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 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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Darling River Floods
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 6
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1886 · page 6
AUCKLAND, Monday.-- Heavy [?]…
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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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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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