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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1895

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Hurricane at Adelaide. the Worst Storm Within Memory. Considerable Damage Done

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A storm this evening, according to some of the oldest colonists, was the severest within their recollection. The lightning was exceedingly vivid, and the…

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In the Country. Floods at Tarella Station

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 6

WILCANNIA, Monday.--Intense heat prevailed here yesterday and to-day. A severe thunderstorm is reported to have passed over Tarella Station. The mail driver states that…

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The Weather. Thunderstorms and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 6

Yesterday two thunderstorms passed over Sydney, one at noon and the other between 3 and 5 o'clock, and 10 points of rain fell. A squall came up from the southward at 3 p.m.,…

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South Australia. Damage by Monday's Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 December 1895 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--During the cyclonic storm yesterday evening, the roofs were taken off many houses at Hindmarsh. The Government workshops at Singleton…

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South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Severe Storm in Adelaide. Damage to City Buildings. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1895 · page 7

A storm of cyclonic violence swept over the city and suburbs this evening. Numerous reports of serious damage have been received from many parts, dwellings, churches, and other buildings…

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Japanese Cheap Labor. Interesting to the Bootmakers Flooding New South Wales. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 December 1895 · page 7

A representative of the arm of Zivar Bros., of Beachworth, in attendance at the monthly sale of station produce, has made a statement of some interest to the workers…

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The Weather. Further Thunderstorms and Good Rains. the Drought Temporarily Broken Up

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 December 1895 · page 6

Hot, extremely muggy, and oppressive were the meteorological conditions in Sydney yesterday. The temperature at 9 a.m. was 75.3, a high reading for such an early hour,…

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Heavy Rain at Croydon. Bridges Swept Away

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 December 1895 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Heavy rain has fallen at Croydon, 3in being recorded in two hours. Several bridges have been swept away, and most of the residents,…

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A Storm Off the Coast. Foundering of a Ketch

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 December 1895 · page 5

During the blow on Monday night the Ruby, a well-known coasting vessel, had her career cut short. At about 9 p.m. the forward hand reported an extra quantity of water aboard, which…

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Flood at Croydon. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 December 1895 · page 5

At Croydon to-day the rain started to fall shortly after 4 a.m. Three inches were registered in less than two hours. The town creek came down a banker, damaging all the foot-bridges,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court—thursday, December 12. No. 1 Jury Court—(Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) Flood and Others V. CAMPBELL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 6

Plaintiff, E.A. Oatley, appeared in person. Defendant did not appear. This was an action of ejectment, brought by Joseph Washington Flood, Ernest Allen Oatley, and Edward Bailey M'Kenny, trustees…

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Thunderstorms and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 6

UNGARIE, Thursday.--A heavy thunderstorm, causing a considerable amount of damage, occurred last evening at Bygoloree station. The rain washed away the…

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Law. Supreme Court, Thursday, December 12. NO. 1 JURY COURT.--(Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) Flood and Others V. CAMPBELL

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 3

E. A. Oatley, one or the plaintiffs, appeared in person; there was no appearance on behalf of the defendant. This was an action to recover possession of 322 acres of land at…

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Storms in the Country

Evening News · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 5

LITHGOW, Saturday.—The recent heavy hailstorm did extensive damage in this district. At Marrangaroo the grass, crops, fruit, vegetables, and flowers were…

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Destructive Storms. Two Houses Blown Down at Corowa

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday.--The district reports indicate that the late hailstorm was exceptionally destructive in some centres. At Marrangaroo the grass, crops, fruit,…

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Severe Cyclonic Storm in Adelaide. ADELAIDE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 1212

A storm of cyclonic violence swept over the city and suburbs this evening. Numerous reports of serious damage have been received from many parts, dwellings, churches, and other buildings…

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Our Special Cables. the British Advance in Ashantee. Bridges Destroyed by Floods. Arming of Tribes Hostile to Prempeh

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 December 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The Ashantee residents have been expelled from the Gold Coast Colony. Heavy floods in Ashantee have…

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The Weather. Another Heat Record For. the Season. 96.1 Registered. a Southerly Buster. Dust-storms and Rain in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 December 1895 · page 5

Yesterday's heat topped the record for this season, the maximum temperature recorded at the Observatory being 96.1deg. This, Mr. Russell explained, was not a record for…

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The Weather. a Southerly Gale on the Coast. Good Rains in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 December 1895 · page 6

A drop of 20 degrees in the temperature took place yesterday, 76deg. being the highest reading at the Observatory, and it was a pleasant change from the excessive heat of the…

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Heavy Gale at Nymagee

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 December 1895 · page 5

NYMAGEE, Wednesday.--A heavy gale visited this town on Monday at 2 o'clock. Buildings were unroofed, tents blown down, and in one instance a large hall was…

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