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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1880

125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 7

A Storm in Canada

Evening News · Monday 2 August 1880 · page 3

Napanec (Ont.), June 22.—The storm of yesterday did great damage four miles west of this place. Five and one-half inches of water on a level fell in less than two hours. Hailstones as…

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A Storm in Canada

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 41

Napanoc (Ont.), June 22.—The storm of yesterday did great damage four miles west of this place. Five and one-half inches of water on a level fell in less than two hours. Hailstones as…

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The Steamer Omeo in a Gale

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 August 1880 · page 8

Considerable excitement was manifested among the shipping circles of Sydney yesterday morning, when it became known that the steamer Omeo, bound from Newcastle to Melbourne, had not…

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Floods in Austria

Evening News · Monday 16 August 1880 · page 2

LONDON. August 14.—Heavy rains have fallen in the north-western districts of Austria, and portions of the country are flooded. Tho town of Ischl, near…

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Gale at New Zealand

Evening News · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 4

Mr. Grigor Taylor, superintendent of the New Zealand cable at La Perouse, courtously supplies the following information of a gale blowing on the New Zealand coast. "A heavy weaterly gale has…

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Heavy Gale in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 5

Mr. Grigor Taylor, Superintendent of the New Zealand Cable, has courteously supplied us with the following information:— "Early to-day a gale was blowing on the South Island…

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The Steamship Omeo in a Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 353

The Omeo, screw steamer, well known in the Australian coasting trade, and employed in running between Newcastle, Sydney, and Melbourne, recently became disabled after leaving Newcastle, and had a…

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Reported Attempt to Storm Candahar. Bombay, Aug. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 5

Reports are, current that an attempt has been made by Ayoub Khan to storm the positions occupied by the British at Candahar. His efforts are said to have, been directed to…

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Telegraphic News. [Reuter's Special Messages.] Reported Attempt to Storm Candahar. Bombay, August 19

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 5

Reports are current that an attempt has been made by Ayoub Khan to storm the positions occupied by the British at Candahar. His efforts are said to have been directed to the…

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Floods in Prussia. Berlin, August 19

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 5

During the last fortnight extremely stormy weather has prevailed throughout Prussia. In many places heavy floods have occurred. The waters have inflicted much damage to the…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Floods in Prussia. Berlin, Aug. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 5

During the past fortnight extremely stormy weather has pre vailed throughout Prussia. In many places heavy floods have occurred. The waters have inflicted much damage to the…

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Floods in Austria

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 August 1880 · page 9

LONDON, August 14.—Heavy-rains have fallen in the north-western districts of Austria, and portions of the country are flooded. The town of Ischl, near…

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The Gale in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 August 1880 · page 5

We are indebted to Mr. Grigor Taylor for the following additional information in regard to the heavy gale in New Zealand:— WELLINGTON, SATURDAY…

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Terrible Storm in Mexico. London, Aug. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1880 · page 5

Information has been received here that a terrible storm passed over the country ground Matamoras, or EI Refugio, an important river port in the State of Tamaulias, Mexico. A…

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The Gale in New Zealand. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1880 · page 5

Fearful gales have been blowing over the whole of the Middle Island, and also here. Buildings and chimneys have been blown down, and great damage has been done. No fatal or shipping casualties are, however,…

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Floods and Thunderstorms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 September 1880 · page 3

A terrible thunderstorm, which for severity has had no equal for years past, broke over Accrington on July 18. The storm rages with great fury for more than an hour. The lightning set fire to a public-house, but the flames were…

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Home and Foreign. England. Destructive and Fatal Thunderstorms

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 11 September 1880 · page 5

Early on July 13, in the midst of a fearful thunderstorm, the lightning struck a block of buildings in Bridge-street, Manchester, standing on the bank of the river Irwell, and…

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Heavy Gales. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Monday 13 September 1880 · page 2

Heavy gales have been blowing along the coast during the past week, and the heaviest sea experienced for many years set in at Port Victor, putting the Breakwater works to a severe test,…

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Heavy Floods in Victoria MELBOURNE

Evening News · Monday 13 September 1880 · page 2

The floods to-day are very serious. The water is higher than at any time since 1803. All the low lying land is submerged, and thousands of people are temporarily houseless. The St. Kilda…

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Heavy Weather and Floods in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mebourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 September 1880 · page 5

It blew very hard all night, and is still very stormy. The Medea went aground halfway between the Swan Spit and Queenscliff pier. The lifeboat was sent to her assistance, but the crew did not consider it…

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