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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

1,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 69 of 80

Floods in China. London, September 10

The Australian Star · Monday 11 September 1893 · page 5

Disastrous floods have been experienced in China. In the Tientsin district 700 persons have been drowned…

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Floods in China

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--News has been received of disastrous floods in China. In the Tientsin district 700 persons have been drowned…

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A Rough Passage. the Sommererfeld in a Gale

Evening News · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday. The steamer Sommer feld, of the German Australian line, which arrived on Sunday, reports that in the longitude of Kerguelen's Land a furious gale was encountered, while…

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South Australia. Gale at Poet Pirie. the Ship Hawaiian Isles in Difficulty

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A terrific gale is blowing at Port Pirie to-night. The ship Hawaiian Isles, lying at the intercolonial wharf, snapped her forward moorings, and…

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The Weather. a Strong, Short Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 5

The most noticeable feature in the weather yesterday was a short westerly gale, which sprung up in the afternoon with the suddenness of a "southerly burster," and resembled…

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Damage by Flood. Many Persons Drowned in Spain. London, September 15

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 5

Floods of a most disastrous character have occurred in Spain. In the province of Toledo immense damage has been done to property, and many persons have lost their…

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Flood in Spain. a Province Devastated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 9

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--The province of Toledo, Spain, has been devastated by a flood. Enormous damage has been occasioned to property. Forty corpses have…

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Floods in the North of England. Many Persons Drowned. London, Sept. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 5

Disastrous floods have taken place at Newcastle-on-Tyne, attended with loss of life. The waters rose very rapidly, and many persons in the low-lying parts of the…

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Flood in Spain. a Province Devastated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m. -- The province of Toledo, Spain, has been devastated by a flood. Enormous damage has been occasioned to property. Forty corpses have…

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The Sommerfeld in a Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 4

The Summerfield is one of the German Australian line of steamer, a line which [?] a very few years age with its bead quarter at Hamburg. The vessels are [?] power, [?] small but confortable saloon and are capital…

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Religious Riots. Details From Bombay. How the Storm Broke. Cause of the Outbreak-- The Troops Called Out-- The Mob Fired Upon-- Many Killed and injured-- The Sacred Cow-- Ructions in the Bazaars-- Looting Shops

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 6

From the files of Indian papers to hand by the latest mail, we glean the following details of the desperate religious riots :-- The tolerant and harmonious relations…

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Queensland Flood Prevention

Evening News · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday. Sir Thomas M'llwraith was yesterday asked by a deputation representing the Chamber of Commerce whether the Government, would take measures to prevent a repetition…

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The Brisbane Floods. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 6

Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith to -day informed a deputation representing the Chamber of Commerce that an insurmountable difficulty in the way of diverting the flood waters of the…

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Flood Prevention

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--A deputation representing the Chamber of Commerce waited on Sir Thomas M'Ilwraith to-day to ask whether the Government would take measures to…

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Religious Riots. Details From Bombay. Fow the Storm Broke. Cause of the Outbreak --The Troops Called Out-- The Mob Fired Upon -- Many Killed and injured--The Sacred Cow.--Ructions in the Bazaars-- Looting Shops

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 6

From the files of Indian papers to hand by the latest mail, we glean the following details of the desperate religions riots : -- The tolerant and harmonious relations…

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The Late Hunter River Floods

Evening News · Thursday 21 September 1893 · page 5

BRANXTON, Thursday. The Branxton Flood Belief Committee has held its final meeting, at which the balance sheet was adopted. The sum of [?]5 10b 2d (the credit balance) was unanimously…

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The Cyclone at Calcutta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 8

The cyclone at Calcutta, referred to in last mail's advices as having inflicted heavy damage to shipping, appears to have passed over without a serious total loss. The vessels driven ashore, the Rydalmere and W[?] Tell, were both…

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A Heavy Gale. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 9

A heary gale blew in the interior to-day. A number of fatal accidents are reported from falling trees. At Sheffield two children named Dewis, and their nursegirl, were killed. At East…

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Fierce Gale. Killed by Falling Trees

Evening News · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 4

LAUNCESTON, Saturday. A remarkably heavy gale prevailed in the interior yesterday, and a Dumber of fatal accidents are reported from falling trees At Sheffield two children named…

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Flood Prevention

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

The Premier was asked by a deputation from the, Chamber of Commerce whether the Government would take measures to prevent a repetition of the disastrous floods of February last. The…

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