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Floods & storms, 1888

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Storm in Canada. Serious Loss of Property. Fourteen Men Killed. London, August 20

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 August 1888 · page 5

A serious storm has passed over Canada, which has caused tremendous destruction of property. Houses were completely wrecked by the violence of the wind, and…

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Floods in Austria. Great Loss of Life. London, August 22

The Australian Star · Friday 24 August 1888 · page 5

Floods which have proved most disastrous in their effects are reported from Various parts of Austria. Several villages are completely submerged, and besides…

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Severe Gales. Two Ships in Distress

Evening News · Monday 27 August 1888 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The old Kensington, ship, arrived in the bay on Sunday night, after a disastrous voyage. She had her wheel broken, pinnacle smashed, footrail and ladders carried…

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Severe Storms in England. Ruinous Effect on the Harvest

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 August 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--England is being visited by a succession of severe storms which are having a ruinous effect upon the harvest…

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Terrific Storm in England. Serious Damage to the Crops. London, August 29

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 August 1888 · page 5

A hurricane, accompanied by terrific rains, has been experienced in the midland and southern counties of England, and serious damage has been caused to the…

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A Storm Warning. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1888 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Mr. Wragge issue, the following forecast today:--"Expect bad weather shortly, west from Cape Otway, reaching also Bess Straits; winds will be wry strong…

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A Destructive Storm

Evening News · Monday 3 September 1888 · page 2

On Friday the most violent storm known passed over Gordons (Vic). It blew a regular gale at the time, and in its mad fury swept roofs off buildings, uprooted trees and destroyed fencing…

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Storm in South Africa. Wrecks in Algoa Bay

Evening News · Monday 3 September 1888 · page 6

LONDON, August 31.—News from South Africa states that terrible gale has swept over Algoa Bay, causing the wreck of several vessels and the oss of several lives…

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Gale in South Africa. Seven Vessels Wrecked. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Aug. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1888 · page 7

A terrible gale has been experienced at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Seven vessels have been wrecked, and several lives were lost…

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Australian. Victoria. a Barque in a Gale

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The barque Fiji reports that during a portion of her voyage from Middlesborough she encountered heavy weather. A heavy gale…

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The Barque Fiji in a Gale. Seven of the Crew Injured. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1888 · page 9

The barque Fiji, from Middlesborough, reports having encountered heavy weather during a portion of her voyage. On the 11th August, in lat 44.38 S., and long 73.17 E., a heavy gale set in from…

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The Proposed Banquet to Mr. Brunker. "A Storm in a Teacup." (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 September 1888 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--Strained relations it seems have sprung up between the residents of East and West Maitland over the proposal to banquet the new Minister for…

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Disastrous Floods in Austria. Vienna, September 5

The Australian Star · Friday 7 September 1888 · page 5

Floods of a most disastrous character Lave occurred near Budweis in Bohemia, and in other parts of Upper Austria. The growing crops have suffered severely, and…

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Cyclone in Cuba

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--A terrific cyclone is reported to have been experienced at Cuba. A good deal of damage was done, but no lives were lost…

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The Barque Fiji in a Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 525

The barque Fiji, from Middlesborough to Melbourne, reports having encountered heavy weather during a portion of her voyage. On the 11th August, in lab 44-38 S. and long 73-17 E. a heavy gale set in from…

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H.M.S. Dreadnought in a Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 507

Two of these engravings are from instantaneous photographs representing the forecastle and bows of the ship in a heavy sea and on a calm day respectively. Another represents the vessel herself. "These photographs," says the…

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Storm at Glen Innes. a House Struck by Lightning. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 September 1888 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Friday.--The drought broke to-day with a heavy storm of thunder and lightning. Rain fell for about two hours and has apparently extended all over the district…

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Disastrous Cyclone in Cuba. New York, September 8

The Australian Star · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 5

News is to hand from Cuba that a terrific cyclone has been experienced there. A number of public and private buildings have been destroyed, and many ships…

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Cyclone in Cuba. Loss of Life and Property

Evening News · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 5

LONDON, September 9.—The island of Cuba, a colonial possession of Spain, has been swept by a hurricane of tremendous violence. Most of the public buildings were damaged, and the shipping…

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Disastrous Cyclone in Cuba. Great Loss of Life and Destruction of Property. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 7

A cyclone of almost unparallelled violence has been experienced at Cuba. So disastrous have been its effects that most of the public buildings have been completely wrecked. The…

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