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Floods & storms, 1886

207 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 11

The Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 May 1886 · page 4

The St. James's Gazette publishes an interesting d[?] tion of cyclones in which it distinguishes thes same [?] tornadoes. It says:—The modern theory of cyc[?] leaves the old profes[?]ional meteorologist high and [?]…

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The Levuka Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 May 1886 · page 5

London, Tuesday.--A land has been started at the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the recent gale at Levuka, Fiji…

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Floods in England

Evening News · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, May 16.—Owing to the recent heavy rains which have fallen, vast flood, have occurred throughout the midland counties. Immense tracts of land are under water…

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Great Floods in England. (Reuter's Telegram[?]) London, May 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 May 1886 · page 9

Owing to the recent heavy rains which have fallen, vast floods have occurred throughout the midland counties. Immense tracts of land are now under water…

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Great Floods in England. London, May 16

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 1078

Owing to the recent heavy rains which have fallen, vast floods have occurred throughout the midland counties. Immense tracts of land are now under water…

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Floods in England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 11

LONDON, May 16.—Owing to the recent heavy rains which have fallen, vast floods have occurred throughout the midland counties. Immense tracts of land are under water…

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A Deluge of Fausts

Globe · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 5

The late Lord Beaconsfield once said, half in jest and half in earnest, there were only two events in history—the siege of Troy and the French Revolution. If…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 5

Dull, misty weather has prevailed in the Sydney district since the morning of Queen's Birthday. One or two slight, showers fell on Thursday, and yesterday rain commenced to…

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Great Flood at Narrabri. Boats Sent From Newcastle

Globe · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 3

It is reported that there are great floods in the Narrabri district, and that several hundred people are in danger. A telegram has been…

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Reported Floods in the North. Request for Boats for Narrabri. Accident to the Relief Train

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 5

The Colonial Secretary yesterday afternoon received the following telegram from the council clerk in Narrabri:--"The municipal council has instructed me to apply for four boats, to be…

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Artificial Flooding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 May 1886 · page 21

Knowing your interest in everything pertaining to irrigation, I send this. It strikes me that the greatest drawback to conserving water on a large scale is the fact that settlement occupies many places where…

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Gale in Newcastle

Evening News · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Saturday, May 29.—A heavy gale has been blowing here since Friday at midnight. The sea is very high along the coast, and there has been continuous rain. Football matches and all other…

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The Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 May 1886 · page 4

As might be expected, the southerly gale which has been raging along the coast has caused serious delay to the shipping both inward and outward bound. It is pleasing to…

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Disastrous Floods in Canada

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 4

A Reuter's telegram from Montreal says:—" This city has been visited by floods of a character more disastrous than any experienced in its previous history. The loss of pro-perty, which is very large, is variously estimated at…

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Floods in the North

Evening News · Thursday 10 June 1886 · page 5

Our Newcastle correspondent telegraphed this morning: It is reported at Newcastle that a heavy flood was running from the New England country down the Namoi and Barwon Rivers, the latter being…

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Floods on the Barwon

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 June 1886 · page 5

BREWARRINE, Wednesday.-- The Barwon is still rising and Cato Creek is not crossable. The flood is fully expected to run the Tarrion Creek. All trade with Sydney will be suspended if the…

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Floods in the North

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 14

Our Newcastl'e correspondent telegraphed Thursday morning: lt is reported at Newcastle that'a heavy flood was running from the New England country down the Namoi and Barwon Rivers, the latter being…

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