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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1884

174 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 9

Terrific Storm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 856

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

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Storm and Damage at Newcastle. (By Telegraph From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 13

A FRIGHTFUL and disastrous storm of hail, thunder, and lightning passed over the city and district last night. The weather was muggy all day, but no serious denouement was anticipaled. At seven…

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A Scheme for Flood Water Storage

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 November 1884 · page 21

IT is supposed that there is a plentiful supply of underground water throughout the Australian interiors and that this requires to be tapped and pumped up to but satisfy the thirst of the sheep and…

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Floods in Dubbo. DUBBO

Evening News · Monday 3 November 1884 · page 4

A heavy thunderstorm occurred here on Saturday afternoon. Rain fell in torrents for about two hours. Over 2½in fell. Many streets in the town were flooded with water. Some parts of Talbragar-street…

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Terrible Storm at Dubbo. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 November 1884 · page 5

DUBBO, Monday.--A remarkably heavy storm occurred here on Saturday afternoon, doing a considerable amount of damage. Many of the streets of the town were submerged, water flowing into…

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Thunderstorms

Evening News · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A severe thunderstorm oc­curred here last evening. Rain began to fall very heavily just about the time of the last race at Flemington, and numbers of people who were unprepared…

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Destructive Thunderstorm in Melbourne. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 7

A thunderstorm, followed for a short time by rain of more than tropical violence, broke over Melbourne to-day, after two or three days of low temperature. The rain began to descend in torrents just about the…

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Severe Thunderstorm at Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday,--A very severe thunderstorm burst over Melbourne shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon, and rain came down in torrents for a brief space, causing floods in…

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How Storm-birds Nest

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 28

In answer to "Kangaroo Shooter" re storm-birds, or as we call thom hornbills, they act exactly the the same as the cuckoo in the old country. They are not particular as to the nest they appropriate, as I…

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Destructive Thunderstorm in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 964

A thunderstorm, followed for a short time by rain of more than tropical violence, broke over Melbourne to-day, after two or three days of low temperature. The rain began to descend in torrents just about the…

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Floods in Dubbo. Dubbo

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 November 1884 · page 14

A heavy thunderstorm occurred here on Saturday afternoon. Rain fell in torrents for about two hours. Over 2½in fell. Many streets in the town were flooded with water. Some parts of Talbragar-stree…

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The English Cricketers. Match Against Victoria. Heavy Rain in Melbourne. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 5

The first match of the English professionals Victoria was began on the Melbourne Cricket Ground to-day against an 11 of Victoria. The colony was considerably weakened by the inability of the nine Victorians engaged in the…

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Destructive Thunderstorm in Melbourne. MELBOURNE, Nov. 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1884 · page 988

A thunderstorm, followed for a short time by rain of more than tropical violence, broke over Melbourne to-day, after two or three days of low temperature. The rain began to descend in torrents just about the…

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Storm in Temora. TEMORA

Evening News · Monday 17 November 1884 · page 8

A thunderstorm passed over Temora from the north-west yesterday afternoon. It lasted for about an hour. About 64 points of rain fell. To-day the weather is stormy, with every appearance of…

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Destructive Cyclone in the Grafton District. (By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 November 1884 · page 10

A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by hail and wind, passed over this district on Saturday afternoon, extending from a point a few miles north of Grafton down the lower portions of the river as far as Chatsworth Ialand. A number…

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Terrible Thunderstorm. Glen Innes

Evening News · Tuesday 25 November 1884 · page 4

A terriffic thunderstorm, accompanied by rain and hail, passed over Glen Innes at about 3 o'clock this morning. The gardens about town have suffered greatly. If the storm has passed…

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Severe Storm at Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 November 1884 · page 5

GRAFTON, Tuesday.--A severe cyclone passed over this district on Saturday, which, however, did not pass over the towns. News of the damage done at outlying parts is to hand, from which it…

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The Recent Cyclone in the North. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ballina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 November 1884 · page 10

On Saturday last, at 5 p.m., a most destructive storm from the south-west broke over Ballina and the surrounding district, accompanied by torrents of rain, by which houses were unroofed, balconies carried away, and in a few instances…

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The Recent Cyclone in the North. Ballina

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1884 · page 1111

On Saturday last, at 5 p.m., a most destructive, storm from the south-west broke over Ballina and the surrounding district, accompanied by torrents of rain, by which nooses were unroofed, balconies carried away, and in a few instances…

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Storm in Braidwood

Evening News · Monday 1 December 1884 · page 5

Our Braidwood correspondent telegraphs:—On Saturday evening an extremely heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by hail, passed over Braidwood. The storm lasted for about five minutes, but no property was…

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