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Floods & storms, 1874

146 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 8

A Fearful Flood. Pittsburgh, July 27

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 1

A MOST destructive storm swept over this city last night. The rain poured through the streets from the neighbouring hills, and the Union Depot was inundated with water from three to…

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Dreadful Flood in Pennsylvania

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 September 1874 · page 308

Pittsburgh, July 27.—A moat destructive storm swept over this city taut night. The rain poured through the streets from the neighbouring hills, and the Union Depot to inundated with water from three…

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The Heavy Gale, Yesterday

Empire · Monday 7 September 1874 · page 2
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YESTERDAY one of the heaviest westerly gales ever experienced within the recollection of even the oldest inhabitant, blow the whole day. The wind rose with the sun and increasod in intensity…

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Terrific Gales at Kiama. Great Destruction of Property. September 9

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1874 · page 2

This district was on Sunday and Monday last visited with one of those periodical sales which year after year cause so much damage and inconvenience to the settlers. The wind in this instance—a westerly gale, commenced on Sunday…

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Floods and Inundations

Evening News · Monday 21 September 1874 · page 3

Water has produced as many calamities as fire Terrible loss of life and property was caused by floods in Pennsylvania. Upwards of 200 perrons have perished. The neighbourhood of Pittsburgh…

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News by the Mail. Severe and Fatal Thunderstorm

Evening News · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 3

On the afternoon of July 11, a heavy thunderstorm, which had raged earlier hi the day over Surrey broke over London, especially in the northern districts. At Edmonton and Tottenham…

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Severe and Fatal Thunderstorm

Empire · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 3

On the afternoon of July 11, a heavy thunderstorm, which had raged earlier in the day over Surrey, broke over London, esprcially in the northesstern districts. At Edmonton and Tottenfiam…

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Floods and Inundations

Empire · Tuesday 22 September 1874 · page 3

Water has produced as many calamities as fire Terrible loss of life and property was caused by floods in Pennsylvania. Upwards of 200 persons have perished. The neighbourhood of Pittsburgh…

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Severe and Fatal Thunderstorm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 27

On the afternoon of July 11, a heavy thunderstorm, winch had raged earlier in the day over Surrey, broke over London, especially in the northeastern districts. At Edmonton and Tottenham,…

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Floods and Inundations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 September 1874 · page 27

Water has produced as many calamities as fire Terrible loss of life and property was caused by floods in Pennsylvania. Upwards or 200 persons have perished. The neighbourhood of Pittsburgh…

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Stories Re-told. the Snow-storm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1874 · page 474

"The only son of his mother and she was a widow." MARTIN RAY and his mother lived in a lonely cottage on Blackstone Flat. So lonely, indeed, was this cottage that many days often passed without a stranger being seen in…

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The Last of the Storm

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 17 October 1874 · page 6

OUR engraving, The Last of the Storm, is from a picture painted by Miss H. L. Benbow, an artist of considerable promise. The subject is an unusual one for a lady, and perhaps on that account, more than for its intrinsic merits,…

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The Last of T H E Storm, From a Painting by Miss Benbow

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 17 October 1874 · page 8

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Telegrams This Day. Boy Killed by Lightning. Awfully Sudden Death. Fatal Case of Snake-bite. War Between China Axd Japan Aided. Settlement of the Formosa Difficulty. Bismarck's Nephew in Melbourne. Oriental Bank of London Dividend. Heavy Rain in Melbourne, and Damage to Railway Line. Progress of the Public School League. &c., &c., &c. COOMA. Monday, 4.20 p.m

Evening News · Tuesday 27 October 1874 · page 2

The case against Mr. Emanuel Jonas, charged with making a false declaration as to residence on his free selection, was heard to-day and dismissed. The Judge decided that the prosecution would…

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Melbourne Markets. the Melbourne Press on the Cession of Fiji. the Ship Udstone, for Calcutta, in a Cyclone—large Number of Horses Lost. Latest Racing Intelligence. Progress of the Public School League. a Sailor Killed by a Coal Train

Evening News · Thursday 29 October 1874 · page 2

[A portion of the following appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday.] NEWCASTLE. Wednesday, 2 p.m…

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The Laie Thunderstorms

Empire · Thursday 29 October 1874 · page 3

THE thunderstorms which have visited Sydney during the last few days appear to have been general through the colony, and in several places the lightning has been very severe, in…

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The Late Thunderstorms

Evening News · Monday 2 November 1874 · page 3

THE thunderstorms which have visited Sydney during the last few days appear to have been general through the colony, and in several places the lightning has been very severe, in…

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Flood at Araluen

Empire · Wednesday 25 November 1874 · page 3

A correspondent of the Braidwood Dispatch, writing from Areluen, states that the Horse Jockey Inn at Burketown, Araluon West, has been swept away by the heavy rains of last week. He says: The raid did…

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Mr. Flood on the Irish Electors

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 December 1874 · page 10

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

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