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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1888

358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 18

COUNTRY. Terrific Storm at Adelong. Considerable Damage Done

The Australian Star · Monday 2 April 1888 · page 3

ADELONO, This Day.--This town was visited by a terrific storm on Saturday, which did considerable damage. The steeple of the Church of England was…

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Terrific Storm at Adelong. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1888 · page 7

A terrific storm of wind followed by bail passed over the town yesterday afternoon. The wind blow with the force of a hurricane, doing great damage. The Church of England steeple was blown down. The beams were carried…

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The Floods in Germany. London, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 April 1888 · page 7

The floods, which have caused vast destruction of property and loss of life in Germany, are now subsiding…

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Severe Snowstorms and Gales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1888 · page 3

Severe snowstorms and galea hare been experienced in many parts of the country during the week. The traffic on the Didcot, Newbury aud Southampton railway was interrupted for…

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Violent Gales in New Zealand

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 761

A telegram from Auckland on the 29th ultimo states: Violent gales have been experienced throughout tho colony on March 29. During the gale the railway line between…

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Terrific Storm at Adelong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 768

A terrific storm of wind followed by hail passed over the town on the 30th ultimo. The wind blew with the force of a hurricane, doing great damage. The Church of England steeple was blown down. The beams were carried…

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Disastrous Storm at Adelong

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 9

AUELONG, Saturday.-A terrific storm of wind followed by hail passed over the town yesterday afternoon. The wind blew with the force of a hurricane, doing great damage. The Church of…

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Heavy Gale in New Zealand. Six Miles of Railway Destroyed

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 9

ONE of the severest southerly gales ever experi-enced in New Zealand raged in Wellington on Thursday week. A huge tidal wave rose in the Larbour to within 18in. of the breast-work of…

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Terrific Storm at Moama. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Moama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 12

An extraordinary storm, accompanied by terrille thunder and lightning, and phenomenal rainfall, commenced at Moama at 6 o'clock this evening. The old post-office was completely wrecked. The roof was blown off the Church…

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The Floods in Germany?

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 16

London, Marah 29.-Further floods have oc-curred in Germany through the overflow of the Vistula River. The surrounding country is in-undated and 70 villages have been devastated…

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The Floods in Germany. London, March 29

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1888 · page 734

Through the floods in East Prussia 80,000 persons have, been rendered homeless. The losses are estimated at a hundred million marks. Ten thousand cattle were drowned…

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The Floods in Germany. the Empress Victoria Visits the District. Berlin

The Australian Star · Monday 9 April 1888 · page 5

The Empress Victoria (Princess Royal of England), it is announced, will pay a visit to North Germany and the districts devastated by the recent floods caused by…

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The Floods in Germany. the Empress Inquires Into the Destitution

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.—Subscription lists are being opened in various places for the relief of the sufferers by the recent severe floods in Germany. The Empress of…

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The Floods in Germany. a Relief Fund Opened in London. [By Carle.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, April 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1888 · page 9

In accordance with the suggestion of Sir Edward Malet, British Ambassador at Berlin, the Right Honorable Polydore de Keyser, Lord Mayor of London, has opened a fund…

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The Brig Niagara in a Gale. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1888 · page 5

BRISBANE, "Wednesday.—The captain of the, brig Niagara, bound from Newcastle to Noumea, and which bat put into port in distress, reports encountering a south-east gale on the 4th inst.,…

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Terrific Storm at Moama

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 821

An extraordinary storm, accompanied by terrific thunder and lightning, and phenomenal rainfall, commenced at Moama at 6 p.m. on the 6th instant. The old post-office was completely wrecked. The roof was blown off the Church…

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The Floods in Germany

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 10

London, April 9.-In accordance with the suggestion of Sir Edward Malet, British Ambassador at Berlin, the Right Honourable Polydore de Keyser, Lord Mayor of London, has opened a fund…

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The Floods in Germany. London, April 9

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1888 · page 790

In accordance with the suggestion of Sir Edward Malet, British Ambassador at Berlin, the Right Honorable Polydore de Keyser, Lord Mayor of London, has opened a fund…

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The Floods in Germany. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1888 · page 7

Four hundred thousand persons have been rendered destitute by the floods in Germany…

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The Floods in Germany. 100,000 Persons Homeless. London

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 April 1888 · page 4

It is now known that 100,000 persons have been rendered homeless and destitute through the recent floods in Germany…

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