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Floods & storms, 1891

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The Recent Great Floods in Melbourne

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 5

1. THE VICTORIA BRIDGE, SHOWING BREAK THROUGH ROADWAY. 2. RIVER STREET, AT SOUTH YARRA.—A TERRACE UNDER WATER. 3. AT TOORAK ROAD.—RESCUING THE HOMELESS. 4. AT MORAY STREET. 5. VIEW OF YARRA AND QUEEN'S BRIDGE FROM SOUTH WHARF…

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The Recent Great Floods in Melbourne

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 4

SATURDAY and Sunday, July 11 and 12, 1891, are distinguished as being among the most stormy and disastrous periods ever experienced in the history of the…

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Blanche's Doom. Chapter Xiii.--the Truant of the Hermitage. Chapter Xiv.--un 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 X.--continued

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 2

Blanche felt a strange sense of constraint, a chilling sensation of disappointment. It was hard to find anything to say to that hard, inflexible…

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Flood at Walhalla

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A telegram from Walhalla states that it has rained there incessantly for the last 30 hours and is still pouring. Stringer's Creek is running a…

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Drowned in the Flood Waters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The body of a man was found floating in Hobson's Bay this morning, and on it being taken out of the water and placed in the Port Melbourne…

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Blache's Doom. 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.--blanche's "Doom." Chapter Xxx.--miss Fernleighs' Last. Chapter Xii.--continued

The Australian Star · Monday 3 August 1891 · page 2

"Your Maclean appears to be a sort of Admirable Crichton," said his sister. "Pray how long has he been in these parts to strike up such an intimacy…

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Heavy Hail Storm at Cobar

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

COBAR, Monday.--There was a heavy thunder and hail storm on Saturday. The hail fell heavily and in sheltered spots lay for over 24 hours. The streets were flooded…

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Floods in Victoria. a Town Submerged. Four Lives Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 6

MELBOURNE Monday,— Steady rain fell nearly all yesterday and last night, and the result is that the Yarra and all other streams around Melbourne ar rising, and fears of another…

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Floods in the Country

Evening News · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

BALRANALD, Monday.—Rain set in here early on Saturday, and continued till this morning, when 240 points were registered. It is still threatening. Reports to hand by this morning's…

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Heavy Floods in Victoria. Railway Traffic Interrupted. Houses Swept Away. Loss of Life. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 6

Traralgon was to-day visited by the heaviest flood since 1881. Heavy rain fell yesterday till this morning, particularly in the Callingne Ranges, whence such a body of water rushed down as caused…

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Victorian Budget. Great Floods in Gippsland. Four Persons Drowned. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 6

Great floods are occurring in Gippsland, and the railway to Sale is partly washed away, and communication is interrupted. At Walhalla four persons have been…

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A Great Flood Expected at Wagga

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

WAGGA WAGGA, Monday.--The weather is inclined to rain. The river is now about 17ft. above summer level, and is falling very slowly. Telegrams were received from…

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The Flood in the Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

MOAMA, Monday.--The Murray is steadily falling. The highest point reached was 28ft. 8in. But rain has been steadily falling for 48 hours and seems likely to continue. A…

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The Flood on the Lachlan

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

OXLEY, Monday.--The effect of the Lachlan flood waters is beginning to be seriously felt. The river rose so rapidly on Saturday night that several houses at the lower end of…

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The Rain and Floods in New South Wales. a Heavy Flood at Cooma

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

COOMA, Monday.--Yesterday the highest flood ever known by any present residents of Cooma was witnessed. Saturday was the first fine day for a long time, but clouds rose…

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Disastrous Floods in Victoria. Country Townships Under Water. Several Fatalities Reported. Extensive Landslips

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A heavy gale blew over tho city last night, accompanied by rain, but no serious damage has been reported as far as the city and suburbs are concerned…

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Blanche's Doom. 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 Xiii. -- Continued

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 August 1891 · page 2

Stunned, bewildered, half blind, Blanche and Adeline found themselves hurried along by Harry, who appeared before them as if he, too, had arisen…

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Fatal Thunderstorms

Evening News · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 4

London, August 4—Thunderstorms of extraordinary violence have prevailed in England for several days past. Several persons were killed by the lightning. The…

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Floods in Victoria. Great Damage to Property. a Steamer Sunk. Town Threatened by a Landslip. Miles of Country Inundated

Evening News · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday—Serious damage has resulted from floods in various districts of the colony. In the district of Bairnsdale a large number of people have been driven out of…

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Losses of Stock in the Murrumbidgee Floods. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 August 1891 · page 7

Mr. Devlin, of Deepwater Station, ia reported to have sustained serious losses of blood stock by the flood. Amongst the losses were two Sunrise fillies engaged in the Wagga Sires' Produce Stakes, to be…

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