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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

1,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 80

The Flood Relief Fund

Evening News · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 3

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—The Mayor has issued subscription lists to the various business people with a view to obtaining funds for the relief of the sufferers by the recent floods in New South…

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A Colliery Flooded. Thirty Miners Drowned. London, April 4

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 5

A telegram from New York reports that Hazelton Colliery, Pittsburg, has been flooded. The miners were at work at the imp and though mo at of them escaped 30…

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Disastrous Mining Accident. a Colliery Flooded. Thirty Men Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 April 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday. -- Another disastrous mining accident is reported from the United States. The Hazelton colliery, Pittsburg,…

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Burnt at Sea. Explosion in the Hold. the Crew Escapes in Ships Boats. the Boats Separated in a Gale. One Boat with 17 Hands Missing

Evening News · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 4

LONDON, April 5.—The four-masted barque King James which left Newcastle (N.S.W.) for San Francisco on December 23 with 3489 tons of coal on board, has been burnt…

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A Barque Burned at Sea. Explosion in the Hold. Escape of the Crew in the Ship's Boats. the Boats Separated in a Gale. One Boat, Containing Seventeen Hands, Missing. London, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 April 1893 · page 7

The barque King James, which left Newcastle, New South Wales, on December 23, for San Francisco, California, has been burned at sea, about 200…

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The Flood Belief Fund

Evening News · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 3

The Mayor of Sydney is in receipt of the following letter from the secretary of the Central Flood Belief Fund, Brisbane, dated Brisbane; March 30: "The munificent response to the needs…

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The Flood Fund

The Australian Star · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 7

The general secretary of the Central Flood Fund of Queensland writes as follows to his Worship the Mayor of Sydney:--"Dear sir,--The munificent response to the needs…

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The Queensland Flood Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 7

The following letter has been received by the Mayor of Sydney from the secretary of the Central Flood Relief Fund of Queensland, dated Brisbane, March 30:--"The…

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The Government and the Flood Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 April 1893 · page 4

The deputation of members of Parliament from Hunter River constituencies, which waited upon the Premier yesterday, to ask that Government should…

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Flood Relief Fund

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 3

The executive committee of the N.S.W. Floods Relief Fund met yesterday, the Mayor presiding. In addition to the hon. secretaries and treasurers, there were present Messrs. J. W. Bowes,…

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Sydney and the Queensland Floods

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 17

IN the Sydney daily papers o£ Saturday appeared the twelfth list of the Queensland flood relief fund, which shows total amounts £10,318 7s. A further sum o£ £500 has been forwarded to…

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Meetings. N.s.w. Floods Relief Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 7

A meeting of the executive committee [?] held yesterday, the Mayor presiding. In addition to the hon. secretaries and treasurers, there were present— Messrs. J. W. Bowes, M.L.A., P. Hogan, M.L.A.,…

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Maitland Flood Relief Fund. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I must again trespass on your kindness to acknowledge remittances in cash and kind from generous donors as under Words but feebly express the…

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Morpeth Circuit Flood Relief to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 7

SIR,—Permit me to acknowledge the following contributions received during the past week. Many worthy Methodist families have received much-needed…

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The Flood Relief Funds

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1893 · page 3

The 13th subscription-list published by the Queensland flood central relief committee in our advertising columns of to-day shows a total of £10,538 11s 11d. During the week…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) the Late Floods in the Hunter District. Funds in the Commercial Bank of Australia. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 8

A meeting of the central committee of the Hunter River Flood Relief Fund was held on Friday night, Mr. H. J. Brown in the chair. The principal business was in connection with the funds of the…

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Queensland Floods Relief Fund. London, April 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 7

The British fund in aid of sufferers from the Queensland floods has been closed. Another instalment of £1000 is about to be sent to Brisbane…

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Australian Affairs. Resources of Victoria. Queensland Flood Fund. Governor of Tasmania. Investments in Australia-- Broken Hill Proprietary Shares-- Wentworth Extension G.M. Co. LONDON, April 8

The Australian Star · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 5

The Times to-day published another article from Miss Shaw, its special correspondent in Australia, on the condition of Victoria. The writer says that the resources…

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The Queensland Floods Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 April 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday. -- The British committee of the Queensland floods relief fund report that a sum of £9000 has been subscribed in Great Britain towards relieving…

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The Floods Fund

The Australian Star · Tuesday 11 April 1893 · page 8

Urgent request is made by the New South Wales Floods Committee for further subscriptions towards the fund. Nearly all the moneys already subscribed have been…

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