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Floods & storms, 1889

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Great Storms in Europe

Evening News · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 19.-Storms which, have swept over Austria, and the south of Germany have caused immense damage to the bridges and railways. There has also been great loss of life…

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Severe Storms in Europe. Great Loss of Life and Immense Damage. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 5

Storms which have swept over Austria and the South of Germany have caused immense damage to the bridges and railways. There has also been great loss of…

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Disastrous Floods and Gales

Evening News · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 20.-Disastrous floods have taken place throughout Austria and South Germany. (FROM THE MELBOURNE "TELEGRAPH.") LONDON, May 19.-A fearfully violent storm is…

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Floods in Europe

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Floods of a most disastrous character have taken place in Austria and South Germany. An euormous amount of damage has been done…

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The Castlemaine Floods. Inquest on the Victims. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Coroner's inquest on the bodies of the men O'Connor and Dennis, who were drowned in the Frauds Ormond mine, Maldon, on New Year's Day, which opened a…

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The Castlemaine Floods

Evening News · Thursday 23 May 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-The inquest on the bodies of the men O'Connor and Dennis, who were drowned in the Francis Ormond mine, Maldon, on New Year's Day, which opened a few…

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Floods in Victoria

Evening News · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.-News from Numurkah states that great floods are reported to be coining down the Boosey, Broken, and Bola Creeks, as the result of the heavy rains which fell between…

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Heavy Floods in Victoria. Great Damage to the Crops. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1889 · page 5

A telegram from Nurmurkah states that immense floods are reported to be coming down the Boosey, Broken, and Boala Creeks, as the result of the heavy rains which fell between Sunday and Tuesday last…

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A Great Storm

Evening News · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, May 24.-A great storm has visited the coast of Newfoundland. Two French fishing vessels have been lost. In all, 175 persons have been drowned…

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Disastrous Gale. Numerous Wrecks. 175 Lives Lost. London, May 24

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 4

A terribly disastrous gale is reported from the coast of Newfoundland. Great damage has been done to shipping along the coast. A number of fishing vessels…

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Floods in Victoria

Evening News · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-The floods in the Numukah continue to increase. Bala Creek has risen about 9in since Friday morning, and it is slowly rising. The creek is now several inches…

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The Floods in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 9

The floods at Numerkah continue to increase. Bala Creek, at Numerkah, has risen about 9in. since the morning, and is slowly rising. It is several inches over the highest point over recorded…

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Floods in Victoria. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The heavy rains which have fallen recently in Numurkah and district have caused the creeks to overflow and a great portion of the district is inundated. In many…

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The Gale

Evening News · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

The strong squalls of wind have also done some damage. A plate glass window in the shop of Mr. Scrader, tailor, carrying on business at the corner of Redfern and Castlereagh streets…

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Sunday's Rain Storm

Evening News · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

A correspondent sends the following: The rain storm of the last few days reached its height at about half-past 10 on Sunday morning, when all the eastern suburbs were visited by an extended…

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Severe Storm in the Newcastle District. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--The rain, which commenced to fall on Thursday night, continued at intervals with different degrees of violence and culminated last night in a heavy storm. Very…

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Terrible Weather. Heavy Rains and Violent Gales. the Suburbs Inundated. Landslips and Railway Lines Blocked. Telegraph Lines Blown Down

Evening News · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

For the last three days and nights there has been a steady downpour of rain. Those who read this will probably be inclined to remark that "Queen Anne is dead;" but, although everyone…

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The Weather. a Wet Day in the Supreme Court. Incidents by the Way. Points From the Water and Central. Accidents and Disasters. Floods Anticipated in the in the Country

The Australian Star · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

Business paralysed, streets swimming, flats flooded, householders houseless, Chinamen's gardens swept away, the unemployed much more unemployed, everybody saying…

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Floods Probable

The Australian Star · Monday 27 May 1889 · page 5

At latest advices from Windsor the Hawkesbury was rising rapidly, at the rate of 14in an hour, and considerable anxiety has been occasioned…

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The Samoan Storm

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 7

MEN and nations must bow before the decrees of nature. The terrible calamity which has befallen the German and American warships at Samoa (says the…

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