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Floods & storms, 1894

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Floods in England. Thousands Homeless

Evening News · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 5

LONDON, November 15.-The heavy rains have caused disastrous floods in England, especially in the southwestern counties…

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European Storms

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 24

Great damage was done in various parts of Europe by hurricanes and hailstorms during the month of August. Near Breslau a railway carriage was driven off the…

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Gale at Newcastle. a Building Blown Down

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 42

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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Gales and Floods in Europe. Heavy Weather in the English Channel. Floods in the Valley of the Avon. Thousands of People Home Less. London, Nov. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 9

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

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News by Cable. Floods in England. Thousands Homeless. Thames Talley Inundated. Towns Partially Submerged

Evening News · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 4

London, November 15.-The heavy rains have caused disastrous floods in England, especially in the south­western counties…

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Star's Special Cables Floods in England. People Washed Out. Terrible Wrecks. Bath Under Water-- Eton and Windsor Threatened -- Great Loss of Life From Shipwrecks -- Railways Subsiding. London, November 15

The Australian Star · Saturday 17 November 1894 · page 6

The weather in England during the past few days has been a continuance of heavy storms and great rainfall. Several of the rivers are in heavy…

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Floods is England. LONDON, Friday Night

Truth · Sunday 18 November 1894 · page 5

Continues rains have fallen in England and Northern Europe, ending in disastrous floods. Heavy gales have swept over the English Channel and the southern coast of England, and…

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The Colonial Honey Trade. Report by Mr. Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 November 1894 · page 3

Mr. Albert Gale, of the Technical College, has submitted to the Department of Agriculture a report on the extent and prospects of the colonial honey trade, from…

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Mr. Albert Gale's Report on the Colonial Honey Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 November 1894 · page 3

In response to a request from the Under-Secretary for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Albert Gale, of the Technical College, has submitted to the Department of Agriculture a report on the extent and prospects…

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The Floods in England. Higher Than for Fifty Years

Evening News · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 4

LONDON, November 19.-The floods in the. valley of the Thames are higher than they have been for half a century…

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The Floods in England. Higher Than for Half a Century. London, Nov. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 5

The floods in the valley of the Thames are higher than for half a century. Eton College is surrounded by water, and has been temporarily closed…

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The Weather. Thunderstorm in Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 5

The weather continued cool in Sydney yesterday, and at about 8 p.m. there were thunderstorms, accompanied by 38 points of very welcome rain. About 17 stations,…

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The Floods in England. Higher Than for Half a Century. London, Nov. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1894 · page 5

The floods in the valley of the Thames are higher than for half a century. Eton College is surrounded by water, and has been temporarily closed…

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Our Special Cables Arctic Exploration. a Report Prom Lieutenant Peary. Severe Storms and Intense Cold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night.--Lieutenant Peary, who left New York in July last in the Falcon to explore the north-east coast of Greenland, has…

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Cable Messages. Storms in Europe. Floods in England

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 11

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

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Colonial Honey Trade. Mr. Gale's Report

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 41

In response to a request from the UnderSecretary for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Albert Gale, of the Technical College, has submitted to the Department of…

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Gales and Floods in Europe. Floods in the Valley of the Avon. Thousands of People Homeless. LONDON, Nov. 15

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 1054

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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Local Works, etc. Mr. O’Reilly hears News of the, Courthouse Folly, Storm Water Drains

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 9

Mr. D. O’Reillv, member for Parramatta, has received from the “Works” the following letter :— “ Public Works Department,…

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Disturbing a Church Congregation. At Rookwood. Edward Flood Committed for Trial

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 6

At the Parramatta Police Court, before Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, P.M., and Mr. R. Harper, J.P., Edward Flood, lately a publican, of Parramatta, stood in the dock charged…

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Heavy Rain in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 November 1894 · page 5

INGHAM, Sunday. -- There has been a fall of 9in. of rain since Tuesday last, and today there are no signs of abatement. Sugar crushing and alt outdoor work has been…

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