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Floods & storms, 1895

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Coastal Gales. a Ketch Dismasted

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

MELBOURNE, January 1.-The well-known trader ketch Eveline arrived in Hobson's Bay in a very storm-beaten condition on Monday. The vessel left Edithburg, South…

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The Gales in England. Many Wrecks. Loss of the Barque Osseo. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

Renewed gales have taken place on the British coasts, and many wrecks are reported. The barque Osseo was wrecked off…

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News by Cable. The Weather in England The Wreck of the Osseo. Further Gales. Many Wrecks

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, December 30.-Renewed gales have occurred on the British and Irish coasts and in the English Channel, and many wrecks are reported…

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South Australia Floods in the Interior

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 6

ADELAIDE (S. A.), January 1.-The country from Birdsville to Farina has been visited by excessively heavy rains. In some places as much as six inches of rain…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Heavy Floods Ln the Interior. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1895 · page 5

The Stationmaster at Farina tolegraphs that the Innamincka mails arrived two days late owing to the heavy floods along the route. In some places 6in. of rain fell. All the creeks are flooded,…

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The Recent Gale. A P. AND O. Steamer Damaged

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 1.-The P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Chusan encountered terrible weather in the Bay of Biscay during the late heavy gales, and…

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Storm at Inverell. Vivid Lightning. Telegraph Office Struck

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1895 · page 5

INVERELL, January 2.-Heavy rain fell about 1 o'clock on Tuesday, the total registering 121 points, which did much good. The lightning was most vivid. A…

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Heavy Rain and Floods at Dubbo

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 5

DUBBO, Wednesday.--The rain yesterday inundated all the low-lying portions of the town. The recreation reserve was completely under water, and considerable…

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Floods in New Zealand

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N1Z.), January 4.-Very heavy rain has been falling in several of the districts of the South. Island. At Blenheim and the surrounding country,…

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New Zealand. Floods in Nelson and Marlborough

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Thursday.--Heavy rains have fallen in the Nelson and Marlborough districts or the South island, and considerable damage has been done. At Blenheim,…

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Late Gales in England. 200 Fishermen Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 4.-During the late heavy gales on the British coast two hundred fishermen belonging to Hull and Grimsby were drowned…

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The Late Gales in England. Two Hundred Fishermen Drowned. London, Jan. 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 9

During the late heavy gales on the British coast 200 fishermen of Hull and Grimsby were drowned…

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The Rain Storm

The Australian Star · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 6

Mr. Russell, Government Astronomer, reports:--The rain storm has passed over with unusual rapidity, depositing heavy rains on the western slopes, but very little…

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Wragge's Predicted Floods the Northern Rivers. Macleay Residents Alarmed

Evening News · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

KEMPSEY, January 7. -Mr. Clement Wragge's prediction that floods may be expected on the northern rivers created quite a scare among the residents of the…

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Prevention of Floods in the Clarence Valley. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Correspondent.) Maclean

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

During the Christmas holidays Mr. W. Archibald, of Palmer's Channel, who suggested some time ago to the Governments a scheme by which the Clarence Valley might be saved from the…

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Flood Prevention in the Clarence. a Comprehensive Scheme

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

MACLEAN, Saturday.--Mr. W. Archibald, of Palmer's Channel, who suggested some time ago to the Government a scheme by which the Clarence Valley might be saved…

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Floods in the Macleay. Kempsey

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 5

The residents of the Lower Macleay are anxious that the Government should at once take some action in regard to the proposed flood cutting from Beranghi Creek to…

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The West Australian Goldfields. Further Rich Finds of Alluvial. Heavy Rain at Coolgardie

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 January 1895 · page 5

COOLGARDIE, Tuesday.--Rumors of rich finds have been current for some time, but they lacked continuation. On Saturday a well-known firm here received 150oz. of…

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Any Port in a Storm

The Australian Workman · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 3

THE city and water police wore giving chase to a man-o'-waraman who was "wanted" on board the Crescent (says the Evening News), In his confusion,…

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Prevention of Floods in the Clarence Valley. Maclean

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 98

During the Christmas holidays Mr. W. Archibald, of Palmer's Channel, who suggested some time ago to the Government a scheme by which the Clarence Valley might be saved from the…

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