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Floods & storms, 1895

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Heavy Weather on the Coast. the Tangier in a Gale. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

Some idea of the severity of the weather experienced along the coast during the post few days may be formed from a report furnished by Captain Neate, of the steamer Tangier, which returned…

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New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Anglian in a Terrific Gale. a Perilous Experience. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

The Anglian (s.), which arrived this morning, had a trying experience on the passage across from Sydney. A terrific gale was encountered, accompanied by tremendous cross seas, which broke on…

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Storm on the Coast

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

The severity of the storm which raged along the coast will be understood from the effect it had on a big steamer like the Tangier on her passage from Newcastle to…

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Dreadful Mining Accident in Victoria. Underground Workings Flooded. Six Men Missing. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 199

A shocking mining fatality happened at the M'Evoy gold and tin mine, Eldorado, early yesterday morning, resulting in the probable death of six men. One hundred and thirty men are engaged…

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The Gale

The Australian Star · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 5

The westerly gate has been severely felt by shipping along the coast, quite a fleet of coasters putting into various plaose for shelter. The Sydney-owned barque Darra,…

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The Weather. a Gale on the Coast--shipping Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 July 1895 · page 5

A south-east to south gale swept along the New South Wales coast on Saturday, and though of short duration, it caused a very high sea, in which the shipping had a…

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The Buninyong in a Gale. a Sensational Rumor

Evening News · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 4

A telegram has been received in Sydney from Adelaide stating that some startling minors had been in circulation regarding the safety of the steamer Buninyon. The…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Steamer Buninyong in a Gale. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 August 1895 · page 5

A little over a week ago rumours were circulated in the city and at the port; and now it seems in the other colonies also, of the total loss of the steamer Buninyong in Western Australian…

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Telephones and Thunderstorms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 3

Do overhead telephone wires exercise a controlling influence on the electricity of the atmosphere? That the converse occurs is evidenced only too plainly by the…

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Cable News. a Mine Flooded. London, Friday Night

Truth · Sunday 4 August 1895 · page 5

Particulars have just been received a shocking mining disaster which has occurred in Scotland. An inrush of water occurred in the Ardrossan Mine when…

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Star's Special Cables a Mine Flooded. Disaster in Scotland. Fourteen Men Entombed. London, August 3

The Australian Star · Monday 5 August 1895 · page 6

Particulars have just been received of a shocking mining disaster which has occurred in Scotland. An inrush of water occurred in the Ardrossan…

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The Anglian in a Gale

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 4

On her last trip from Sydney to Auckland the steamer Anglian hid a Very rough experience. By the Wakatipu, which arrived yesterday, particulars of the voyage have come to…

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Floods in Japan. Enormous Damage

Evening News · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 6

LONDON, August 6.-Terrible floods have taken place in Japan, causing an enormous amount of damage. The failure of the rice crop is likely…

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Terrible Floods in Japan. London, Aug. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 7

Terrible floods have taken place in Japan, causing an enormous amount of damage The failure of the rice crop is likely to…

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Southerly Gale

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 5

The hard southerly gale which made a start at Jervis Bay yesterday afternoon travelled quickly to Sydney, and blew across the harbor with considerable…

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The Weather. a Southerly Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 6

A southerly gale and squally weather were the meteorological conditions yesterday. The storm did not bring much rain in Sydney, only two points being…

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The Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 6

The gale was in force on the coast between Jervis Bay and Seal Rocks, and the accompanying rough sea caused several vessels to "turn tall" and run for shelter…

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The Schooner Nellie in the Gale. Towed Back to Newcastle Disabled

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 August 1895 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The schooner Nellie, which left here for Sydney yesterday morning, was towed back to-night badly damaged by the gale. She hove in…

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Storm at Narrabri

Evening News · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 4

NARRABRI, Wednesday.-A heavy storm, accompanied with hail and wind, passed over the town yesterday afternoon. Sheds were blown down, roofs lifted off the…

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Flood Reclamation Works at Tocumwal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 7

TOCUMWAL, Thursday.--An embankment is being constructed by the Victorian Government parallel to the river from Cobram to below Tocumwal for the purpose…

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