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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1890

1,567 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 79

Cyclone in America. Great Destruction

Evening News · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 4

LONDON, August 20.— A disastrous cyclone has swept over Pennsylvania, causing immense destruction. Two hundred houses were destroyed and twenty…

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Storms in France. Great Loss of Life and Property

Evening News · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 4

LONDON, August 20.— Several most destructive storms have occurred in various parts of France, by which 500 houses were destroyed and thirty persons lost their…

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Cyclone in Pennsylvania. Two Hundred Houses Destroyed. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 5

A disastrous cyclone has passed over Pennsylvania. Two hundred houses were destroyed and 20 persons were killed. The loss to property is estimated at a…

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Storms in France. Great Destruction of Property. Loss of Life. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Aug. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 5

Destructive storms have ocourred in various parts of France. Five hundred houses were wrecked and 30 people lost their lives. Numbers of people, whose…

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The Threatened Flood at Wentworth

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 August 1890 · page 4

WENTWORTH, Thursday. -- The river is still rising steadily and Mr. Hanna has commenced to put an embankment around the Customs House. The mail steamer Fairy arrived…

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Another Cyclone. Fearful Destruction

Evening News · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 6

LONDON, August 21.—Another fearful cyclone has swept over the district of Jura, France, and the canton, of Neuchatel, Switzerland, tearing up thousands of trees…

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Disastrous Cyclone in India. London, Aug. 19

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 412

A cyclone has passed over the province of Oude, in British India, resulting in great damage to the vines and crops of the country. The loss is estimated at one…

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Cyclone in Switzerland. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Aug. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 9

A cyclone of great violence has been experienced in the canton of Neufchatel in Switzerland and the Jura Mountains. Thousands of trees in the track of the…

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A Terrible Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 August 1890 · page 6

A cyclone struck the northern side of St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 13, and the estimate of the loss of life is 36. It is said the disastrous effects were confined to a district only three and…

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The Cyclone in France

Evening News · Monday 25 August 1890 · page 4

LONDON, August 22.—Particulars of the disastrous cyclone in France show that it was heaviest in the district of Jura. One hundred lives were lost. The towers of the…

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The Storm King. Jorgensen in Melbourne. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 25 August 1890 · page 6

Captain S. J. Englehardt Jorgenson, the ingenious intrepid inventor and commander of the lifeboat Storm King, arrived at Melbourne with his wonderful craft by the…

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Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) the Cyclone in Switzerland. London, Aug. 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 August 1890 · page 5

Particulars of the disastrous cyclone in Switzerland show that it was heaviest in the region of Jurs. One hundred lives were lost. The towers of the Claude…

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The Threatened Flood at Wentworth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 August 1890 · page 4

WENTWORTH, Saturday.--Mr. Hanna has been busy during the last few days taking levels of the town to complete the surface drain scheme which he has laid before the…

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The Lifeboat Storm King

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 August 1890 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Captain Jorgenson, master of the Storm King, was officially received by the members of the Marine Board to-day. The Minister of customs, who was present,…

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The Storm King. Captain Jorgenson's Welcome. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 August 1890 · page 4

Captain Jorgenson, of the Storm King, was officially received and welcomed by the Marine Board of Victoria yesterday…

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Heavy Storms in Britain. London, Aug. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 August 1890 · page 5

Heavy storms are raging in Britain, and are injuring the harvest…

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Terrific Storms in France and America

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 19

DESTRUCTIVE storms have, within the past fort, night, occurred in various parts of France. Five hundred houses were wrecked and 30 people lost their lives. Numbers of people, whose houses…

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Destructive Storms in France. London, Aug. 20

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 468

Destructive storms have occurred in various parts of France. Five hundred houses were wrecked and 30 people lost their lives. Numbers of people, whose…

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Relief for Flooded Districts

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 10

MR. Nicoll moved on Tuesday a motion in favour of placing on the estimates a sum not exceeding £3000, to be granted to the town of Lismore, for the construction of a floodgate at Brown's Creek,…

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The Steamer Victorian. Coal for Melbourne. Threatened Withdrawal of Enginemen. Probable Flooding of a Pit. Further Outrages at Newcastle. Newcastle

Evening News · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 5

12.30 p.m.— Shortly after breakfast a small gang of men started working the Victorian under police protection, but the loading is going on very slowly. The ship is to take between…

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