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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

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Cyclone in Kansas. a Town Demolished

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--A telegram from New York reports that Wellington, a town in the State of Kansas, has been demolished by a cyclone, in the course of…

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Hews by Cable. Disastrous Cyclone. Great Loss Op Life. Destruction of Property

Evening News · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, May 28.-A disastrous cyclone lias swept over the State of Kansas (U.S.). A large portion of the town of Wellington was wrecked. The Opera House, four…

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Heavy Rain at Broken-hill. Every Mine Dam Overflowing. Millions of Gallons Conserved. Sufficient Water for Six Months. the Stephen's Creek Reservoir Filled

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--As if to compensate Broken-hill for the terrible disappointment of Thursday last the heavens opened again late last night and there was…

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Cyclone in America. a Town Demolished. Fifty Persons Killed. 100 Seriously Injured -- The Ruins in Flames. LONDON, May 29

The Australian Star · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

Despatches from New York give particulars of a disastrous cyclone which has been experienced in the State of Kansas. The town of Wellington was entirely demolished…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Disastrous Cyclone in America. Great Loss of Life. Destruction of Property. the Wrecked Buildings on Fire. London, May 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

A disastrous cyclone has swept over the State of Kansas, in America. A large portion of the town of Wellington was wrecked. The local Opera House,…

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Heavy Thunderstorm in Melbourne. a Man Killed by an Electric Shock. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

A heavy though brief thunderstorm broke over Melbourne last evening, and the electric wire used to supply the Public Library was cither cut by lightning or broken in some way at the corner of…

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Thunderstorm in Melbourne. an Electric Wire Broken. a Man Killed and Another Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A very heavy thunderstorm broke over the city at 8 o'clock to-night, deluging the streets. One of the electric lighting wires at the corner of…

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Cyclone at Mauritius. Great Loss of Life. Immense Damage to Property

Evening News · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 4

ALBANY, Wednesday.-News from Mauritius has been received to the effect that a cyclone destroyed one third of the city of Port Louis, on April 29. The principal public…

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The Cyclone in the Mauritius. 1500 Persons Killed.--thousands Wounded and Homeless. Damage Estimated at Twenty-eight Million Rupees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 5

ALBANY, Tuesday.--On April 29 a most destructive hurricane passed over the Mauritius, and annihilated one-third of the city of Port Louis,razing to the ground countless…

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Cyclone at Mauritius. Great Loss of Life and Destruction of Property. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Mauritius (Via Albany), May 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 5

A cyclone destroyed one-third of the town of Mauritius on the 29th April. There are thousands of dead and wounded and immense loss of property consequent upon the dreadful catastrophe…

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Melbourne Notes. End of the Carnival. The Stakes Paid Over. What the Future Promises. Royal Athletic Hall. Why Val Flood Didn't Fight Ryan—Cumberland Club—General Gossip, &c

Referee · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 7

The last of the business in connection with the Queen's Birthday Boxing Carnival at the Melbourne Athletic Club was satisfactory arranged on Thursday afternoon, when the…

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Melbourne Notes. End of the Carnival. The Stakes Paid Over. What the Future Promises. Royal Athletic Hall. Why Val Flood Didn't Fight Ryan—Cumberland Club—General Gossip, &c

Referee · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 7

The last of the business in connection with the Queen's Birthday Boxing Carnival at the Melbourne Athletic Club was satisfactorily arranged on Thursday afternoon, when the…

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A Destructive Cyclone. Devastation in Mauritius. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 3

A fearful cyclone devastated Mauritius on April 29, the city of Port Louis, with others, being left, in ruins, and thousands of people being killed and many more injured. Nearly…

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The Cyclone at Mauritius. Further Details. Australian Ships Damaged

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday.-The following further particulars with respect to the cyclone has been taken from the Mauritius files: Within six and a half hours from the…

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The Cyclone in the Mauritius. Further Details of the Disaster Heartrending Scenes. Disasters to Australian Ships

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Wednesday. -- The following additional particulars are taken from Mauritius files just to hand with respect to the hurricane which swept over that island on…

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Floods in Arkansas. 20,000 Persons Destitute. London, May 31

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 6

Despatches from America report that along the valley of the Arkansas over 100 villages have been inundated. Over 20,000 persons are in consequence in a destitute…

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Floods in America. One Hundred Villages Swamped. Twenty Thousand Persons Destitute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Alarming reports continue to arrive from the United States with reference to the floods in certain parts of the territory…

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The Cyclone in the Mauritius. the Mortality.--a Relief Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Further information from the Mauritius states that the number of deaths caused by the recent hurricanes in the island will probably…

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Cyclone at Mauritius. Mauritius (Via Albany), May 12

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 1275

A cyclone destroyed one-third of the town of Mauritius on the 29th April. There are thousands of dead and wounded and immense loss of property consequent upon the dreadful catastrophe…

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Dreadful Cyclone at Mauritius. Loss of Life and Property

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 41

ALABANY, Wednesday.—News from Mauritius has been received to the effect that a cyclone destroyed one third of the city of Port Louis, on April 29. The principal public…

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