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Floods & storms, 1896

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Australian Cricketers in England. the Match Against Yorkshire. Play Delayed by Heavy Rain. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 5

A severe thunderstorm which, accompanied hy heavy rain, swept over Leeds this morning, prevented play being resumed in the match between Australia…

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The Weather. Gales on the Coast. Heavy Rain in the South

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 11

The effects of the change from the south forecasted on Thursday were felt all along tho coast south of Jervis Bay yesterday In the shape of strong south and south-west gales, heavy rain, high seas,…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain in the South

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 9

Heavy falls of snow are features of yesterday's weather on the highlands and copious rain on the southern coast, with westerly and south-westerly gales. At 2 p.m. Jervis Bay reported a westerly…

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A Storm in a Teapot

Evening News · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 10

Even at this distance of time it is painful to think of all the needless cruelty exercised by a few hot headed officials, apparently bent on magnifying a mole-hill into a mountain for the purpose of…

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(From Our Correspondents.) Heavy Snow Storm at Kiandra. Kiandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 9

The heaviest fall of snow this season occurred last night. The thermometer to-day was five off zero. Kiandra is practically snowed up, and communication is carried on by snow shoes. At Kosciusko,…

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When the World Was Younger. by Miss Braddon. Chapter I.--a Harbor From the Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 13

The wind bowled across the level fields, and flying showers of sleet rattled against the old leathern coach as It drove through the thickening dusk. A bitter winter, this year of the Royal…

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Storm at Wollongong. a Heavy Rainfall

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1896 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Monday.—Heavy rain commenced to fall early this morning, and has continued without intermission since, nearly an inch being registered up to 10 o'clock, making a total…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain and Snowstorms. Telegraph Lines Broken Down. Gale on the Coast. What Mr. Russell Says

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

Yesterday, in the city, was a day which made most people whose business took them outdoors thank their lucky stars that they were neither 'busdrivors nor tram conductors. The…

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The Gales Along the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

By 9 a.m. gales were reported at Post Stephens, 80 miles north of Sydney, and at newcastle from west. At Sydney a moderate gale from N.W. Wollongong had a moderate W.S.W. gale, and it…

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Steaming Against the Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

Late last night, after communication was restored with the South const, the Green Cape signalmaster wired that the steamor Federal passed there at 11.30 a.m. bound to Melbourne. Gabo Island…

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The Snow Storm. Reports From the Country. Interrupted Telegraph Lines

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

The Snowfall in the South and West-Snowy New South Wales--Fear of Floods--Traffic Blocked at Camden…

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The Weather. Yesterday's Storms. the Snow in the Country. Telegraphic Interruptions. Damage to Property

Evening News · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 6

The rain which set in on Monday morning continued at intervals throughout the day, and from about 6 o'clock till late in the evening the showers were exceedingly…

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On the Coast. South-east Gales and Heavy Seas. "Stand Off" Signals at the Southern Pouts. Loading Operations Suspended

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

The meteorological conditions along the coast yesterday were somewhat remarkable. During the day reports of violent south-east galea with heavy seas and thick rain came from Bateman's…

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Terrible Snow Storm at Lawson. Damage to the Telegraph Lines. the Trains Seriously Delayed. Sweeping the Railway Lines

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

LAWSON, Monday.—One of the greatest snow storms ever known occurred here to-day. The snow commenced to fall heavily at 9 o'clock, arid continued falling thickly until the afternoon. The…

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The Weather. a Cold Spell.—heavy Snowstorms. Two Miles of Telegraph Lines Down. Serious Interruption of the Service. Snowstorms Block the Railway Lines. a Phenomenal Experience. Heavy Gales on the Coast

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 5

Everybody in Sydney knows how it rained and blew yesterday in the city and suburba, but no one, so far as can be learned, knows whence the sudden change came—not even the Government Astronomer,…

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A Flood Feared at Penrith

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1896 · page 6

PENRITH, Monday.—Very heavy rain started about 9 a.m. this morning, and continued unceasingly throughout the day, 192 points being registered up till 8 p.m. All the low lands are…

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The Burrumbeet in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 6

A report was received yesterday by the Government Astronomer from Captain Thorpe, of the Burrum-beet, stating that his vessel left Melbourne on Saturday, and cleared Port Phillip Heads, with light…

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The Gale Along Coast and Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 3

The heavy sea extended as far north as Port Stephens, but had modreated la[?]t night, and the collier flect of steamers in port waiting for a slant to run down to some of the southern coal-loading…

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From Where the Storm Came

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 3

It was mentioned yesterday that the Government Astronomer was of the opinion that the disturbance which affected the coast came in from [?]award: that in fact it was not one of the ordinary rotary storms…

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The Shipping in the Gale. the Warrimoo and Massilia Have a Rough Experience.--vessels Sheltering

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1896 · page 6

The shipping arrivals yesterday report heavy weather off the coast. The Warrimoo (Canadian mail boat) ran into a westerly gale and high sea on the…

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