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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1888

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Dust Storm at Bathurst

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 6

BATHURST, This Day.--Yesterday the city was visited by continuous dust storms of unusual severity throughout the day. On Sunday special prayers for rain were…

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Heavy Floods in New Zealand. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 November 1888 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday. -- Very heavy floods have been experienced in various parts of the Wellington district during the past few days. A number of bridges over the creeks…

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Floods in Tasmania. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 November 1888 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday. -- Heavy rains have fallen during the last six hours, and traffic on the western roads has been stopped by floods…

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Gale in the United Kingdom. Many Fatalities Reported

Evening News · Monday 19 November 1888 · page 5

LONDON, November 18.—A severe gale has swept over Ireland, Scotland, and the North of England. Many fatalities are reported. Property has been damaged, and wrecks are recorded…

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A Severe Gale in the United Kingdom. Many Fatalities Reporte. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Nov. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1888 · page 8

A severe gale has swept over Scotland, Ireland, and the North of England. Many fatalities are reported. Property has been damaged, and wrecks are recorded…

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The Queensland Floods. Appeal for the Sufferers

Evening News · Monday 19 November 1888 · page 5

LONDON, November 18.—The Rev. Dr. Stanton, the Bishop of North Queensland, who is now in England, has made an appeal on behalf of the sufferers by the floods which sometime since…

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A Warehouse Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 November 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Owing to a water tap being left on in the top storey of Jacob Hart and Co.'s tobacco and cigar factory, the whole place was flooded and fully £1000 worth of…

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The Floods in Queensland. an Appeal for the Sufferers. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Nov. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1888 · page 8

The Rev, Dr. Stanton, the Bishop of North Queensland, who in now in England, has made an appeal on behalf of the sufferore by the floods whioh sometime since devastated…

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The Will of the Late Hon. E. Flood

The Australian Star · Wednesday 21 November 1888 · page 6

IN the Equity Court this afternoon, before his Honor Mr. Justice Owen, the will case of Flood v Flood was called on. Dr. Coghlan, who appeared for the plaintiff,…

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Heavy Gales

Evening News · Tuesday 27 November 1888 · page 5

LONDON, November 26.—The heavy gales which were reported to have swept over the United Kingdom last week continue with unabated fury. The storms have proved very…

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Heavy Gales in the United Kingdom. (By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Nov. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 November 1888 · page 7

The heavy gales which, were reported to have swept over the United Kingdom last week continue with unabated fury. The storms have proved very destructive on the…

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The Late Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 10

As showing the severity of the weather which our three yachts had to face on their trip from Sydney, it is reported in the [?]og of the barque Sea Nympth, which was making the passage from Sydney to Melbourne at the same time as the yachts, that…

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Heavy Gales in the United Kingdom. London, Nov. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1888 · page 10

The heavy gales which were reported to have swept over the United Kingdom last week continue with unabated fury. The storms have proved very destructive on the…

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Disastrous Storms in America. London, Nov. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 7

Disastrous storms have occurred on the eastern coast of America. Over 50 vessels have been wrecked, and many fatalities are reported…

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Storms in America. Over Fifty Wrecks. Numerous Fatalities

Evening News · Friday 30 November 1888 · page 5

LONDON, November 29.—Heavy storms have swept over the eastern coast of the United States, causing over fifty wrecks and many fatalities…

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Heavy Storm at Lismore and Casino. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 December 1888 · page 8

The intense heat which was experienced here culminated in a heavy cyclone, which broke over the town on Wednesday evening. It lasted 30 minutes and did much damage, the Albert Theatre being levelled to the ground. Many…

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Science and Art. How Storms are Made

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 2

OUR earth only receives a small fractional fart of the sun's heat; but, whatever that may be in the year, more or less than the average, the entire surface of our earth…

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Heavy Storm at Lismore and Casino. Lismore

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1888 · page 1222

The intense heat which was experienced here culminated in a heavy cyclone, which broke over the town on Wednesday evening. It lasted 30 minutes and did much damage, tho Albert Theatre being levelled to the ground. Many…

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The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorms and Rains. & Chinaman Killed by Lightning. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 December 1888 · page 5

DUBBO, Monday.--A heavy thunderstorm passed over here on Sunday afternoon. The rain came down heavily for about an hour, and very large halftones fell. Although…

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A Violent Storm

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 December 1888 · page 5

INVERELL, This Day.--The most severe storm ever experienced in the district raged here between four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon, during which 67…

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