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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 29

Serious Floods in America

Evening News · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, May 9.-Serious floods have occurred at Peoria, in the State of Illinois, America. Great damage has been done to property, accompanied with some loss of…

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Floods in America. London, May 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 5

Serious floods have occurred at Peoria, in the State of Illinois, America. Great damage has been done to property, accompanied with some loss of life. A large…

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Val. Flood and Jem Ryan

Referee · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

These two crack widdle-weights have at last been matched to box to a finish in the California Athletic Club, for a purse of £50. Both Flood and Ryan are clever fighters, and…

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Among the Boxers. Sullivan and Corbett Matched For Forty-five Thousand Dollars. Costello V, Dooley. Val, Flood v, Jim Ryan. Melbourne Ring Notes, Sam Baxter's Victory. Griffo and Jim Barron— The Burge-Barnes Fight—Melbourne Boxing Boom— Some Good Fixtures— Saturday Night Shows Willis and Peakes American Notes and Notions And The Latest from Everywhere

Referee · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

Billy Maber defeated Lamson, the one-time Australian light-weight, in six rounds, at Los Angeles, Cal., March 4. Maber is now in San Francisco…

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Val. Flood and Jem Ryan

Referee · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

These two crack widdle-weights have at last been matched to box to a finish in the California Athletic Club, for a purse of £50. Both Flood and Ryan are clever fighters, and…

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Among the Boxers. Sullivan and Corbett Matched For Forty-five Thousand Dollars. COSTELLO v. DOOLEY. Val. Flood v. Jim Rayn. Melbourne Ring Notes. Sam Baxter's Victory. Griffe and Jim Barron—The Burge Barnes Fight—Melbourne Boxing Boom—some Good Fixtures — Saturday Night Shows—Willis and Peakes American Notes and Notiens And the Latest from Everywhere

Referee · Wednesday 11 May 1892 · page 6

Billy Maber defeated Lamson, the one time Australian light weight in six rounds, at Los Angles cal., March 4, Maber is now in San Francisco…

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Disastrous Floods. Much Loss of Life

Evening News · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, May 10.-Disastrous floods have occurred in the State of Louisiana, owing to the Mississippi bursting through the levee near New Orleans. Thirteen parishes…

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Floods in the United States. Much Loss of Life Feared. London, May 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 May 1892 · page 7

The river Mississippi is in flood, the waters having already reached a phenomenal height. A levee, or artificially raised bank along the stream, in the vicinity of…

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Clarence River Floods

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 10

ON Wednesday a large flood boat was dispatched from Newcastle to the Clarence River by the by steamer Australian. It is intended for the use of the Coldstream police, and will be of great service, as…

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Floods in Illinois. London, May 9

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 1100

Serious floods have occurred at Peoria, in the State of Illinois, America. Great damage has been done to property, and there has also been some loss of life. A…

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Heavy Thunder and Hail Storms

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Heavy rain and hail storms were experienced in several parts of the colony this evening. At Dunolly the storms was very severe, the hail being as…

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New Zealand. Destructive Gale at Wellington

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday. -- A southerly gale, the most severe experienced since the year 1864, raged over Wellington yesterday. During the storm two cutters were wrecked…

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Heavy Gale at Wellington. the Cook's Strait Cable Broken. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 5

A very heavy southerly gale was experienced at Wellington on Saturday and Sunday, during which the Cook's Strait cable parted. It is not expected that it will be repaired before August…

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The Murrumbidgee at Wagga. Protection Against Floods

Evening News · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 5

WAGGA, Tuesday.-The Wagga Municipal Council held a special meeting last night and decided to accept the £400 as promised by the Minister for Works to carry out the excavation of…

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New Zealand. the Late Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--During the late gale in Cook's Straits two members of the crew of the ketch Clematis, whose names were Baber and Smith, were washed overboard. It is…

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Among the Boxers. Costello V Dooley, They Fight at the Darlinghurst Hall. a Revival of the Boxing Boom. a Series of Big Fights. the New Club. Melbourne R[?] Notes—Griff[?] and Mick Ryan—Saturday Night Shows—Val Flood and Jem [?]yan—Mitchell and [?]van—The Proposed Griffo[?] Barron Contest—American and English Notes and Notions—And the Very Latest Intelligence

Referee · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 6

There is a letter here for Jack Perry the boxer. Jim Holmes and chris Hansen fight to a climax at the Centennial Hall, North Shore,…

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Among the Boxers. Costello v DOOLEY, They fight at the Darlinghurst Hall. a Revival of the Boxing Boom, a Series of Big Fights. the New Club. Melbourne Ring Notes—Griffo and Mick Ryan—Saturday Night shows—Val Flood and Jem Ryan—Mitchell and Sullivan—The Proposed Griffo—Barron Contest—American and English Notes and Notions—And the Very Latest Intelligence

Referee · Wednesday 18 May 1892 · page 6

There is a letter here for Jack Perry the boxer. Jim Holmes and Chris Hansen fight to a climax at the Centemial Hall North Shore…

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Fires and Storms in Japan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 4

The steamer Airlie, which has arrived in Port Jackson from the east, brings news of several very extensive fires at Tokio, Japan. On April 5 no less than 600 houses were…

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Floods in America. 1500 Homeless Families. 400 Square Miles Submerged. LONDON, May 18

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 May 1892 · page 5

Disastrous floods have been experienced in parts of the United States. In St. Louis fully 1500 families have been flooded out, and are now entirely homeless. Great tracts…

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New Sewerage Works. Iron Cove Creek Storm Water Channel-- Upper Ashfield Branch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1892 · page 4

The Minister for Works is inviting tenders for the construction of the second division of the Iron Cove Creek storm water channel. This work is situated on a branch of the…

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