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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

1,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 80

The R.m.s. Rome in a Gale. Two Stewards Washed Overboard. One Man Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 July 1893 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.--The R.M.S. Rome, which arrived to-day from London reports that when two days out from Aden, she met a heavy gale from the south. A great wave…

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Terrific Cyclone in the Australian Bight

Evening News · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 5

PERTH, Wednesday.—Captain Anthon, of the steamer Bullarra, reports that he experienced extraordinary weather in the Australian Bight on the trip from Adelaide to Albany last week. A…

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Thrown Away; Or, Basil Ray's Mistake. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxv. the Fury of the Gale

Referee · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 7

IT WAS dark as pitch. The Medl[?]w was tossed about upon the vast expanse of waters like a cork. Captain Stone peered into the darkness,…

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Cyclone in the Australian Bight. the Bullarra Encounters Terrific Weather. Two Mail Steamers Lose Boats. [By Telbbbaph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 July 1893 · page 5

Captain Anthon has supplied the following information respecting the extraordinary weather experienced by the steamer Bullarra on the trip from Adelaide to Albany last week. He…

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Macleay Flood Relief Fund. Kempsey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 July 1893 · page 6

A special meeting of the Macleay Flood Relief Committee was held yesterday, all the members being present. Mr. Gilfillan, Mayor of Kempsey, presided. A number of applications for relief were received…

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The Dibbs Epoch. a Floodtide of Australian Distress

Evening News · Friday 7 July 1893 · page 4

In to-morrow's Evening News will be published a list of the startling events which have occurred in New South Wales since the advent of the Dibbs party to power. It is anticipated that…

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Cyclone in America. One Hundred Killed

Evening News · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

LONDON, July 7.—A terrific cyclone passed over the town of Pomeroy, in the State of Iowa. Half the town was destroyed. One hundred of the inhabitants…

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Cyclone in the Australian Bight. Perth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 68

Captain Anthon has supplied the following information respecting the extraordinary weather experienced by the steamer Bullarra on the trip from Adelaide to Albany hist week. He…

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Cyclone in America. One Hundred Killed. London, July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 9

A terrific cyclone passed over Pomeroy, in the State of Iowa. Half the town was destroyed. One hundred inhabitants were killed…

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Cyclone in America. Half a Town Destroyed. One Hundred Persons Killed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 9

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m. -- Telegrams from New York give particulars of a terrible cyclone which has been experienced in the State of Ohio. Half the…

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Cyclone in America. Loss of Life and Property. London, July 7

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 5

A terrible cyclone has visited the State of Iowa. The town of Pomeroy is reported to have been half destroyed, and 100 lives were lost…

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Floods in China. Ten Thousand Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

LONDON, July 7.—Disastrous floods have taken place in China. Ten thousand persons were drowned…

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Floods on the Barwon. Low-lying Lands Inundated. Anxiety at Brewarrina

Evening News · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

BREWARRINA, Saturday.—The Barwon River has bean rising for the past fortnight, and is at present 41ft. The back creeks are all flooded, and mail communication is cat off on the various…

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Floods in China. Ten Thousand Drowned. London, July 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 9

Disastrous floods have taken place in China. Ten thousand persons were drowned…

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Chinese Floods. Ten Thousand Drowned. London, July 7

The Australian Star · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 4

Terrible floods have occurred in the Maningia district in China. Reports to hand state that an immense area of country was flooded, and no less than 10,000 lives…

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Terrible Floods in China. Loss of Ten Thousand Lives

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- From China it is reported that terribly disastrous floods have occurred in the Nanningfu district. A vast area has been devastated and…

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Storm on Lake Michigan. London, July 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 5

A terrific storm took place on Lake Michigan, and 30 persons were drowned by the upsetting of boats. During the height of the storm a panic…

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Terrific Storm at Chicago. Thirty Persons Drowned. Panic at the Exhibition

Evening News · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 4

LONDON, July 10.—A terrific storm took place yesterday on Lake Michigan, and 30 persons were drowned by the upsetting of boats…

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The Darling in Flood

Evening News · Tuesday 11 July 1893 · page 6

BOURKE, Monday.—The Darling River is in heavy flood, and the water which is rising quickly has reached the height of 37ft 4½in. This is only 5ft 3in below the highest record of the 1890 flood…

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Storm on Lake Michigan. London, July 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 July 1893 · page 7

A terrific storm took place on Lake Michigan, and 30 persons were drowned by the upsetting of boats. During the height of the storm a panic…

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