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Floods & storms, 1894

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The British Astronomical Association. Mr. Gale's Comet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 3

The report presented at the annual meeting of the British Astronomical Association yesterday, affords an encouraging proof of the popularity of the science with which…

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Telegraphic. Special Cables. Terrific Gales in Great Britain. London, Dec. 23

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 1302

Terrific gales have been raging over the British Isles, and numerous disasters are reported, involving enormous damage. Many wrecks have taken place on the…

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The Weather. Storms in Queensland. Rough Along the Coast. vessel Wrecked, Others Disabled

Evening News · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 2

The rainfall last night was the heaviest that has been experienced in Sydney for months. Within a couple of hours 68 points were recorded, and up to 9 o'clock…

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The English Cricketers Second Test Match. A Soft Wicket. Heavy Rain at Melbourne-- The Dispute With the Umpire in the Intercolonial Match. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 5

Heavy rain fell here yesterday, and the wicket is soft. At 5 p.m. it was thoroughly drenched. Tropical showers fell in the forenoon, and rain fell up to midnight. More…

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Cable Messages. The Weather in Europe. Gales and Hurricane. Coast Strewn with Wrecks. 100 Persons Drowned. Dwellings Demolished

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 11

LONDON, December 22.—Dreadful gales have been blowing for the past few days, and yesterday a fearful hurricane, which has been unequalled…

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Latest Cable Messages. Treason in France. Expulsion of a Deputy. Lynching in America. the Great Gale. the Silver Question. Australian Turkeys. America and China. Suicide of Drefus. the Railway Collision. Death of a Bishop. Young Burdekins Farewell. the War. Sensational Fighting

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 13

LONDON, December 25.—In view of the recent charges against French officers of selling military secrets to other Powers, General Mercler,…

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South Australia. Heavy Rain in the Far North

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 December 1894 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Sunday.--Heavy rains are reported throughout the northern pastoral country, and the Parallana mall was stuck up by the floods in John Creek for 14 hours…

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The Weather in England. Further Gales. Many Wrecks

Evening News · Monday 31 December 1894 · page 6

London, December 3O.-Renewed gales have occurred on the British and Irish coasts and in the English Channel, and many wrecks are reported…

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News by Cable. Gale in the Irish Sea. Four Vessels Wrecked. The Wreck of the Kirkmichael

Evening News · Monday 31 December 1894 · page 5

LONDON, December 30.-Four coasting vessels have been wrecked during a gale in the Irish Sea. The majority of their crews were drowned…

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Our Special Cables Gale in the Irish Sea. Wreck of Four Coasting Vessels the Wreck of the Kirk-michael

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 December 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Four coasting vessels have been wrecked during a gale in the Irish Sea. The majority of their crews were drowned…

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