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Floods & storms, 1891

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Floods in Ireland. Standing Crops Ruined

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--The heavy rains in Ireland have caused an overflow of the River Barrow, in Leinster, and thousands of acres are under water,…

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Gales in Irerand. Damage to Crops

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 16

FURTHEE disastrous gales, accompanied by heavy raine, have been experienced throughout Ireland. The damage to standing crops is very large, and ia many instances the fields are several feet under…

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Floods and Fences

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 10

FLOODS have been offered time aftertime at the last few sittings of the Land Court as an excuse for the non-fulfilment of conditions of residence, improvements, feneing, &c., but in no case has…

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Tremendous Storm in Paris. Loss of Life. Houses Invaded by Rats

Evening News · Monday 7 September 1891 · page 4

London, September 5.-A tremendous rainstorm has taken place in Paris. The streets were flooded, and several persons are reported to have been drowned…

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The Weather. a Southerly Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 6

Yesterday was a decidedly boisterous day. The wind throughout the day blew a gale from the southward, and the accompanying violent squalls of rain made things most…

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The Weather. a Boisterous Day and General Rainfall. Very Heavy Sea on the Coast. Suspension of Loading at the Colliertes. Thunderstorms and Hailstorms Inland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 September 1891 · page 5

Last week's unusually warm weather was followed by thunderstorms in the country towards the end of the week, and unsettled weather on the coast and inland since. "It was too fine and too hot to last,"…

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The Late Flood at Gundagai. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 September 1891 · page 6

The Governor has written to the hon. secretary of the Flood Rescuers Reward Fund, stating that he has forwarded the statements in regard to the rescuers at the Gundagai floods to the Royal Humane Society, and…

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Cyclone at Halifax

Evening News · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 4

LONDON, September 9.-A cyclone has occurred at Halifax, Nova Scotia, wreeking the town and the shipping in the bay. The damage is estimated at £12,000…

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Cyclone at Nova Scotia. London, Sept. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 7

A cyclone has occurred at Halifax, in Nova Scotia, wrecking the town and the shipping. The damage amounts to £12,000…

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The Fort Jackson -- a Violent Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 7

The steamer Port Jackson fell in with a violent hailstorm on her passage hence to Melbourne. Leaving Sydney at 5.30 a.m. on the 5th inst., the weather indications pointed to a possible…

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Floods in Styria

Evening News · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 4

London, September 9.-Disastrous floods have taken place in Styria, a district of Austria, in the basin of the Danube, causing the loss of many lives…

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Floods in Styria. London, Sept. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 5

Disastrous floods have taken place in Styria, a district of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Many lives has been lost in the inundations…

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Flood in Paris. London, Sept. 5

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 577

A tremendous rainstorm has taken place in Paris. The streets were rapidly flooded, and several persons are reported to have been drowned…

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Disastrous Floods in Spain. Villages Destroyed

Evening News · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 4

LONDON, September 14.-Disastrous floods have occurred in the south of Spain, Several villages have been destroyed, and many people drowned…

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Floods in Spain. Villages Destroyed. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 5

Disastrous floods have occurred in the south of Spain. Villages have been destroyed, and many people drowned. Thousands of persons are homeless and…

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Floods in Spain. Two Thousand Persons Drowned. Several Towns Destroyed. LONDON, September 14

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 September 1891 · page 5

Disastrous floods have occurred in the province of Toledo, in Spain, resulting in great loss of life and destruction to property. Several towns in the province have…

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The Floods in Spain. Great Losses

Evening News · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 4

LONDON, September 15.-A national fund has been opened for the relief of the suferers by the floods in Spain. There have been great losses of life and…

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The Floods in Spain. 2000 DROWNED

Evening News · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 6

LONDON, September 14.-The floods in the South of Spain have been more destructive than was at first believed• In the province of Toledo alone no fewer…

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The Floods in Spain. Two Thousand Persons Drowned. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Sept. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 7

Two thousand persons aro said to have lost their lives through the floods at Toledo, in Spain. Help to the distressed people is impracticable for the present, as the…

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Floods in Spain. Appalling Scenes, Burying the Dead. LONDON, September 15

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 5

Further particulars to hand regarding the recent floods in Toledo, a province in Spain, show that Consengra and other towns have been completely destroyed. Hundreds of…

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