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Floods & storms, 1894

769 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 39

Cable Messages. Miscellaneous. Strike at Marseilles. Storms in the Atlantic. a Steamer Lost. a Tahiti Murder. Terrible Explosion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 12

LONDON,—March 15.—Mr. and Mrs. Zierenberg, proprietors of St.James's Home, Kennington, who were committed for trial charged with perjury at the trial of the…

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Sad Drowning Accident. the Macquarie in Flood. Loss of Three Lives. a School Teacher's Bravery

Evening News · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 6

BATHURST, Saturday.—Yesterday a shocking drowning accident occurred in the Macquarie River, resulting in the loss of three girls' lives. The victims were: Margaret Yeomans, aged 14,…

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The Weather. Rain Throughout the Country. Rivers Again Rising. the Murrumbidgee in Flood. the Namoi Rising. Sudden Change to Fine Weather. Heavy Loss on the Hawkesbury

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1894 · page 4

The rain of Saturday fell in almost every district of the country between extreme north and south, and the dry regions in the west and northwest received abundant and welcome downpours…

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Railway Washaway in the North. a Flood at Werris Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1894 · page 5

Word was received in Sydney yesterday morning of an interruption to the main trunk line, north of Werris Creek. The information was conveyed by telegraph, and…

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Flood in the Murrum-bidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1894 · page 5

GUNDAGAI, Saturday.--As the result of the heavy rains the Murrumbidgee was yesterday in high flood. The water reached 27ft. above summer level at Jugiong, where…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

The weather was fine and warm in Sydney yesterday, and there were no indications or a return of rain. The telegrams from the country districts show that the rain of…

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The Weather. Fine Change Throughout Colony. the Flooded Rivers. Damage to Roads. a Strong Harbor Current

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

Like the rain of Saturday the fine weather of yesterday was general throughout the country, and as a result the success of the holiday was assured. In the city a light north to north-east…

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The Flood in the Murrumbidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

WAGGA, Monday.--The weather has been fine and clear to-day. The river readied its maximum height at Wagga at 7 o'clock last night, when the gauge showed 27ft. The…

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Flood at Quirindi

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

QUIRINDI, Monday.--During the last few weeks most of the creeks have been flooded, but on Sunday morning the Jacob and Joseph Creek and Wallabadah Creek rose to…

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Rise in the Hunter. Fears of Flood at Maitland

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

MAITLAND, Monday.--Heavy showers fell on Saturday afternoon, but the weather cleared up yesterday. The river, which rose on Thursday to 25ft. 6in., had fallen to 19ft…

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The Castlereagh in High Flood. a Coach Washed Away

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1894 · page 4

COONAMBLE, Monday.--The Castlereagh River is in high flood. Heavy rain fell early this morning, causing the river to rise rapidly. Most of the lower end of the main…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) a Flood in the Namoi. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 8

The Namoi broke over its banks about midnight, and is rising at the rate of about a foot an hour. The flood has reached to within a few inches of the 1890 flood. About noon the water began receding…

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The Flood in the Murrumbidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 March 1894 · page 5

WAGGA, Tuesday. -- The weather, with the exception of one light shower, was line to day. The river fell a foot last night, and remained stationary at 26ft. above summer…

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Floods at Bolwarra. Deputation to the Minister for Works

The Australian Star · Friday 30 March 1894 · page 6

A deputation comprising two residents of the Bolwarra district waited upon the Minister for Works to-day, being introduced to Mr. Lyne by Mr. Scobie, M.L.A…

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A Storm on the mountain

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 6

As I sat down to rest, On the green wattle bark, The sky it looked gloomy And the evening got dark…

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Floods in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Friday.--A telegram received this afternoon states that Cooper's Creck, near the Queensland border is in flood. The water has risen 15ft, and is still riding…

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Heavy Flood at Cooper's Creek. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 10

The Post Office has received news from Innamincka to the effect that a big flood has occurred in the district of Cooper's Creek, and that the waters are rising considerably…

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Flood at Narrandera. The Blacks Neglected NARRANDERA

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

The flood water reached its highest point at 3 o'olock yesterday afternoon, when it was up 24ft. 11in. It is falling this morning. The aboriginal camp was flooded all…

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Drowned in a Flooded Creek

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 6

MOREE, Monday.--Charles Lerue, employed at Welbon station, was attempting to cross a creek last Saturday, when his horse was swept away by the flood, and Lerue was…

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Flood at Narrandera. (From Our Correspondent.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 April 1894 · page 5

The Murrumbidgeo River overflowed its banks on Friday night, and reached the manimum [?]ight of 24ft. 11in. yesterday at noon. People living on the low lands received warning four days previous to the…

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