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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1885

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Flood at Albury. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 September 1885 · page 14

The flood in the River Murray continued rising till last night, when a large area of land in the lower part of the town was submerged. The flats between Wodonga and Albury have at present more water upon them than during…

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The Murray in High Flood

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 September 1885 · page 12

ALBURY, Wednesday— The Murray is now in high flood, with every prospect of an overflow, inundating low-lying lands. As the recent rain was accompanied by a high temperature, it is likely to…

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Flood at Albury. Albury. Sept. 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 September 1885 · page 671

The flood in the River Murray continued rising till last night, when a large area of land in the lower part of the town was submerged. The flats between Wodonga and Albury have at present more water upon them than during…

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Disastrous Floods

Evening News · Wednesday 30 September 1885 · page 4

CALCUTTA, September 29—Weather of excep­tional severity has recently prevailed in Bengal, and has now culminated in disastrous floods, which at the present time extend over an area of…

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Reuter's Messages. Disastrous Floods in Bengal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 October 1885 · page 5

CALCUTTA, Tuesday. -- Weather of exceptional severity has recently prevailed at Bengal, and has now culminated in disastrous floods, which at the…

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(Reuters's Telegram.) Disastrous Floods in Bengal. Calcutta. Sept. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 October 1885 · page 10

Weather of exceptional severity has recently prevailed at Bengal, and has now culminated in disastrous floods, which at the present time extend over an area of 3500 square miles…

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A Deluge of Copper. (From a Correspondent of the Times, August 26.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 October 1885 · page 13

Copper at £43 10s. per ton is a paradox which the oldest member of the trade is puzzled to explain. It is one of the "frightful examples" of depression, and as such will, no doubt, come very prominently under the notice of Lord…

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Modern English Sports: their Use and their Abuse. By Frederick Gale. Sampson Low and Co. 1885

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 6

Few men were better qualified to write a book about English, sports than Mr. Frederick Gale, known all over England, and beyond, as the "Old Buffer" of the sporting papers. When the Philadelphian…

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Later From China and the East. Ravages of Cholera and Sufferers by the Floods. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 October 1885 · page 5

COOKTOWN, Monday.--The latest Chinese dates per steamer Suez are to September 19. The new Chinese turret ship Ling Yuen Arrived at Hongkong on September 19 from…

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A Lover's Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 908

"Just look and listen, girls! "What a windstorm for the last of May! Perhaps we had better not go," and Mrs. Runkel turned away from the window and paused in the process of drawing on her gloves…

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Terrible Storm in America

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 22

A Central News telegram from New York says: A terrible storm, approaching a cyclone in its devastating power,has caused terrible destruction over a wide area of the United States. On the first day intense heat was…

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Norfolk Island. October 3, 1835. Severe Thunderstorms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 15

At various times during the past winter there has been a most unusual display of electricity. Storms, although not more frequent than usual, have been more than usually charged with electricity. In June,…

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Storm in Labrador

Evening News · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 6

New York, October 28.—News has been [?]that a great storm has swept New [?]Eighty fishing boats were wrecked, and [?]fishermen drowned…

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Great Storm at Labrador

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday:--News has been received that a great storm has swept over Labrador. Eighty fishing boats were wreeked, and seventy…

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Terrible Storm at Labrador Great Loss of Life. (Reuter's Telegram.) New York, Oct. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 October 1885 · page 7

News has been received that a great storm has swept over Labrador. Eighty fishing boats were wr[?]ked, and seventy fishermen were drowned…

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Storm in Labrador

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 11

NEW YORK, October 28.—News has been received that a great storm has swept New Labrador. Eighty fishing boats were wrecked, and seventy fishermen drowned…

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Through Storm to Calm

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 7

No sun shines forth upon the way That I must tread alone to day; The clouds are dark, the winds are drear, I take the steps in pain and fear:…

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Terrible Storm at Labrador

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 October 1885 · page 9

New York, Oct. 28.—News has been received that a great storm has swept over Labrador. Eighty fishing boats were wrecked, and seventy fishermen were drowned…

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The Weather. Severe Storms. A. Baby Cyclone

Evening News · Friday 6 November 1885 · page 4

The atmospheric changes through which Sydney passed yesterday were quite phenominal, and in their effects quite as distressing as they were curious. The morning broke clear and fresh, but between…

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News from China. Frightful Shipping Disaster. Fearful Floods

Evening News · Thursday 12 November 1885 · page 4

The steamship Menmuir, which reached Cooktown on Wednesday, brought files of Chinese newspapers to October 13, from which we gleam the following news:—…

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