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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 29

Destructive Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Tuesday, -- violent thunderstorm, during which the wind blew with the force of a tornado, passed over the district this afternoon, doing a groat deal of damage…

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Floods in America. Loss of Many Lives

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Night. -- Disastrous floods have occurred in the State of Washington, United States. A great many persons have been…

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A Violent Storm. Damage to a Tramcar. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 25 November 1892 · page 6

During the storm last night the root of the dummy of a tramcar was blown completely off and carried away up the hill past St. Patrick's Cathedral. Fortunately no one…

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Trouble on Board the Port Glasgow. Heavy Gales in the Southern Ocean. Serious Charge Against the Master. the Officers and Crew Under Arrest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 November 1892 · page 5

The barque Port Glasgow, which arrived ill the harbor on Wednesday night late from the Clyde, is now lying off Smith's Wharf, Dawes Point, with no one on board except…

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Destructive Thunderstorms

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 10

A VIOLENT thunderstorm, during which the wind blew with the force of a tornado, passed over the Albury district on Tuesday afternoon, doing a prent deal of damage to orchards aud crops…

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Flood at Tamworth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 1204

On Saturday, the 12th, the heavy rains of two days caused the Peel River, at Tanrworth, to rise 17ft., 8in. higher than at the flood two years ago, and the highest since the flood of 64, when boats…

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New Zealand. a Destructive Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 November 1892 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Saturday,--Heavy thunder-storms are reported from various parts of the colony. A cyclone on the Poverty Bay Flat to-day cut a track three chains wide for a…

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Storms in the Southern Ocean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 4

It was, it is alleged, in one of the wildest storms that blow in the roaring forties along the Southern Ocean that the new steel barque Port Glasgow, bound to Sydney, had such a lively time of it, terminating in a disagreement…

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Eastern News. Serious Shooting Affray. Destructive Fire at Kirin. Two Hundred Houses Destroyed. Retrenchment at Foochow--600 Underlines Dismissed--Rebellion at Wei Hsien--Death of a Governor--The Kiangsi Rising--The Leaders Condemned to a Lingering Death--The Yellow River in Flood--A Band of Outlaws Captured-- tive Superstitions

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 6

THE China mail to hand on Wednesday brings files up to November 8, from which the following summary of news is taken :--A ferocious Yankee sailor put four bullets…

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The Port Glasgow Case. the Marine Board Inquiry. Case for the Prosecution. Evidence of the Captain. Sensational Testimony--The Chief Officer's Evidence--The Night of the Storm--The Captain and the Command-- The Captain's Qualifications

The Australian Star · Monday 5 December 1892 · page 6

THE Marino Board inquiry into the charges made against Captain W. C. M'Kinnon, of the barque Port Glasgow, by the crew of that vessel, was commenced on Friday…

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Last Night's Storm

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 2

As was anticipated, the exceptional heat experienced yesterday brought on a storm in the evening, which, though very violent while it lasted, did no harm beyond…

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Storm at Broken-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 4

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday. -- A terrine dust storm has been blowing all day. It is probable that in the early days, when there were no macadamised roads in the district,…

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The Weather. a Heavy Thunderstorm and Vivid Lightning. an Electric Lighting Plant Disabled

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 4

Yesterday the heat was most oppressive and though the thermometer at the Observatory only registered 76deg. in the shade, the moisture in the atmosphere made that…

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Wednesday Night's Storm

Evening News · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 6

ALBURY, Thursday— A wind and rain storm of exceptional violence swept over Albury district last evening. For about 10 minutes rain fell in torrents and the wind blew with cyclonic fury…

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Severe Storm in the Albury District

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Thursday.--A wind and ram storm of exceptional violence swept over the Albury district yesterday afternoon. In Albury the wind was only of an ordinary…

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Sensational Incident During a Thunderstorm. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 5

A sensational incident occurred at W. M'Calloch's Woodlands station yesterday morning. During a thunderstorm a young man named Fred. Vindy was milking cows in a yard in which there nine or…

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A "Deluge" of Money

Evening News · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 4

LONDON, December 9.—The DAILY TELEGRAPH states that a deluge of money is expected in London early in January, when several large loans will be introduced…

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The London Money Market. a Deluge of Money Expected. London, Dec. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 9

The Daily Telegraph states that a deluge of money is expected in London early in January, when several large loans are to be introduced…

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Destructive Cyclone. a Town Partially Destroyed

Evening News · Tuesday 13 December 1892 · page 4

A telegram from Toowoomba (Q.) yesterday says A thunderstorm of cyclonic force, with torrents of rain, was experienced over the Darling Downs this evening. Drayton received the full brunt of…

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Queensland. Destructive Cyclone on the Darling Downs. Drayton Partially Demolished

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 December 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--The heat during the past few days has been oppressive. It culminated this evening in a heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by small hail…

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