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Floods & storms, 1891

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The Shearing Difficulty. Sir Charles Lilley on the Labor Question. the Riot Act Read at Charleville. Heavy Rain in the Disturbed Districts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--It is understood that all the unionists committed for trial for rioting will be tried together at Rockhampton and that the conspirators will be charged collectively…

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Floods in Queensland. a Railway Washa Way

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1891 · page 6

ROCKHAMPTON, Monday.—Heavy rain on the central railway has caused an interruption to the traffic. At Beta, 290 miles 12 chains from Rockhampton, a gap of 8ft wide was washed away in…

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The Lynching Sensation in New Orleans the Citizens Storm the Gaola Terribly Tragic Scence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 18

THE R.M.S. Oruba, which arrived at Albany on Saturday, brought the full particulars of the lynching of the Italians in New Orleans, in connection with which to many sensational cables…

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Floods ill Queensland

Evening News · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 5

CHARLEVILLE, Saturday. — All the western country is flooded, and traffic is stopped. In one place Adavale-road is covered with water six miles wide. Numbers of men are on their way…

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A "Big Man" Flood. The Warrego a Banker

The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1891 · page 6

THE biggest flood on record is what the residents along the banks of the Warrego are threatened with. Barringun, a pastoralists' paradise on one of the…

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The Belle Isle in a Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 4

The Sydney-owned barque Belle Isle arrived yesterday from Pam, Now Caledonia. The vess left here over two months ago for Newcastle, loaded a cargo of coke for the port of Pam at New Caledonia, and sailed on february 24…

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Floods in the Warrego. Barringun Surrounded by Water. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) [?]K

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 April 1891 · page 6

It is reported that a heavy flood has concured in the Warrego River. Bar[?]ingun is surrounded by water. The flood is within a foot of the 1890 flood. Another fresh is coming down. The roads are in a terrible state…

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Heavy Flood at Innaminoka. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 May 1891 · page 5

A heavy flood is reported by telegram from Innamincka. The water is 36in. higher than the 1887 flood, and is still rising. The manager of Baricola Station had to retreat to the sandhills. The…

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Long Cove Greek Storm-water Channel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 4

The Minister for Works is inviting tenders for the construction of the first division of the Long Cove Creek stormwater channel. Tenders are to close on May 27. The creek…

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Floods in the Warrego

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 16

BOURKE, Wednesday.—It is reported that a heavy flood has occurred in the Warrego River. Barringun is surrounded by water. The flood is within a foot of the 1890 flood. Another fresh is…

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Flood in the Warrego

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 May 1891 · page 4

WILCANNIA, Saturday.--The river after falling quickly to about 12ft. 8in. has now steadied, while both Louth and Bourke report water rising slowly. At the former it is caused…

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Late Fiji News. Fire and Flood. Tongan Affairs. Fijian Missionaries

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 May 1891 · page 5

By the arrival of the steamer Rockton we are in possession of late Fiji news. On April 13 a serious fire broke out in the box manufactory of Mr. C. Hennings. The…

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Heavy Rainfall Fiji. Levuka Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 7

Levuka (Fiji) was visited at tho latter part of last month with an unprecedented rainfall Rain commenced to fall at 10 o'clock a.m. on April 25, with a strong breeze from the…

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Heavy Thunderstorm at Broken-hill. Three Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 May 1891 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--a thunderstorm broke very suddenly over thE district this morning, and for a few minutes the elements were terribly agitated. Rain fell in torrents,…

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Queensland Floods

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1891 · page 5

WINDORAH, Thursday.—Telegraphic communication has been restored after having been interrupted by floods since the end of March. The flood was the highest ever known here, the…

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Severe Gale on the New Zealand Coast. a Schooner Driven Ashore. [By Telegraph.) (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 10

A severe north-east gale has been experienced on the coast of the North Island. The schooner Opotiki has been driven ashor[?] at Napier. The crew were [?]aved…

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Protection from Floods

Evening News · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 6

MAITLAND, Thursday.—The farmers of Louth, Park, and Dagworth, near Maitland, are about to have their valuable farms protected from the ravages of floods in the future by the construction…

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Stormy Weather. Gale Along the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 5

After a long spoil of remarkably fine weather the colony was yesterday visited by a severe storm of wind and rain. A violent squall from the westward about noon proved…

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The Political Situation. Candidates Coming Forward. The Calm Before the Storm

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 5

THE political situation is not much altered since yesterday evening. Both parties are hard at work organising for the fight which will be opened immediately…

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The R.m.s. Carthage in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The P. and O. R.M.S. Carthage arrived here this morning from Sydney, alter an exceptionally rough passage. She left Sydney at noon on the 1st…

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