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Floods & storms, 1897

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In the Country. Another Storm at Nevertire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

NEVERTIRE, Monday.--Last night a storm worked up from the west, coming in the same direction as the recent cyclone, it was intently watched upon approaching the town, and fears…

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A Squall in Sydney. Last Night's Storm. Damage to Property. Terrific Dust and Rain Storm An Unprecedented Disturbance

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3

The city and suburbs were visited last night by the hardest blow and the swiftest storm known for years. The storm, began to show up in the west…

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In the Country. Storm at Queanbeyan. Buildings Damaged. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

The heat was very oppressive to-day, with a falling barometer, indicating a storm shortly. After 4 o'clock another terrific duststorm swept over the town, travelling eastwards. The stable at the…

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The Weather. Terrific Storm in Sydney. A Heavy Downpour. The Wind at 71 Miles an Hour. Buildings Unroofed. Much Damage Done. Storms in the Country. Property Destroyed. Tornadoes on a Small Scale

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 6

It would seem as if the recent cyclone at Nevertire, which did such fearful damage to the township, was the precursor of other similar storms which have passed over the…

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The Weather. Storms in the Country. Dust, Wind, and Rain. Many Buildings Destroyed. Phenomenon at Young

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

HARDEN, Tuesday.—The weather yesterday was very oppressive. Storm clouds gathered in the evening, with every indication of a heavy downpour, but only a few drops fell. The sky at 7 o'clock presented…

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The Weather. a Terrific Storm in Sydney. Buildings Unroofed. Trees Blown Down. Much Damage Done. a Miniature Tornado

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

Since the Nevertire disaster, from which that township has not yet recovered, there have been one or two notably severe outbursts of the elements in the Weat, one at Walgett and another at Gunnedah…

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A Big Storm. Houses Unroofed in Sydney. Considerable Damage in the Suburbs. Wind Velocity 71 Miles an Hour. Interview with Mr. Russell

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

Novertire may boast of having endured the worst storm in 1896, but Sydney is easily first this year. A storm, which does not appear to have come from any particular direction, but which while…

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Thunderstorms and Rain in the Country. a Heavy Fall at Coonabarabran High Temperatures

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 6

Light to heavy rain, associated with thunderstorms, has fallen on the coast above Newcastle, and along the highlands and western slopes north of Goulburn, extending as far west as Mount Hope and Brewarrina. The falls…

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Destructive Cyclone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 8

News reached Perry (O.T.) on 30th November of a destructive cyclone in Raiston, a small town on the Arkansas River, 50 miles north-east of Perry. Hardly a whole house is left in the town. Mrs…

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The Nevertire Cyclone

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 4

NEVERTIRE, Wednesday.—A largely-attended public meeting was held at the railway station on Monday night to consider what steps should be taken to assist the sufferers by the recent…

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Dust Storms at Ungarie

Evening News · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 2

UNGARIE, Wednesday.—A sudden change in the weather took place on Monday about noon, when hot winds and clouds of dust obscured the sun. This continued till the evening, when the…

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The Country. the Nevertire Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 5

NEVERTIRE, Tuesday. -- A public meeting, which was largely attended, was held at the railway station last night to consider what steps should be taken to assist the sufferers by the…

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In the Country. Cyclonic Storm at Queanbeyan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 6

QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday. -- A terrible storm occurred here yesterday. The damage done was considerable. Two trucks were blown off the railway line, houses were unroofed, and trees uprooted. The principal damage…

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The Southerly Change. Thunderstorms and Rain in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 6

Hardly had the city quieted down after the terrible storm on Monday evening, when a southerly buster arrived, and the first few gusts threatened a repetition of the violence experienced a few hours ago. The wind…

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The Bega Storm

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

BEGA, Thursday.—The recent storm had a most disastrous effect on the fruit crops in this district. In many cases trees were almost entirely denuded of what should have bean an abundant crop, and this is…

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Storm at Rocky Gully. 900 Sheep Killed

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

BENDEMEER, Wednesday.—A thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning of two hours' duration, occurred on Monday night at Rocky Gully, eight miles from Bendemeer. Out at a mob of 5000…

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The Nevertire Cyclone

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 6

Splendid pictures of the appearance of the town of Nevertire after the cyclone appear in this week's "Town and Country Journal." Among other illustrations are some pictures of…

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The Bega Storm

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

BEGA, Thursday.—The recent storm had a most disastrous effect on the fruit crops in this district. In many cases trees were almost entirely denuded of what should have been an abundant crop, and this is…

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STORMS at Port Darwin Great Damage to Property. Overland Telegraph Interrupted

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The Postmaster-General (Sir Chas. Todd) has issued a report that the Great Northern telegraph wire has been broken by a fierce hurricane similar to that which visited…

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Storm at Port Darwin. Nearly Every Building Wrecked. Telegraph Line Wrecked. Violent Weather-Heavy Rains and Strong Winds. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 6

The Postmaster-General has informed the "Advertiser" that the overland telegraph line is broken, and communication is stopped, owing to a furious…

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