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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1889

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Storms in the Country. Damage to the Crops. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 4

[?] MURRUMBURRAH, Wednesday.--A very heavy thunderstorm passed over the district at 11 o'clock last night. The storm was of unusual severity and was accompanied by hail…

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Shipping Reports, &c. a Late Gale Off the English Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 8

The gale which swept over the south and west coast o[?] England on the 6th ultimo, long before daybreak, st[?] the coasts with wreckage. An old gunboat which was be[?] towed from Plymouth to Liverpool had to be abandoned of[?]…

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The Storm King, the Lifeboat Now Bound to Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 8

It was stated the other day in these columns that the Jorgensen lifeboat, now upon a voyage to Australia from London, had arrived safely at Madeira after a "lively time," and had resumed the voyage to the…

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Scone Partly Flooded. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 November 1889 · page 4

SCONE, Wednesday.--During last night 90 points of rain fell, and a terrific rainstorm was experienced this afternoon, 120 points falling in 20 minutes. The lower part of the town…

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Further Heavy Storms. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 November 1889 · page 5

BALLINA, Thursday. -- A very heavy thunderstorm passed over the district yesterday, with a north wind, which blew down telegraph lines. The weather has been hot and showery nearly…

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The Storms in the West. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Louth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 November 1889 · page 7

The weather since Monday's storm has been fine and warm. The river is 11ft. above summer level, and is rising slowly. The hailstorm on Monday was even heavier on some of the stations down the river than it…

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Floods in Tasmania. Railways Damaged and Blocked. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 November 1889 · page 5

HOBART, Thursday. -- Heavy floods are reported throughout the south-eastern and northern portions of the island, though rain in the north-west is as yet only threatening. In…

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Terrible Storms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 12

WELLINGTON, Tuesday.—A terrible storm with fatal results occurred yesterday afternoon between Wellington and Monteflores. Three men in the service of Mr. W. P. Pridham had just loaded a…

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Struck by a Cyclone

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 5

THE Water Police Court had adjourned this morning, and a few legal luminaries and court officials who were still about the promises had assembled, and were…

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Further Severe Storms. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 4

GRAFTON, Friday.--A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by hail, passed over the district yesterday afternoon, but very little damage was done in and around Grafton. Reports to…

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Heavy Storms in the Country. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 12

The weather during the lost 24 hours has been phenomonal. Yesterday forenoon was bright and warm, with a keen breezo from the north; but early in the afternoon heavy clouds appeared to the south and west…

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Severe Storm in Brisbane. Lumps of Ice Fall. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--A severe thunderstorm was experienced in the city to-night. Huge lumps of ice fell, many larger than a man's clenched fist, with such force as to knock holes…

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Floods in Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 11

Particulars to hand show that the damage by floods in the northern part of the colony is very great. At Launceston fears were entertained for Inveresk, as the embankment was threatened…

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The Floods in Tasmania. Railway Traffic Still Blocked. Great Damage to Crops. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 November 1889 · page 5

HOBART, Friday.--The rain has ceased and the floods are subsiding. There will, however, only be partial traffic on the main line for some days to come, and the management do not…

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Disastrous Storm

The Australian Star · Monday 2 December 1889 · page 5

WINDSOR, Monday.--News is to hand that a terrific hailstorm did considerable damage to the orchards and vineyards in the outlying parts of this district at the end of…

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A Heavy Thunderstorm

The Australian Star · Monday 2 December 1889 · page 6

CASINO, Monday:--Thunderstorm daily pass over the district. Last Friday the heaviest and most destructive hailstorm that has been experienced for years visited…

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A Disastrous Storm. Over £1000 Worth of Damage. NARRABRI

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 December 1889 · page 5

A heavy thunderstorm passed over the town last night about 9 o'clock. A Hash of lightning struck a large hay shed at Mr. Moseley's Tibbereenah…

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Gale on the New Zealand Coast. Several Small Craft Wrecked-- One Fatality. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 December 1889 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday.--A terrific eanterly gale has been experienced along the New Zealand coast. Two yachts and two small cutters were smashed up. The only loss of life reported is…

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Terrific Storm in the Clarence District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 December 1889 · page 7

A terrific storm of wind and hail passed across the district yesterday afternoon, doing great damage. It came from the ssuth-west, crossing Orara near Geergarow station, and came across the bush to Waterview,…

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Terrible Storm at Grafton. Narrow Escapes From Death. Great Damage to Property. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 December 1889 · page 5

GRAFTON, Monday.--A terrifle bail storm passed over yesterday afternoon from South Grafton, round the west side of Grafton, across Carr's Island and up towards the Junction…

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