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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 29

Floods in the Country

Evening News · Wednesday 28 September 1892 · page 5

MORUYA, Wednesday.—The flood waters have gone down considerably since Sunday night. There is no account of any damage done. All the bridges escaped without damage, except Coila…

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The Late Heavy Rains. (From Our Correspondent.) Expected Flood at Warren. Warren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1892 · page 5

Owing to an expected big flood hers, people are building embarkments round their houses for protection, the river is now just over the banks, and is still rising. It is anticipated that we shall have the…

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Wool Manifested to Darling Harbour Sept 27 Flood and Co

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 September 1892 · page 2

17—M B in diamond Windsor 17—J B conjoined J Mulgrave Winchcombe Carson & Co 1—F L / Coolac…

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A Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 September 1892 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday, 6 p.m.--The weather has been so boisterous all day that the defence committee abandoned tho idea of holding the usual afternoon meeting on…

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Driven Ashore in the Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 September 1892 · page 4

A telegram was yesterday posted at the Merchants Exchange announcing that the steamer Beagle, during last Saturday's violent weather, parted her moorings in Bateman's Bay and drove ashore. The crew are safe. Captain…

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The Namoi in Flood

Evening News · Thursday 29 September 1892 · page 6

GUNNEDAH, Wednesday.—The flood waters are subsiding, though much of the low-lying country is still submerged. Several selectors were rendered homeless, and a few hundred sheep were…

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More Stormy Weather. a Gale and Heavy Rain. Great Rise in Rivers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 6

After a few days of fine weather a change was experienced yesterday and weather similar to that which prevailed last week set in. The rain was general throughout the…

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Another Heavy Gale

The Australian Star · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 2

HEAVY weather, which set in yesterday, was experienced pretty well throughout the colony, and extended into Victoria and Queensland. A heavy fall was…

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The Storm

The Weekly Advance · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 2

The storm of last Friday was very destructive to some parts of bur district, bat, Strange to say, our orchards lave practically escaped serious injury. The reason of this is, Deduct,…

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A Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 6

An easterly gale was reported at several of the coastal stations early yesterday, but towards evening the wind worked into the southward, and according to the latest…

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The Storm in Parramatta

The Weekly Advance · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 6

In Parramatta the effect of the storm ware to be [?]en in [?]ery direction. The gardens have [?]ffered severely ; trees were uprooted in different directions, or denuded of…

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The Recent Storm. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 3

Sir,—It is recognised generally that it is not wise to predict weather for more than 24 hours. In countries where observations over a wide area are taken twice or perhaps three times a day, it is usual…

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Preparing for a Big Flood in the Murrumbidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 6

GUNDAGAI, Thursday.--Although the Murrumbidgee River is now within its banks a warning this morning was received from Yass and Queanbeyan to prepare for a great…

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The Macquarie in Flood--warren Partly Submerged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 September 1892 · page 6

WARREN, Thursday.--The flood is still rising. All the lower lands are under water and families are removing into town to escape the flood water. The mail is running…

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The Gale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 746

Sixteen years ago what is known as the Dandenong gale burst upon our coast. Its velocity was recorded at the rate of 140 miles an hour. No such gale has blown upon our shores since that…

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The Storm

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 2

The storm of last Friday was very destructive live to some parts of our district, but, strange to say, our orchards have practically escaped serious injury. The season of this is, no doubt,…

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Killed Daring the Storm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 751

Mr. J. E. Bowden, the Parramatta district coroner, held an inquest at Eastwood last Saturday touching the death of a married woman named Margaret Keddie, who was killed by a falling tree at Eastwood…

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Terrible Gale. Rain, Hail, and Snow. Loss of Life. Considerable Damage to Property. Floods in the Country

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 16

The heavy south-easterly gale which, commencing in Sydney on the afternoon of September 23, and continued with unabated force, accompanied by fierce squalls and rain storms, reached its…

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A Terrific Storm. Disastrous Effects in Town and District. Bad Luck for the Growers. [?] in the Orchards. [?] and Fatality

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 8

[?] reports from all portions [?] the effects of the storm last [?] Many places report great [?] some of our correspondents…

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Floods in the Country Districts. Dubbo

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1892 · page 739

A most serious flood took place during yesterday and last night Although timely warning had been received from Bathurst, Orange, and Mudgee, still much damage was done and great loss of stock took…

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