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Floods & storms, 1889

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CABLEGRAMS. Fire and Flood in Amerion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 June 1889 · page 11

LONDON, June 5.—It is proposed to fire the debris accumulated at Johnstown, United States, by the recent terrible floods, in order to destroy the bodies which lie thickly buried in it…

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Gale on the Victorian Coast. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1889 · page 7

The gale which was experienced in Hobson's Bay yesterday, at times had a velocity of 50 miles an hour. Gabo Island was near the centre of the disturbance in the afternoon, and the sale was…

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The Victorian Floods

The Australian Star · Monday 17 June 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--The flood waters reached Echuca yesterday, and the Campaspe overflowed, its banks and deluged low-lying lands. Large…

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The Floods. the Rivers Still Rising in Victoria. Widespread Devastation.--immense Damage. Further Fatalities and Narrow Escapes. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 June 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The flood-waters, which inundated Rochester on Friday, reached Echuca yesterday. The Campaspe rapidly overflowed its banks and all the low-lying lands…

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The Floods in the Albury District. Uncertainty As to the Rise of the River. Several Narrow Escapes--a Surveyor's Camp Swamped. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 June 1889 · page 5

ALBURY, Sunday.--Some uncertainty exists as to whether the river will rise any higher as the consequence of the recent heavy rains. Yesterday, after remaining stationary for a few…

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Storm and Flood

Evening News · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, June 17.-A cyclone has traversed the State of Kansas, in North America, followed by serious floods. Uniontown has been swept away…

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The Sherard Osborn in a Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 6

The Eastern Extension, Australian and China Telegraph Company's cable steamer Sherard Osborn put back to Port Jackson yesterday and reported having experienced a violent…

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Another Disaster in America. Cyclone and Floods. a Town Swept Away. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 7

A cyclone has traveled the State of Kansas, in North America, followed by serious flooda. Uniontown has been swept away…

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Floods in South Australia. Part of a House and Garden Washed Away

Evening News · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.-The recent heavy floods in the River Torrens have swept away the whole garden and the greater part of a house belonging to Mr. Martin Malone, of Walkerville. On…

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Damages by the Recent Floods

Evening News · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 8

MERRIWA, Friday.-A public meeting of residents of the district was held this afternoon at Mr. W. J. Gallagher's Assembly Rooms to further urge the Minister for Works to take prompt…

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Floods In Albury District

Evening News · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday.- The River Murray on Saturday night and during Sunday remained stationary until the afternoon, when within a few hours the stream rose 2in. The…

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Terrible Floods in Victoria. Fatalities and Narrow Escapes. Whole Districts Inundated

Evening News · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.-Reports from the country districts continue to come in of the devastation caused by the floods. The Campaspe rapidly overflowed its banks, and all the…

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The Late Floods at Maitland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 7

A public meeting of persons interested in the mitigation of floods in West Maitland and the Hunter River districts was hold to-night in the School of Arts. The hall was crammed almost to suffocation. The Mayor…

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The Johnstown Floods. No Need for Australian Help. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--It is understood that his Excellency has declined to preside at an entertainment proposed to be given at the Gaiety Theatre next Friday night in aid of the…

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The Hunter River Floods. Precautions Against Future Inundations. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Monday. -- A monster meeting of residents of West Maitland and the surrounding district was held in the School of Arts to-night for the purpose of devising some…

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The Floods on the Murray. River Still Rising and Rain Falling. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.--The river this morning showed a rise of 4in. since yesterday and has been slowly rising to-day. Last night several heavy showers fell, registering 41 points. and the…

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The Floods. Entrance to the Gippsland Lakes. Remarkable Finish to a Contract. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--On Saturday, during the height of the storm, a tremendous sea broke into the new Gippsland Lakes entrance, swept away the barrier of sand and completely opened…

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Storm and Flood

Evening News · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, June I8.-Further particulars of the [?]yclone and floods in Kansas show that but few i people lost their lives, as the inhabitants had received -warning that such si calamity was likely to occur…

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Cyclone in America. a Whole Town Demolished

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night,--A terribly destructive cyclone is reported to have swept over the State of Kansas, in the United States, occasioning great damage. The full…

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Terrific Cyclone. a Town Demolished. LONDON, June 17

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 June 1889 · page 5

A terribly-destructive cyclone is reported from the State of Kansas, in the United States. The greatest force of the storm was felt in the neighborhood of Uniontown, in…

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