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Floods & storms, 1894

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Queensland. Heavy Rain in the North. Cyclone Feared at Townsville

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE, Wednesday.--The weather is very suspicions. There are strong gusts of wind and a light penetrating rain, and fears are entertained of a cyclone…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

TOWNSVILLE Thursday.—Heavy rains have fallen here during the past few days, and it is feared that a cyclone will follow. The Boss River is running strongly, and the water is over the…

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A Black Sea Cyclone. Wrecks and Loss of Life

Evening News · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 17.— A terrible cyclone has passed over the Black Sea. Ten vessels were wrecked, and their crews drowned…

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Cyclone in the Black Sea. Ten Vessels Wrecked.--their Crews Drowned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday, -- A terrible cyclone has been experienced in the Black Sea. Ten vessels were wrecked, and their entire crews drowned…

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Western Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Storm in the North-west. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 5

Further particulars received respecting the damage occasioned during the recent great storm in the north-west state that Sherlock's, Woolhook's, and Hogstead's stations suffered very…

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Destructive Storm. in West Australia. Many Lives Lost. Tremendous Damage to Property-- Telegraph Lines Down-- Rivers Running Bankers. PERTH

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 6

A second "Willy Willy," or hurricane, has occurred at Roebourne. The wind blew with tornado force, and much damage was done. Several homesteads were completely…

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Heavy Rain in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE, Thursday.--Rain fell in torrents last night, with scarcely an intermission, accompanied by strong wind. Towards morning the weather cased, and it is now…

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Storm and Floods. on the Queensland Coast. Strong South-East Gale. Rivers Flooded--Freshes In the Creeks--The Burdekin River. Impassable. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 6

Mr. Wragge's prediction of rough weather is being fulfilled, and a strong south-east gale is blowing along the Queensland coast, Townsville reports torrents of rain,…

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Mr. Gale and the Sydney Observatory. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 11

Sir,--I observe in to-day's Daily Telegraph a letter from the Government Astronomer contradicting in pretty explicit terms some statements made by Mr. Gale in his address…

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The Floods in Queensland. Destruction of the Cumberland Dam. £20,000 Worth of Tailings Washed Away

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

INGHAM, Friday.--Very heavy floods have occurred here, and the town is partly under water. It is reported that the Herbert River is over its bank at Gairloch, and some…

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Floods in the West

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 14

The heavy rains which have recently fallen in the north-west portion of the colony have flooded the country in the vicinity of the Upper Fortescue for a radius of several…

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The Floods on the Snowy River, Orbost, Gippsland. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 9

Sir,— We haye been directed by the Orbost Flood Relief Committee to respectfully ask for your sympathy and assistance, with a view to obtaining contributions from other parts of…

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Floods Feared in the North. BRISBANE

Truth · Sunday 21 January 1894 · page 5

So heavy are the rains in some districts that serious floods are feared…

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Floods in Queensland

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.—Although rain is reported in various parts of the colony the floods generally are subsiding. Last night there were still eight feet of water on the railway line, on the bridge…

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Prediction of Heavy Rain and Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

Mr. Clement Wragge, Government Meteorologist, Brisbane, wires as follows:--"The atmosphere is much disturbed between Smoky Cape and Cape Capricorn. The…

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Flood in the Burdekin River. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1894 · page 5

Railway traffic between Townsville and Charters Towers has been interrupted the last day or two by floods, the Burdekin River being many feet over the railway bridge…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in the North

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 5

Yesterday the weather was unpleasantly warm in Sydney, and though the "true shade" temperature was only 82 at its highest, it was more like 90 under…

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The Weather. Rains in the North. Drought in Western Districts. Heavy Seas on the Coast. Great Heat in Melbourne. a Flood Feared in Queensland

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 4

A continuance of the oppressive heat so prevalent this summer was experienced in Sydney yesterday, although the highest shade temperature did not exceed 82deg. A south-east wind…

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Flood at Lismore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 5

LISMORE, Tuesday.,--Exceptionally heavy rain set in last night and continued throughout the night, 3'11 points being recorded at Lismore, and 5'11 points at Clunes. Much…

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Heavy Rains in Queensland. Fears of a Flood in the Brisbane River. Boisterous Weather on the Coast. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1894 · page 7

Heavy and continuous rain fell throughout last night in Brisbane and all over the watershed of the Brisbane River, giving rise to some fears of another floed. The quantity registered here was…

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