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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1893

1,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 80

Brisbane Bureau Forecast. Rough Seas and Storms. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 6

Very stormy conditions are expected along the New South Wales border and over Bass' Straits, under strong winds between north west-west and south, with…

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The Work of Laying the Cable. Heavy Gales and Serious Mishaps

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 5

BUNDABERG, Wednesday. -- The cable ship Francois Arago arrived here this evening after having successfully laid the Queensland New Caledonia cable, which was…

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The Weather. Gale in the West. Warning to Shipping. The Prospects for the Season--The Outlook for Agriculture

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 6

There has been scarcely any rain in New South Wales during the past 24 hours, and the meteorological conditions generally are of a somewhat unusual character. Hay, with…

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The Coalminers' Strike. Another Outrage in Lancashire Attempt to Flood a Mine

Evening News · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 4

LONDON, October 18.—An attempt was made yesterday by a number of the miners on strike to flood a colliery near St. Helens, Lancashire…

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The Coalminers' Strike. Outrage by Steikees in Lancashire. Attempt to Flood a Mine. London, Oct. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 5

An attempt was made yesterday by the miners on strike to flood a colliery at St. Helens, in Lancashire, which is being worked by free labourers. A number of the…

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Gale in Port Phillip

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Shipping in the bay experienced a very rough time during the progress of a severe gale last night. The officers and crews of nearly all the vessels…

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The Weather. Heavy Westerly Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 10

The heavy weather reported during the past few days on the South Australian and Victorian coasts has extended to the New South Wales seaboard, and yesterday a…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Violent Gales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 9

The weather during the week has been very unseasonable, marked by rain and a series of violent gales purtaking very much of tho character of a cyclone. This afternoon parts of the city and…

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Melbourne Sporting Notes. (From "Martindale.") The V. A. T. C. Races. a Postponement Owing to Heavy Rain

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 35

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—This morning, after 7 o'clock, the rain came on in a most earnest manner, accompanied by thunder and lightning. This continued right on till 11 o'clock, when it was still raining…

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Great Storm in America. London, Oct. 10

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 846

The Atlantic coast of the United States has been swept by a terrific storm, causing great destruction of property. Many persons were killed during the…

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Great Storm in America a Prison Set on Fire by Lightining

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 16

LONDON, Oct. 16— The Atlantic coast of the United States has been swept by a terrific storm causing great destruction of property Many persons were killed during the height of the storm. The…

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The Weather. Strong Westerly Gale. Steamer Tambo Disabled. Loss Op a Ketch. Three Seamen Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 4

Throughout yesterday and the greater part of last night the seaboard of this colony experienced a share of the heavy weather that has been prevailing of late on the coast of Victoria and South…

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Disastrous Westerly Gale. a Sydney Vessel Capsized. the G0vernment Steamer Thetis on the Scene. Statement of the Sole Survivor. Serious Accident to the Steamer Tambo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 9

All day yesterday it blew a hard westerly gale, the wind hung between W.N.W. and W.S.W., and some of the gusts were furious. A velocity of 44 miles per hour waa recorded by the anemometer…

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Thunderstorm on the Coast

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 5

The Electric Telegraph Department has received a telegram from the Government officials at Bateman's Bay, stating that a very heavy thunderstorm, accompanied by…

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Disastrous Westerly Gale. A Sydney Vessel Capsized

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 928

All day on Friday the 20th it blew a hard westerly gale, the wind hung between W.N.W. and W.S.W., and some of the gusta were furious. A velocity of 44 miles per hour was recorded by the auemometer…

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The Weather. Heavy Southerly Gale. a General Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 October 1893 · page 5

Early on Saturday morning (at 2.30) a high southerly wind sprang up suddenly, bringing with it rain, and by daylight it rose to a gale, which lasted all day. The velocity…

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The Weather. a Heavy Southerly Gale. Rough Sea on the Coast. a Vessel in Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 October 1893 · page 5

In the early hours of Saturday morning the wind carne up suddenly from the south, and blew in vicious gusts. At 4 am it was blowing wildly, and during Saturday forenoon reached…

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The Weather. a Strong Southerly Gale. Trouble Among Shipping. Heavy Sea Outside. Capsizes in the Harbor

Evening News · Monday 30 October 1893 · page 4

A most decided change in the weather took place on Saturday, when the heat that had been prevailing for some time past gave way to heavy wind and rain…

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The Gale at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The weather has been extremely boisterous all day, and the southerly gale which has been blowing with considerable violence shows no signs of…

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The Recent Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 4

Two steamers delayed by the recent gale--viz., the City of Grafton and Tomki, reached the harbor yesterday. Both reported very rough passages. The City…

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