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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1894

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The Flood in the Murrum- Bidgee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.--The weather has been fine, though dull. The river to-night is 28ft. 6in., but falling slowly. It readied its greatest height last night, when the gauge…

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Queensland. the Flood Relief Fund. Aid to the Logan Fa Timers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 April 1894 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--A meeting of sub scribers to the Flood Relief Fund of 1893 was held to-day to discuss the question of voting a Bum for the relief of the…

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Gale's Comet

Evening News · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 6

The new comet is now plainly visible to the naked eye, and with a pair of operaglasses a long, ray like tail can be seen pointing upwards towards the left. On Thursday evening it will be…

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The Gale Comet

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 5

We are indebted to Mr. G. Butterfield, of Marrickville, for the above sketch. Mr. Butterfield writes:--"As already indicated by Mr. Gale, of Paddington, the discoverer,…

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Queensland. the Recent Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 April 1894 · page 6

CARINS, Tuesday.--Accounts of suffering caused by the recent floods continue to come to hand. Assistance in many cases is badly required…

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Floods on the Daintree River. Selectors Lose Their All

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 April 1894 · page 5

PORT DOUGLAS, Wednesday. -- The Daintree River rose nearly 60ft. last week -- 12ft. higher than ever known before. Great damage has been done to property, and many…

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The Gale Comet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 5

Our illustrations give views of the comet Gala as recorded by the star camera at the Observatory. That of the 25th was the result of exposing the plate to the comet's…

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A Missing Ship. Three Months Out. From the Islands to Sydney. No Word of the Captain or Crew-- The Recent Disastrous Gales --The Worst Feared

The Australian Star · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 5

For the past month all connected with the Island' trading schooner Renard have evinced considerable anxiety as to the safety of that vessel. The trip of the steamer…

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Parliament. Thursday, April 26. Legislative Assembly. Mixing on Private Property. Narrabri Moree Railway. Tamworth Water Supply. Armidale Water Supply. Storm Water Sewers

Evening News · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 3

The Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. Young moved" That there be laid upon the table of the House a return showing the…

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Flood [?]Narandera. Narrandera

The Australian Star · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 5

The flood waters from Gundagai and Wagga Wagga reached here this morning. The height of the liver is 25ft. 4in,…

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Expected Flood on the Bogan. Breakaway of a Dam. the River Four Miles Wide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 6

NYNGAN, Thursday.--A very heavy flood is expected on the Bogan River to-morrow. The municipal council wired yesterday for the Government boat, which arrived to-day…

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Intercolonial News. Queensland. Severe Storms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 12

BOWEN, April 20.—A tornado sweptin a southerly direction across King's Beach and round Flagstaff Hill, demolishing the outhouses of the, pilpt station. The tornado then passed over the…

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Gale in New Zealand. Auckland

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 5

During the storm on Tuesday at Caroline Bay, Ruapehu Island, three cotters were wrecked and two men were drowned. The Alarm broke away from her moorings and…

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Gales and Floods in North Queensland. A Tornado at Bowden. Townsville, April 18

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 873

Heavy rain fell throughout Tuesday night. The record for 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day was 526 points. The wind began to blow with almost hurricane force this morning,…

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Echo From the Last'Storm

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

Poor Jim is a wonderful critic, The greatest ever was born; But I think he came, in a snow shower, Or fell in a thunderstorm…

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A New Zealand Gale. Three Oyster Boats Lost. Two Men Drowned. a Brigantine in a Gale

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Saturday. A terrific storm occurred in Caroline Bay, Euapeke Island, on Tuesday morning, resulting in the loss of three oyster boats, the Alarm,…

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A Fierce Gale in New Zealand. Wreck of Three Oyster Cutters. Two Men Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday. -- Word has been re[?]eived from the Blu[?]f, Invercargill, of the wreck of the oyster cutters Alarm, Annie, and Deveron. During a storm on Tuesday…

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The Murrain bidgee Flood. Narrandera Partly Submerged

Evening News · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 4

NARRANDERA, Saturday. Yesterday afternoon the flood waters of the Murrnmbidgee reached a maximam the height recorded being 25ft 6in. Residents on the flats have had to…

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Hospital Saturday. a Magnificent Success. the City Taken by Storm. £1675 Collected in the Streets. Experiences of the Lady Collectors. Interesting and Amusing Incidents. Want of Liberality on the Part of Ladies

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 5

Splendid enthusiasm, a well-organised and extensive plan of co-operation, and the liberality of the public, to say nothing of tho brightness of the weather, combined to make…

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The Weather. Suddeb Change in Sydney. the Country Floods. Big Rise in the Daeling Feared

Evening News · Monday 30 April 1894 · page 6

Throughout Saturday the weather in the city was fine but rather dull. Sunday broke rather threateningly, bat as the morning wore the son shone brightly, and the clouds almost entirely…

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