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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1882

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Flood on the Richmond. Six Inches of Rain. Serious Injury to Produce. Famine Feared. Lismore

Evening News · Saturday 21 October 1882 · page 5

The weather broke up here yesterday, with heavy rain. Over 6in fell last night, and heavy north-east winds have been blowing. The river is now running a banker, and stacks of maize and…

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Floods at the Richmond. [By Telegraph.] Lismore

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 October 1882 · page 3

The drought has broken up, followed by very heavy rain, which is doing damage. The river has been a banker, and the maize and other produce set out the banks to betaken away by…

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Heavy Storms in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1882 · page 8

From all parts of the country reports have been received of plentiful rains. In some of the drier districts the downpour was the heaviest experienced in the course of three years. The farmors are elated at the unexpected and…

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Disastrous Storm and Floods

Evening News · Thursday 26 October 1882 · page 2

LONDON, October 25.-A disastrous storm has swept over the whole country. Heavy floods have occurred in many parts of the country, causing considerable damage to property…

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Disastrous Storm and Floods. London, Oct. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 7

A disastrous storm has swept over the whole country. Heavy floods have occurred in many parts of the country, causing considerable damage to property…

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Disastrous Storm and Floods. London October 25

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 3

A disastrous storm has swept over the whole country. Heavy floods have occurred in many parts of the country, causing considerable damage to property…

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Disastrous Storm and Floods

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 October 1882 · page 12

LONDON, October 25.—A disastrous storm has swept over the whole country. Heavy floods have occurred in many parts of the country, causing considprable damage to property…

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Heavy Storms in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1882 · page 743

From all parts of the country reports have been received of plentiful rains. In some of the drier districts the down-pour was the heaviest experienced in the course of three years. The farmers are elated at the unexpected and…

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Flood on the Richmond. Six Inches of Rain. Serious Injury to Produce. Famine Feared. [By Electric Telegraph.] Lismore

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 October 1882 · page 13

THE weather broke up here yesterday, with heavy rain. Over 6in fell last night, and heavy north-east winds have been blowing. The river is now running a banker, and stacks of maize and…

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The Gale

Evening News · Monday 30 October 1882 · page 2

A heavy South-casterly gale, with dense rain and heavy, thick weather, has prevailed along the southern coast since Saturday afternoon, and as is usually the case during bad weather, all sorts of rumours are…

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Floods in the Tyrol

Evening News · Monday 30 October 1882 · page 2

VIENNA, October 29.-Heavy rains have fallen in the Austrian Tyrol, which have resulted in disastrous floods in many districts…

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Disastrous Floods in England

Evening News · Monday 30 October 1882 · page 2

LONDON, October 29.-Disastrous rains continue over the country, and are especially severe in the Thames Valiey, which is now completely flooded…

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The Late Storms in England. London, Oct. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 7

News is to hand of shipping disasters at many points on the coast in consequence of the late storms…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Disastrous Floods

Evening News · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 2

LONDON, October 29.—Disastrous rains continue over the country, and are especially severe in the Thames Valley, widen is now completely flooded…

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Floods in the Tyrol. Vienna, Oct. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 7

Heavy rains have occurred in the Austrian Tyrol, which have resulted in disastrous floods in many districts…

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Disastrous Floods in England. London, Oct. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 7

Disastrous rains continue over the country, and are especially severe in the Thames Valley, which is now completely flooded…

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Floods in the Tyrol. Vienna, October 29

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 3

Heavy rains have occurred in the Austrian Tyrol, which have resulted in disastrous floods in many districts…

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Disastrous Floods in England. London, October 29

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 October 1882 · page 3

Disastrous rains continue through the country and are especially severe in the Thames Valley, which is now completely flooded…

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Disastrous Floods

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 November 1882 · page 11

LONDON, October 29.—Disastrous rains continue over the country, and are especially several in the Thames Valley, which is now completely flooded…

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Today's Cables. Serious Floods

Evening News · Wednesday 8 November 1882 · page 4

LONDON, November 7.-Serious floods hard occurred in England and Wales, causing great damage to property, and stopping traffic on many of the railway lines…

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