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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1884

174 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 9

Floods at Marrickville. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 13

Sir,—The low-lying lands at Marrickville have, during recent rains, been to some considerable extent flooded Deputations that have waited on the Minister for Works on the subject forgot to point out what was the main cause of…

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Fatal Storm in Scotland

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 5

London, August 12.--A terrific thunderstorm occurred yesterday in Scotland. Several persons were struck by lightning and killed, and groat damage was caused to property…

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Awful Thunderstorm

Evening News · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, August 12.—A terrific thunderstorm occurred yesterday in Scotland. Several persons were struck by lightning and killed, and great damage was done to property. The Earl of…

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Terrific Thunderstorm in Scotland. London, Aug. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 9

A terrific thunderstorm occurred yesterday in Scotland. Several persons were struck by lightning and killed, and great damage was caused to property. The Earl of Lauderdale,…

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Awful Thunderstorm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 11

LONDON, Angust 12.—A terrific thunderstorm occurred yesterday in Scotland. Several persons were struck by lightning and killed, and great damage was done to property. The Earl of…

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Heavy Rain in South Australia. ADELAIDE

Evening News · Wednesday 27 August 1884 · page 4

Heavy rain accompanied by a severe storm was experienced in Adelaide, and did great damage to plantations in the suburbs. The annual matches in connection with the South…

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Floods in New Zealand. AUCKLAND

Evening News · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 2

Heavy floods in the Manawatu and Waterape districts have destroyed railway bridges and embankments, valued at £10,000. Much damage has been done to private property, and two…

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Disastrous Floods in New Zealand. [By Cable.]

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 September 1884 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--H[?]avy [?]bods in the Wairarapa Valley have destroyed a railway bridge end embenkments, valued at £10,000. Mach damage has been done to private property, and…

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The Flooding of a Colliery

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1884 · page 498

The sudden flooding of the Mostyn Collieries, between Chester and Rhyl, is the most disastrous accident which has happened in the North Wales Collieries for many years, and is especially ruinous to Mostyn, where 200 men were…

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Storms in South Australia. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 September 1884 · page 5

Adelaide, Tuesday.--The weather, which for the past few days has been hot, sultry, and oppressive, underwent a violent change since Monday night. It then was of a stormy character, blowing…

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Fatal Floods in New Zealand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 September 1884 · page 4

The Otago Daily Times of September 4 [?]ublishes the following particulars with regard to the disastrous floods experienced in New Zealand:—"At Woodville a terrible fatality occurred, whereby two women were drowned. Rain…

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Fatal Floods in New Zealand

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 571

The Otago Daily Times of September 4 publishes the following particulars with regard to the disastrous floods experienced in New Zealand:— "At Woodville a terrible fatality occurred, whereby two women were drowned. Rain…

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The Floodgates of Barbarism

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 20 September 1884 · page 3

Wormwood and gall are no doubt very bitter things, very drastic, very cleansing nevertheless. There can be no surer proof of the strength and effect of these…

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A Terrific Storm—loss of Life

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 8

Evansville, Ind., August 29.—At 9 o'clock this morning the most destructive hurricane over felt here burst on Evansville, doing damage to the extent of not less than 250,000 dollars in the city and vicinity. Houses were blown down,…

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Cyclone in Sicily

Evening News · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 4

ROME, October 9.—A terrible cyclone swept over the town and province of Catania, in Sicily, yesterday, and caused fearful loss of life and enormous injury to property. Several hundreds…

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Reuter's Messages. Fatal Cyclone in Sicily

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 5

Rome, October 9. -- A terrible cyclone swept the town and province of Catania, in Sicily, yesterday causing a terrible loss of life and enormous injury to property. Several hundreds of persons are…

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Destructive Cyclone in Sicily. Rome, Oct. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 October 1884 · page 14

A terrible cyclone swept over the town and province of Catania, in, Sicily, yesterday, causing fearful loss, of life and enormous injury to property, Several hundred persons…

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Cyclone in Sicily

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 October 1884 · page 11

ROME, October 9.—A terrible cyclone swept over the town and province of Catania, in Sicily, yesterday, and caused fearful loss of life and enormous injury to property. Several hundreds…

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Terrific Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 10

One of the severest thunderstorms that have passed over the city for a long time occurred Yesterday afternoon. The morning was bright and fine, but close, and as the day wore on, signs were not wanting of an impending…

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Terrific Storm in Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--There has been a great change in the weather since 5 o'clock. At that time wind sprang up from the south, causing dust storms. At 6 o'clock a fearful hailstorm broke…

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