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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

1,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 80

Terrible Cyclone in America. Fifty Persons Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 2.55 p.m.--A cyclone, attended with terrible results, was ex perienced in Iowa yesterday. At Chickasaw the Roman Catholic…

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Volunteer Firemen's Demonstration. In Aid of the Flood Fund

The Australian Star · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 3

If there is one section of the community more eager than another to help sufferers by any disaster it is the volunteer firemen of New South Wales, Ever ready to assist…

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The Floods Relief Fund. Firemen's Demonstration in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 4

The firemen of Sydney, in common with those of other Australian cities, are never backward in organising demonstrations in aid of sufferers by flood, fire, or accident…

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Eastern News. Outrage by Pirates. Fire on a Ship. Rising of Aborigines--A Rara Avis--A Swarm of swallows--Destruction by Flood--Mutiny on a Ship

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 May 1893 · page 6

The following Eastern news is to hand by the latest Chinese mail:--On the night of the Feast of Lanterns a goodly sized merchant craft, laden with 40…

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The Royal Betrothal. a Deluge of Congratulations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--The official announcement of the betrothal of the Duke of York and the Princess Mary of Teek has been received with general…

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Hurricane in the New Hebrides. Incidents of the Great Storm. A Long and Perilous Swim

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 6

Dr. Lamb, of the Presbyterian Mission, New Hebrides, writing to his relatives in Christchurch (N.Z.) says:--" We are in a pretty bad condition just now, and are…

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Morpeth Circuit Flood Relief Fund. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 8

DEAR SIR,—Kindly give me space to acknowledge the following further contributions, with thanks:—Miss Dinning, Berry, 10s.; W. Dalton, Waverley, £1;…

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Maitland Flood Relief Fund. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 7

SIR,—I have to acknowledge further donations as under. The amount remitted by Rev. T. R. M'Michael was collected for another object, but not…

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General News. Floods Relief Fund

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 938

THE central committee of the New South Wales Floods Relief Fund held its regular meeting at the Town Hall on the 28th ultimo. The following grants, representing in all £1800, were made:—…

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N.s.w. Floods Relief Fund

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

In another place we publish the fifteenth subscription list of the N.S.W. Floods Relief Fund. It will be seen that the amount received to date is a trifle in excess of £6000…

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The New South Wales Floods Belief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 4

In another part of this issue we publish the 15th subscription list of the New South Wales Floods Relief Fund. The total received to last evening amounts to £6101…

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Items from California. the City of Stockton Flooded. Pawning Columbian Half-dollars. Annexation of Hawaii. (From Our Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 28

Our correspondent writes from Grass Valley under date March 30: The weather here during the past month has been most disagreeable windy, wet, and snowing the whole time…

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New South Wales Floods Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 May 1893 · page 4

It is satisfactory to the subscribers to the fund for the relief of those who in many cases have been left utterly destitute by the floods in the northern rivers of this colony,…

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Meetings. Water and Sewerage Board. the Disposal of Storm Water

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 8

The weekly meeting was held in the new offices yesterday afternoon, there being a full attendance. Mr. C. W. Darley presided. The accountant reported that the receipts for the…

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New South Wales Floods Relief Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 May 1893 · page 4

In another portion of this issue will be found the 16th subscription list of the New South Wales Floods Relief Fund. The total amount up to date is £6260 6s 9d, in which…

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The Hunter River Flood Relief. to the Editor

The Methodist · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 7

SIR,—We, the residents of the Clar­ence, admire the course which has been adopted by our Southern friends for the raising of funds to diminish their severe…

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The Floods Relief Fund

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 973

THE sixteenth subscription list of the N.S.W. Floods Relief Fund follows that the total amount received up to Tuesday evening was £6260 6s 9d. Considering that this fund was inaugurated…

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Careful Navigation required till the Flood's over

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 2

NOAH DIBBS: "There, it won't do to let any more into the Ark. She's full already, and leake like a sieve, besides some of these brands look a bit fishy."…

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The Prevention of Floods

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 23

We have received from Mr. Valentine Haynes, civil engineer and licensed surveyor, Grafton, a pamphlet containing much information and various diagrams re the prevention of floods in rivers…

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Gale on the Coast. Hurricane at Gabo

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 6

Shipping is likely to have a rough time of it on the coast judging by the following telegram received by the Government from the the Island Lighthouse:--…

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