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Floods & storms, 1884

174 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 9

Thunderstorms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1884 · page 25

A lecture on "Thunderstorms" was delivered lately in the Queen-stroet Hall, Edinburgh, by Professor Tait, the eminont toacher of Natural Philosophy, in the University of Edinburgh…

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Floods on the Richmond. CASINO

Evening News · Monday 5 May 1884 · page 4

The river at Casino is rising rapidly and running with a force of fully 12 to 15 miles an hour. The goods shed on the public wharf at Casino has been washed away. The river at…

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Floods on the Richmond River. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 May 1884 · page 8

It is still raining, and all the low country is covered with water. The river at Casino has risen 24 feet, and is still rising, and running down with a force of fully 12 to 15 miles an hour. The goods shed on the public wharf at Casino…

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Heavy Rain in Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1884 · page 5

Adelaide, Thursday.--The weather, which had been very dry during these, last couple of weeks, and had caused the farmers much apprehension, changed to-day, when heavy and continuous…

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The Destructive Flood on the Mississippi River

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 May 1884 · page 6

The following letter is from a San Francisco lady travelling in the South, and gives a graphic picture of the destruction and desolation occasioned by the overflow of the Mississippi River:…

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Heavy Rain in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 May 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday. -- Heavy rain again set in last night, and continues intermitently throughout today, with every prospect of lasting for some time to come. Reports from the country districts show…

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Heavy Floods in South Australia. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 May 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- Heavy floods have occurred throughout the northern and north-western districts. The Orroroo coach, when crossing Stony Creek, near Wilmington, last night, was washed…

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Heavy Floods in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 7

The rains of tne past few days culminated in heavy floods in several parts of the colony. On Monday, at Quorn, the creeks were running higher than ever before. The Railway Bridge embankment was…

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The Floods in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 May 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- The rains have caused considerable destruction of property in the districts surrounding Quorn, Wilmington, and Port Augusta. Greets everywhere were overflowing, and…

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Heavy Floods in South Australia. Adelaide

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 947

The rains of the past few days culminated in heavy floods in several parts of the colony. On Monday, at Quorn, the creeks were running higher than ever before. The Railway Bridge embankment was…

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Floods and Damage

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 May 1884 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The floods are causing great inconvenience, particularly in Gladstone and Port Germain, where the roads are submerged and traffic is at a standstill. All the crooks in Quorn…

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[?]Hess of Edinburgh in a Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 May 1884 · page 6

Monsieur [?] tion d'une de[?]pster, one of the officers of the clipper ship orders et qui con[?], has written a letter to a genueman in ordres an doute [?] of the terribel storm the vessel passed…

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The Weather and the Floods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 May 1884 · page 6

The threatening weather experienced last week has ended in a manner thoroughly justifying any bad augury that might have been drawn from it, and the showers which fell in the earlier part of the week were dwarfed by comparison…

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Storm in Muswellbrook. MUSWELLBROOK

Evening News · Friday 6 June 1884 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm passed over Edinglassie yesterday. A man named M'Gregor, who was skinning a beast, had the knife knocked oat of his hand. Mr. James White had a small axe…

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Additional News by the San Francisco Mail. a Terrible Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 June 1884 · page 3

Cincinnati, April 27.—The Commercial Gazette's Jamestown, Greene county, Ohio, special says:—"A terrible cyclone struck Jamestown about 5 o'clock this afternoon, and two-thirds of the town was completely ruined. Six…

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Floods in South Australia. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 2

From the country come reports of continuous rains, which hare caused floods in some districts. The driver of the Warrabara mail was swept down the stream of Rocky River, near Stone Hut, while…

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Flooding of Property at Went-worth Park

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 5

Mr Abigail last night interrogated the Colonial Secretary with regard to the effect of certain improvements made by the Government at Went- worth Park. He raid that in consequence of this…

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Floods in South Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 June 1884 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--Telegrams from the country report continuous and copious, causing floods in some districts of Laurn and W[?]rrabata. The mail arrived at the latter place…

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Floods in South Australia. Adelaide

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 June 1884 · page 18

From the country come reports of continuons rains, causing floods in some districts. The driver of the Warrabara mail was swept down the stream of Rocky River, near Stone Hut, while…

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Floods in Tasmania

Evening News · Tuesday 17 June 1884 · page 3

A Launceston telegram, dated Friday, reports that 48 hours' rain culminated in disastrous floods in the eastern and north-eastern districts. At Mathinna, the South Esk rose 2ft 5in. At Mount Victoria the…

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