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Floods & storms, 1894

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Expected Flood in the Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday. -- Very heavy rain has fallen, and the river here is at flood level, being 13ft. high and rising. Tintaldra reports to-night that the river is rising very…

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The Weather. Storm at Bathurst. Last Nights Hurricane. a Showground Wrecked

Evening News · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 6

BATHURST, October 17.—A violent hurricane passed over Bathurst on Tuesday night, but fortunately it was only of a short duration. There was a very heavy…

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Flood in the Murray. the River Rising

Evening News · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 4

ALBURY, October 17.—The Murray River is 14ft above summer level, and all the surrounding flats are submerged. The Upper Murray will soon come down in…

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The Expected Flood in the Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Tuesday.--The river here tonight is nearly 14ft. above summer level, and all the flats are under water. The Upper Murray will soon come down in…

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The Country. the Flood in the Murray

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 October 1894 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.--Reports from Wagra indicate that a further rise in the Murray may be anticipated probably during next two days. Owners were engaged…

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Gale on the Coast

The Australian Star · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 5

After the sunny summer weather of the past week the southerly gale and rain of today is a wretched change. The impending change was apparent before sundown…

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Terrible Storm. Fishing Boats Wrecked. Two Hundred Lives Lost

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 11

LONDON, October ll.—A great storm has occurred off the coasts of Newfoundland. Sixteen fishing boats were wrecked, and 200 lives were lost…

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Great Storm off the Coast of Newfoundland. Two Hundred Lives Lost. London, Oct. 11

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1894 · page 794

A great storm has occurred off the coasts of Newfoundland. Sixteen fishing boats have foundered, and 200 lives were lost…

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Rockdale. Storm-water Drainage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 7

At the last meeting of this council the Mayor (Alderman W. Taylor) presided, and there were present a full council. The Public Works Department wrote regarding the council's application for a…

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Heavy Storm at Wilcannia. a General District Rainfall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 October 1894 · page 5

WILCANNIA, Thursday. -- The hot weather recently experienced has culminated in the heaviest downpour of rain experienced for some time, 3in. falling in about…

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Severe Storm at Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 5

GRAFTON, Friday. -- The heaviest storm ever known in the district prevailed this afternoon. It lasted an hour, and 4in. of rain fell. Considerable damage was…

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Heavy Storm at Grafton. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 10

One of the heaviest thunderstorms experienced in the Clarence district passed over Grafton this afternoon, accompanied by hail, which did considerable injury to the fruit, and it is feared the…

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The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorm and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 October 1894 · page 5

Heavy rain fell at intervals in Sydney yesterday from early morning, and in the afternoon there were some fierce thunderstorms and sharp squalls. Thunderstorms…

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Gales and Shipwreck

Evening News · Monday 29 October 1894 · page 4

LONDON, October 27.—Severe gales have occurred on the British coast. During a storm a ship called the Kitty French foundered in the Bristol…

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Gales on the British Coast. Wreck of a Vessel. Loss of Thirty Hands. London, Oct. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 October 1894 · page 5

Severe gales have occurred on the British coast. During a storm a vessel called the Kitty French foundered in the Bristol…

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Great Floods in France. 100,000 Persons Idle

Evening News · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 4

London, November 1.-Disastrous floods have been experienced in the Department of the Nord, France, on the Belgian frontier, stopping all rail…

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Floods in France. London, Nov. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 5

Disastrous floods have taken place in the Department of the Nord, France. The floods have thrown 100,000 persons temporarily out of employment…

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Floods in France. Railways Stopped and Fag Tories Swamped. 100,000 Persons Idle

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 November 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday. -- Disastrous floods have been experienced on the French and Belgian frontiers, stopping all railway traffic and swamping…

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Thunder Storms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 28

Generally speaking, the number of thunder storms per annum is in proportion to the distance from the equator: the farther from the equator…

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Gales and Shipwreek

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 11

LONDON, October 27.—Severe gales have occurred on the British coast. During a storm a ship called the Kitty French foundered in the Bristol…

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