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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1892

563 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 29

Floods in Victoria

Evening News · Thursday 15 December 1892 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.— Heavy floods have occurred in Gippsland. The Norwell and Latrobe Rivers have overflowed their banks, and the Mirboo is coming down a banker. Much damage…

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Last Night's Storm. Heavy Downpour of Rain. Bamage in the Suburbs

The Australian Star · Saturday 17 December 1892 · page 6

MR. RUSSELL, the Government Astronomer, speaking to a STAR reporter' on last night's storm, stated that very little effects were noted at the Observatory. He had no…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. MR. H. E. Russell's Report

Evening News · Saturday 17 December 1892 · page 4

For the past few days weather wise folk have been prognosticating a change of weather after the prevailing heat, and the change in the form of a heavy thunderstorm took place at about 11…

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The Weather. a Heavy Thunderstorm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 December 1892 · page 9

About 11 o'clock last night a sharp thunderstorm occurred. Earlier in the evening heavy banks of cloud appeared in the S.W. The air was cool, almost cold, and as nothing of a thunderstorm character…

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The Weather. Friday Night's Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 December 1892 · page 5

The storm of Friday night appears to have been of a somewhat remarkable character. In some parts of the city and suburbs there was little, if any, rain, while in other parts the downfall was the heaviest…

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Friday Night's Storm. the New Cable Tramway. Serious Damage

Evening News · Monday 19 December 1892 · page 6

Among the evil effects of Friday night's storm, not the least serious is the damage done to the cable road between King-street and Ocean-street, Woollahra, now in course of construction. The…

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The Political Situation. the Calm Before the Storm. Sir George Threatens Dissolution. How Will Labor Members Vote?

Evening News · Monday 19 December 1892 · page 5

The "political situation" after the excitement and turmoil of Friday and Saturday has now settled down into that ominous calm which generally precedes a storm, whether of the…

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The Weather. Severe Thunderstorm in the City. Heavy Fall of Hail

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 December 1892 · page 5

Late on Friday night, or rather early on Saturday morning, a severe thunderstorm passed over the city and eastern suburbs, accompanied by a heavy fall of rain, and at…

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Eastern News. a Large Fire at Japan--625 Houses Destroyed. the Wreck of the Bokhara. Heavy Storms--further Shipping Disasters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 3

Eastern news by the Guthrie on Saturday states that a disastrous fire occurred at Japan recently. It began at 11.25 p.m. on November 11 in Shinkufu[?]-cho, and was not…

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The Weather. a Hard Southerly Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 December 1892 · page 5

One of the hardest southerly blows experienced here for several months occurred at an early hour yesterday. It was generally felt, all parts of the metropolis sharing in its violence,…

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Mexico Flooded. by European Emigrants. London, December 27

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 December 1892 · page 5

Emigrants from European countries, finding that there is no welcome for them in the United States, are flooding Mexico. The Government of Mexico has despatched…

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Cyclone at Normanton. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 5

A telegram was received this morning to the effect that a terrific [?] occurred at Normanton last night, doing much damage. One of the buildings, the Roman Catholic Church, was lifted…

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Queensland. Disastrous Cyclone at Normanton

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A terrific cyclone was experienced at Normanton last night. The Roman Catholic church was demolished and many buildings unroofed. Trees were…

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Severe Gales in the Atlanta a Liner Overdue

Evening News · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 4

LONDON, December 28.—Severe gales have prevailed in the Atlantic The Cunard Line steamer Umbria, bound from Liverpool to New York, is two daye overdue…

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A Violent Storm. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 5

A storm which approached a cyclone in violence, and travelled in a north-easterly direction, broke over the town and district last night at about o'clock. The town, fortunately, was not in th8…

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Storms at Sea. the Umbria Overdue. London, December 28

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 5

Severe storms are being exphrienced in the Atlantic Ocean, and ocean-going steamers arrive covered with ice and with their compasses frozen. The steamer…

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Cyclone in Queensland. a Church Demolished. Several Houses Unroofed. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 6

A terrific cyclone was experienced at Normanton yesternight. The Roman Catholic Church was demolished and many buildings were unroofed. Trees were…

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Storms in the Atlantic. Steamers Covered with Ice Vessels Missing and Disabled

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--Heavy storms are prevailing in the Atlantic, and oceangoing steamers arrive covered with ice, and with their compasses frozen…

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An Atlantic Liner Overdue. Grave Anxiety for Her Safety. Severe Gales in the Atlantic. London, Dec. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 5

The Cunard liner Umbria, bound from Liverpool to New York, is two days overdue. Her non-arrival is causing grave anxiety. Severe gales have prevailed in…

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Immigrants in Mexico. the Country Flooded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday Night.--The Republic of Mexico is being flooded by immigrants who first went to the United States, but were not welcomed in that…

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