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Floods & storms, 1895

714 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 36

Taken at the Flood

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 August 1895 · page 2

He was all by himself on his sixty-acre selection, and…

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American News. By the Mail. Terrible Train Wreck. Priests and Pilgrims Killed--A Disastrous Cyclone -- Murdered by His Partner -- Duel Between Fish Hawkers--Five Men Burned to Death--A Remarkable Voyage

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 August 1895 · page 6

The following items of American news are taken from files just to hand :-- A terrible train wreck occurred near Quebec early on the morning of July 9, and…

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Seed Fob Flooded-out Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 August 1895 · page 7

GRETA, Wednesday.--Mr. Dunnicliff, of the Department of Agriculture, was in the township to-day, to meet farmers in want of seed through losses by floods. Only…

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Barque Italia Damaged. Series of Heavy Gales

Evening News · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 6

The barque Italia, Captain Davis, which arrived yesterday at Melbourne from Liverpool, had a very rough experience on the voyage out. The…

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Yesterday's Gale

Evening News · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 4

During the strong westerly gale yesterday several vessels had narrow escapes from injury. The ship S. D. Carleton, behind Garden Island, had 45 fathoms of chain out,…

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The Storm in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 6

The gale was in full force in the harbor, and the water police say that it was the hardest blow from the westward that has been experienced for some time. The police…

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MR. C. B. Fisher's Insolvency. a Pastoralist's Career. Losses From Droughts, Floods, &c. Squatting in the Early Days-- Causes of a Sheep Farmer's Ruin. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Monday 26 August 1895 · page 6

Mr. Charles Brown Fisher, who resides at St. Kilda, and has been since 1837 a pastoralist and grazier on a large scale in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and…

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In the Country. Adaminaby, Monday.--A gale has been

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 6

blowing, with heavy snow and ram. BATHURST, Monday.--A strong cold westerly wind was blowing yesterday, with clouds of dust. To-day the wind has been…

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Sunday's Westerly Gale. Damage in the Country. the Cumberland Fruit Crop Injured. Effects of the Kain Nullified

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 6

The westerly gale of Sunday did considerable damage in many parts of the country, blowing down sheds and fences, and even trees and telegraph poles. In the…

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Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Heavy Rains and Floods. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 5

Continuously heavy rain, causing floods throughout, the island, and fierce north-west gales doing much damage on the coast, have occurred. The breakwater at Wynyard was…

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Gale on the Coast. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 5

The gale which has prevailed along the coast during the past few days continued with increased violence to-day, causing much inconvenience to shipping. The Pateena, from Launceston, due…

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To-day's Gale. Wreck of a Schooner. Rescue of the Crew

Evening News · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 5

BULL, Wednesday. - A. schooner went ashore 'on ' Bellambi Reef this morning two miles from here. The name is unknown,but the…

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Tasmania. Floods at Launceston

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.--There was a thunderstorm, with violent rain at intervals, to-day at Launceston. Heavy floods are reported, and the water has submerged…

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The Gale in the Harbor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 3

So violent was the gale in the harbor that communication with the shipping in the stream was almost entirely suspended Several vessels dragged their anchors' in…

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The Gale at Adelaide. a Ketch Ashore

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday,--Owing to the rough weather which has been experienced at sea for some days past, some anxiety was felt about the safety of the steamer…

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Another Stormy Day. a Dust-storm and a Gale. Wreck of a Coasting Vessel. the Schooner Norman Lost at Bellambi Reef. All Hands Saved

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 3

The meteorological conditions yesterday were decidedly unpleasant, a fierce westerly gale raging. The wind came up in fierce gusts, and dust flew about in…

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Hunter River Flood Prevention

Evening News · Thursday 29 August 1895 · page 6

Mr. Young, Minister for Works, has given instructions that Mr. E. R. Price shall proceed to Maitland today for the purpose of making a complete in—…

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A Cattle Cargo in a Storm

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 422

The officer in charge of the cattle shipped hy the Echuca writes:— "We have reached Aden after a very disastrous passage. Almost immediately after leaving Port Adelaide on Saturday, 22nd June,…

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A Mine Flooded. Thirteen Lives Lost. London, August 30

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 6

A mine in Colorado has been inundated with a great body of water. No less than 13 lives have been lost…

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News by Cable. a Mine-Flooded

Truth · Sunday 1 September 1895 · page 5

A mine in Colorado has been inundated with a great body of water. No less than 13 [?]xes have been lost…

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