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Floods & storms, 1891

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Floods in Victoria

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 192

We gave in our last week's issue an account of the serious floods which occurred in Victoria in the early part of last week, and now we present our readers with some illustrations which will convey…

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The Floods in Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 194

PUNT-BOAD, RICHMOND. RICHMOND, FROM CHURCH-STREET BRIDGE. RIVER-STREET, SOUTH TARRA…

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The Floods. Gundagai

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 6

A rescuers reward fund has been inaugurated with a view of showing appreciation of the heroic conduct of the men who labored so hard in rescuing stock and human lives…

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Floods in America. Indian Villages and Crops Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--From New York it is reported that disastrous floods have occurred in the territory occupied by the Cherokee Indians, west of the States…

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The Flood in the Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 5

MOAMA, Friday.--The Murray continues to rise and is 28ft. 6in. above summer level to-day. The sawmills at Echuca are flooded and have ceased work, some hundreds of…

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The Weather. a Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 5

Yesterday was a boisterous day, the wind blowing a gale from south-west to south- south-west, with frequent showers of rain. The storm was pretty general along the…

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The State of the Weather. Gales Along the Coast

The Australian Star · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 5

VENDORS of umbrellas, macintoshes, and handkerchiefs are the only people who are not wildly unathematising the condition of the weather. The present rain seems as if…

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The Floods. Gundagai

The Australian Star · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 6

A rescuers reward fund has been inaugurated with a view of showing appreciation of the heroic conduct of the men who labored be hard in rescuing stock and human lives…

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Serious Floods in Gippsland

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--There has been continuous rain in Gippsland since Friday, and the river Tambo is within 2in. of the mark reached during the flood last month…

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Blanche's Doom. Chapter Ix.-- the Mystery a Mordaunt. Chapter X.-- the Chief of Lara Is Returned Again. Chapter Xi.-- Blanche's Hero. Chapter Xii.-- the Spell of the Circe. Chapter Xiii.-- the Truant of the Hermitage. Chapter Xiv.-- on Guard. Chapter Xv.-- in the Friar's Avenue. Chapter Xvi.-- Under Petticoat Government. Chapter Xvii.-- the Widow Opens the Battle. Chapter Xviii-- Colonel Clifford Obeys Orders. Chapter Xix-- Mrs. Rivers Masked Battery. Chapter Xx.-- Before the Storm. Chapter Xxi.-- Stay and Spare Not. Chapter Xxii-- Maclean's Valet. Chapter Xxiii.-- the Secret of Mordaunt Waste. Chapter Xxiv.-- a Ghostly Visit. Chapter Xxv.-- Falling Into Eden. Chapter Xxvi.-- Face to Face. Chapter Xxvii.-- a Shot in the Dark. Chapter Xxviii.-- the Morning After. Chapter Xxix.-- Blanches "Doom." Chapter Xxx.-- Miss Fernleighs' Last. Chapter Vi.-- Continued

The Australian Star · Monday 27 July 1891 · page 2

"Eminently characteristic," Harry said, in his slow, drawling voice. "Stubbornness, I believe, is one of the many agreeable traits of the Cliffords…

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The Shipping in the Gale. the Wreck of the Bertha

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 5

The weather continued boisterous along the coast yesterday, the wind blowing hard from south to south-west and south-south-west, with squalls of rain. Reports brought…

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The Wreck at Nambucca Heads. Destructive Effect of the Late Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 4

Our correspondent at Nambucca Heads telegraphed as follows yesterday—Last night's tide broke the Bertha up into matchwood. The cable and rigging are wonnd round and jammed in amongst the rocks. The crew lost all their…

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The Weather. Floods in the Country. Settlers' Houses Inundated. Bad Roads and Delayed Mails. Shipping Sheltering From the Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 5

Wretched weather prevailed yesterday over the whole of the eastern part of the colony.Blindingsqualls of wind and rain swept along the coast, aud extended inland as for as the mountain range.West of that the…

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The Flood in the Murrumbidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 5

WAGGA, Monday.--Reports were received yesterday that the river at Jugiong was running a banker and these caused uneasiness to the people living in places subject to flood…

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Blanche's Doom. Chapter Ix.-- the Mystery a Mordaunt. Chapter X.-- the Chief of Lara Is Returned Again. Chapter Xi.--blanche's Hero. Chapter Xii.--the Spell of the Circe. Chapter Xiii.-- the Truant of the Hermitage. Chapter Xiv.-- on Guard. Chapter Xv.-- in the Friar's Avenue. Chapter Xvi.-- Under Petticoat Government. Chapter Xvii.-- the Widow Opens the Battle. Chapter Xviii.-- Colonel Clifford Obeys Orders. Chapter Xix.-- Mrs. Rivers' Masked Battery. Chapter Xx-- Before the Storm. Chapter Xxi.--stay and Spare Not. Chapter Xxii. --Maclean's Valet. Chapter Xxiii.-- the Secret of Morda[?]nt Waste. Chapter Xxiv.-- a Ghostly Visit. Chapter Xxv.-- Falling Into Eden. Chapter Xxvi.-- Face to Face. Chapter Xxvii.-- a Shot in the Dark. Chapter Xxviii.-- the Morning After. Chapter Xxix. --Blanche's "Doom." Chapter Xxx.-- Miss Fernleighs' Last. Chapter Viii.-- Continued

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 July 1891 · page 2

It had been a morning of surprises, rather, to her. When Mrs. Rivers stated that the heiress of General Clifford was in the daily habit of…

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Destructive Floods

Evening News · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 4

LONDON, July 28.-Serious floods have occurred in Germany in the country traversed by the River Spree. Hundreds of peasants in the forests on its banks…

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Floods in Germany. London, July 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 5

Heavy floods have taken place in Germany in the country traversed by the River Spree. Hundreds of peasants have been rendored homeless, and many are in a…

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The Late Floods at Wagga. Perilous Adventure of a Selector. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 6

Losses of property and narrow escapes from loss of life during the recent floods in the district continue to be reported here. A selector named P.Cahill, jun., while trying to remove some horses at Yanko Creek,…

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The Railway Disaster Killed and Injured. Fire and Flood. Shocking Scene at the Station. LONDON, July 27

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 6

Further details of the terrible train collision on the Vincennes railway in France show that 50 persons were killed and 100 injured. Many bodies were so fearfully…

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Blanche's Doom. Chapter X.--the Chief of Lara [?] Is Returned Again. Chapter Xi.--blanche's Hero. Chapter Xii.-the Spell of the Circe. Chapter Xiii.--the Truant of the Hermitage. Chapter Xiv.--on Guard. Chapter Xv.--in the Friar's Avenue. Chapter Xvi.--under Petticoat Government. Chapter Xvii--the Widow Opens the Battle. Chapter Xviii.--colonel Clifford Obeys Orders. Chapter Xix.--mrs. Rivers' Masked Battery. Chapter Xx.--before the Storm. Chapter Xxi.--stay and Spare Not. Chapter Xxii.--maclean's Valet. Chapter Xxiii.--the Secret of Mordaunt Waste. Chapter Xxiv.--a Ghostly Visit. Chapter Xxv.--falling Into Eden. Chapter Xxvi.--face to Face. Chapter Xxvii.--a Shot in the Dark. Chapter Xxviii.--the Morning After. Chapter Xxix.-- B L a N C H E's "Doom." Chapter Xxx.--miss Fernleighs' Last. Chapter Viii.--continued

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 July 1891 · page 2

She glided with a queenly grace from the apartment, a sublimated look on her face that made it actually glorious…

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