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Floods & storms, 1895

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Parramatta Borough Council. More “Compromising” of Arrears. the P. S. Public School Drainage. the Minister Defies the Council. the Tramway Co.’s Rates. Those Storm-water Drains

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 9

The fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of Parramatta was held at the Council Chambers, on Monday evening. Present: Aldermen Ferris, Taylor, Saunders, Bladon,…

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Hunter River Flood Preventi0n. (From Our Correspondent.) East Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 10

A mass meeting of residents of Newcastle and the Hunter River districts was held this afternoon on the Bank-street Reserve, East Maitland, for the purpose of dealing with the question of flood…

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Correspondence. Lower Hawkesbury Flood Relief. to the Editors

The Methodist · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 7

SIRS,—Will you with your usual kindness allow me to acknowledge in your columns, and with sincere thanks, the following donations from Spring…

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Flood Gates for South Creek

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 527

A large number of farmers and landholders met at Pitt Town last week for the purpose of discussing the advisability of constructing floodgates along South Creek, thus shutting out small…

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Flood Prevention on the Hunter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 6

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--A mass meeting of residents of the Hunter River district, from Singleton to Newcastle, was held on the East Maitland reserve this…

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The Gales in the Mediterranean. Loss of a Spanish Warship. London, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1895 · page 6

The Spanish warship Reina Regente, which is reported to have been lost during the late gales in the Mediterranean, is said to have been overweighted with…

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Barque City of Carlisle. Caught in a Gale. a Thrilling Experience

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The barque City of Carlisle arrived in port yesterday from Adelaide. Captain Ross reports having left Adelaide on February 23 with fine…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. the Gales in the Mediterranean. Foundering of a Spanish Warship. London, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 7

All doubts as to the fate of the Spanish warship Renia Regente, which was reportod to have been lost during the late gales in the Mediterranean, have now…

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An Incident of the Late Queens. Land Flood. a Boy Seven Days in a Tree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1895 · page 8

The W[?] (Queensland) Herald gives the following incident that happened during the late [?] in that locality. It says:—A man named Thomas Stannet, together with young Fleetwood and the…

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Floods on the Clarence

Evening News · Thursday 21 March 1895 · page 6

Mr. Young last night said, in answer to a question by Mr. M'Farlane, that Mr. Archibald's scheme for flood prevention on the Clarence River could not be seriously…

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Queensland. Heavy Gales on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday. --A heavy gale is blowing on the coast. The missionary steamer John Williams left Brisbane today for New Guinea, but she bad to…

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Floods in the Hunter

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 583

The last floods in the Hunter were the highest and the most disastrous that have taken place once the district was settled. It is no wonder, therefore, that another movement has been started for…

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Gales in England. Churches and Warehouses Unroofed. Six Vessels Wrecked

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Monday, 1 p.m.--Severe gales have taken place in the southern parts of England. Churches and warehouses have been…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Terrific Gales in England. London, March 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

Terrific gales have swept over London and the southern and midland counties in England. The Peterborough Cathedral and many provincial churches have been…

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News by Cable. The Weather in England Terrific Gales. Peterborough Cathedral Damaged Loss of Life

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 25.—Terrific gales have swept over London and the southern midland counties in England. Peterborough Cathedral and…

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The Weather in England. the Recent Gales

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 27.—The heavy gale which swept over the southern and midland counties of England on Sunday proved very destructive in…

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The Gales in England. Two Thousand Trees Uprooted. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

The heavy gale which swept over the southern and midland counties of England on Sunday proved very destructive in many parts of London. Two thousand…

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Prevention of Floods. Meeting at Singleton

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 6

SINGLETON, Thursday.—A public meeting was held here on Wednesday night. The Mayor presided. Mr. Price, M.P., spoke on the subject of mitigation of…

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The Hunter River. Prevention of Future Floods. SINGLETON

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 4

A well-attended public meeting was held here last night, at which addresses were delivered by Mr. R. A. Price, M.L.A., and others regarding the necessity for such…

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Flood Prevention in the Hunter. Public Meeting at Singleton

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 5

SINGLETON, Wednesday.--At a public meeting to-night, the Mayor in the chair, Mr. Price, M.P., spoke on the subject of mitigation of floods in the Hunter, and the…

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