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Floods & storms, 1894

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Severe Storm at Ballina

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 5

BALLINA, Friday.--A severe thunderstorm passed over the district last evening. A tree was struck at Wardell, and shivered into splinters, being carried a…

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Storm at Bailina. Damage to Property

Evening News · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 6

BALLINA, November 3.—A violent thunderstorm passed over the district on Thursday night. A tree was struck at Wardell, and shivered into splinters, being…

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"Convict No. 25." Or, the Clearances of Westmeath Chapter Xv. the Seer and the Cyclone. (Continued.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 4

KEVIN had always read of sailors being superstitions, and, glancing at the sea around him, so calm and sparkling, thought to himself that there was very little danger of a storm thereon…

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Those “Storm Water ” Drains. The first step to Water Sewerage special rates. Thank You, Ald. Taylor !

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 3 November 1894 · page 4

A Gazette notice dated yesterday [?] that (inter alia) the Clay Cliff Creek Storm Water Channel from Station-street east to western side of Church-street—in all 28.36 chains—is…

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Heavy Rain in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 November 1894 · page 5

COOKTOWN, Monday.--Rain commenced to fall on Saturday and has continued ever since. Eight inches were registered to 9 o'clock this morning. Rain is also falling…

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Heavy Rain in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 November 1894 · page 5

COOKTOWN, Thursday.--Rain has been falling continually since Saturday, and 13 in were registered up to 9 o'clock this morning. At Cocoa Creek it is estimated…

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Southerly Gale

The Australian Star · Monday 12 November 1894 · page 5

The first of the southerly buster in the harbor at 9 o'clock this morning was like a glimpse of old times when the brickfielders were both seen and felt. A thick haze, half…

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Mr. W. F. Gale's Observation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 November 1894 · page 3

The transit of Mercury was observed under very favorable conditions by Mr. Walter F. Gale at Paddington. In reply to our reporter, Mr. Gale said: "From my…

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The Dust Storm. an Unpleasant Experience. Sydney in a Fog

Evening News · Monday 12 November 1894 · page 6

" We're in for a roasting hot day to­morrow," was, doubtless, the general pre­diction of weather wise folk, as yesterday's son was seen to set like a round ball of fire…

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Gale on the Victorian Coast. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 5

The gale which prrvailed in Hobson's Bay and along the coast on Sunday continued throughout last night and to-day. The direction of the storm, however, chauged on Sunday evening from…

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Gale at Newcastle. a Building Blown Down. Several Children Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, November 13.-On Monday morning, while a strong westerly hot wind was blowing, a gust caught the new stable in course of erection in the yard of…

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The Southerly Storm. Damage at Newcastle. A Ship Adrift. Collapse of a Building -- Three Children Injured. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 November 1894 · page 5

Daring the southerly buster yesterday afternoon the ship Laurelbank broke adrift from the moorings at No. 11 crane. She broke away forward, and was carried around…

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American News. Damage by Storm. Strange Disappearance. Remarkable Murders--Female Sculling--Championship--Train Robbers --Attempt on the Life of the Costa Rica President--The Elections--Lynching

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 6

American files to October 17 are to hand this morning. The following items of news are taken from exchanges :-- A violent wind and rain storm occurred…

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Floods in England. Damage to Property. Many Towns Submerged. London, November 13

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 November 1894 · page 6

Heavy storms and floods have been experienced in England, especially over the south and west. Great damage to property has been done. Bridges have…

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News by Cable. The Weather in England. Storms and Floods. Wrecks and Loss of Life. Enormous Damage to Property

Evening News · Thursday 15 November 1894 · page 4

London, November 14.-Terrible weather is being experienced in the South of England, and along the coast…

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Second Edition. Storms and Floods. Wrecks and Loss of Life in the English Channel. Enormous Damage to Property by Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 November 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday, 1 p.m.—Terrible weather is being experienced in the South of England and along the coast. In the English Channel a hurricane has…

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An Unpleasant Voyage. The Rotomahana in a Gale. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 November 1894 · page 5

The steamer Rotomahana arrived at Melbourne last evening after a particularly rough voyage from New Zealand. The vessel left the Bluff on…

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The Weather in Europe. Gales, Floods, and Wrecks. Loss of Life

Evening News · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 4

LONDON, November 15.-Continuous rains have fallen in England and Northern Europe, causing disastrous floods. Heavy gales have swept over…

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Second Edition. Gales and Floods in Europe. Heavy Weather in the English Channel. London, Nov. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 5

Continuous rains have fallen in England and Northern Europe, causing disastrous floods. Heavy gales have swept over the English Channel and the southern…

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Star's Special Cables Storms in England Many Ships Wrecked. Loss of Life. London, November 15

The Australian Star · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 6

Heavy storms continue to prevail in the south, and many ships are reported to have been wrecked. In one shipwreck off Dover three persons lost…

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