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Floods & storms, 1882

171 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 9

The Floods in Paris

Evening News · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 4

LONDON, December 8.—The French Chamber of Deputies has voted a million francs for the temperorary relief of the homeless people who have been flooded out by the overflow of the Seine…

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The Floods in Paris. London, Dec. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 11

The French Chamber of Deputies has voted a million francs for the temporary relief of the homeless people who have been flooded out by the overflow of the Seine…

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Terrible Floods in England

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 5

The United Kingdom (says the Home News) has just, been visited with a terrible storm of wind and rain, which has caused considerable damage and loss of life in many parts. At Windsor the…

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The Floods in Prussia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 10

LONDON, December 1.—The river Rhine is falling, and the floods are slowly subsiding. The damage done is estimated at millions. There are more than a thousand homeless people in the…

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Alarming Floods in Paris

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 December 1882 · page 10

LONDON, December 4.—Much alarm has been occasioned by the River S[?]in[?] suddenly overflowing its banks, by which serious floods have been caused in Paris…

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Frightful Catastrophe in a Creswick Mine. a Mine Flooded, and 26 Men Imprisoned. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 December 1882 · page 3

A frightful accident took place this morning at Creswick in the No. 2 Australasian Company's claim. The men in one of the drives suddenly and unexpectedly broke into some old workings, from…

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The Floods in Paris

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 11

LONDON, December 8.—The French Chamber of Deputies has voted a million francs for the temporary relief of the homeless people who have been flooded out by the overflow of the…

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The Mining Catastrophe at Creswick. the Terrors of a Flooded Mine

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 December 1882 · page 3

The following account of the sufferings of the unfortunate miners who were imprisoned in the No. 2 Australasian Mine, Creswick, was dispatched to the Melbourne Daily Telegraph by wire :--…

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Dreadful Storm at Newfoundland. Thirty-five Vessels Wrecked. New York, December 22

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 5

During the past two days a fearful storm has swept along the Newfoundland coast, causing the destruction of many ships, no less than 35 wrecks having taken place at St. John's, the capital…

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RE-FLOODING of the MINE at Greswick. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 10

During the whole of this week the miners have been most busily engaged in clearing out the new Australasian Mine at Creswick, in order to enable the mining inspectors to examine the drive through which the…

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Great Floods in England

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 December 1882 · page 3

According to the European Mail the terrible floods which have occurred in various parts of the country together with the high tides, have caused a considerable amount of damage, it is several…

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Re-flooding of the Mine at Creswick. Melbourne, Dec. 22

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1882 · page 1175

During the whole of this week the miners have been most busily engaged in clearing out the new Australasian Mine at Creswick, in order to enable the mining inspectors to examine the drive through which the…

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