attired this morning, bringing New Zealand News to June 6th. The Rooparelle had wriredat Auckland from London, with immigrants…

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Important from New Zealand and Fiji. Heavy and Diastrous Gale in Auckland. Fires with Loss of Life on the West Coast. Defeat of the Fiji Mountaineers. Five Villages Burnt. Captain Judd Drowned. New Zealand.—(via Melbourne.] Saturday, 12.80 p.m

Empire · Monday 15 June 1874 · page 2

The Alhambra arrived this morning, bringing New Zealand News to June 6th. The Rooparelle had arrived at Auckland from London, with immigrants…

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Terrific Gale at Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1874 · page 6

THE following are particulars of a heavy gale at Auckland on the 3Oth May (of which we received brief intelligence by telegraph), extracted from the Southern Cross:- Another of those strong gales with which the coasts of…

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Proposed Improvement at West Maitland to Prevent Destruction of the Township by Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 June 1874 · page 5

A Deputation, consisting of Mr. Lee, M. L. A., Mr. Burns, M. L. A., Mr. Scholey, M. L. A., Aldermen Wolstenholme, Riley, and Falkiner, of West Maitland, Mr. T. Owen of West Maitland, Mr. L. W. Levey of Sydney, and Mr. E…

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Terrific Gale at Aucklamd

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 797

THE following are particulars of & heavy gale at Auckland on the 20th May (of which we received brief intelligence by telegraph), extracted from the Southern Cross:— Another of those strong gales with which the coasts of…

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