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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1897

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Terrific Storms. Hotel Struck by Lightning

Evening News · Monday 18 October 1897 · page 5

ORANGE, Monday.-A terrific thunderstorm, with very heavy hail, passed over this distract between 6 and 7 this morning. The Occidental Hotel was struck by lightning, but it was only…

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Gale in Melbourne. House Fired by Lightning. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 6

During the heavy thunderstorm which pased over the colony yesterday and last night the residence of Mr. Brinsley Tobin, at Berwick, was struck by lightning, and there…

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Gale at Newcastle. a Vessel Adrift. V. Damage in the City

Evening News · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-A very severe north-westerly blow was experienced in the harbor at an early hour this morning during which several of the vessels moored in the…

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The Weather. More Thunderstorms

Evening News · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 6

Throughout yesterday the weather was extremely warm and sultry, with the temperature at 786deg. Towards evening distant thunder gave evidence of an approaching storm…

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Hot and Sultry Conditions. Thunderstorms and Rain in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 6

It was hot and sultry in the city yesterday, and the conditions when the north-west breeze sprang up were decidedly unpleasant. Up till about 11. o'clock in the forenoon the sky was completely clouded over, and a…

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Terrific Storm at Gunnedah. Considerable Damage

Evening News · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 5

GUNNEDAH, Tuesday.-A terrific storm passed over the town at 3.30 this afternoon. The fall of hail was the heaviest ever known here. The windows of the police station, to the numbs of thirty, were…

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Storms in the Country. Heavy Fall of Hail. Crops Damaged. Sheep and Birds Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 6

CASSILIS, Wednesday.-Hailstorms, thunder-storms, and general heavy rain have been experienced here on and off since Monday afternoon. At Collaroy there was a terrific thunderstorm, some of the hail…

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Disastrous Storm at Gun-nedah. Extensive Damage to Property. the Crops Ruined

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 7

GUNNEDAH, Tuesday.--For 20 years the experience of to-day has never been equalled. A severe hailstorm struck the town, shattering every window on the Western and north-Western…

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Heavy Thunderstorm. Iron Riddled by Hail. CASSILIS

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

Heavy thunderstorms occurred here yesterday afternoon and last night, followed by another this morning. Sixty points of rain were registered. Reports just to hand from…

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Thunderstorms and Rain

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 6

Electrical disturbances have been common over this colony, Queensland, and the northern portions of South Australia during the last two or three days, and on Monday and yesterday a succession of thunderstorms…

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Western Suburbs Drainage Matters. the Storm Water Channels

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 3

Considerable correspondence has passed between the Burwood Council and the Hoard of Water Supply and Sewerage on the question of connection with the stormwater channels for the purposes of house drainage. The…

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News by Cable. Cyclone in the Philippines. Leyte Devastated. Immense Loss of Life

Evening News · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 6

LONDON, October 21, 3.30 p.m.-A terrible cyclone has passed over the Philippine Islands. The Island of Leyte was devastated, and there was immense loss of life and property…

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Our Special Cables. Terrible Cyclone. An Island Devastated. Immense Loss of Life. LONDON, October 21

The Australian Star · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 5

News has been received that a terrible cyclone has devastated the important island of Leyte in the Philippines. The island has a population of about 240,000 and the loss of…

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New Zealand. Floods at Greymouth. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 5

Heavy rains have fallen in the vicinity of Grey-mouth. The rivers are rising rapidly and a big flood is expected. Six Chinamen, while fishing, failed to notice the river rising and were…

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The Cyclone in the Philippines. Immense Losses. Thousand Natives Drowned. Samar Devastated

Evening News · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 6

LONDON, October 22.—Later reports from Manilla state that the damage done in the Island of Leyte by the cyclone which swept over the Philippines is estimated at 7,500,000…

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Cyclone in the Philippines. Immense Loss of Life and Property. London, Oct. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 9

A terrible cyclone has passed over the Philippine Islands. The Island of Zoyte was devastated, and there was immense loss of life and property…

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Cyclone in the Philippines. the Island of Leyte Devastated. Immense Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night. -- A terrible cyclone has passed over the Philippine Islands. The island of Leyte was devastated, and…

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Our Special Cables. the Terrific Cyclone. Fearful Loss of Life. LONDON, October 22

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 5

Further particulars in connection with the terrible cyclone in the Phillppines state that the damage done on the island of Leyte is estimated at 7,500,000 francs…

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The Philippine Cyclone. Immense Loss of Life. London, October 22

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 October 1897 · page 5

Thousands of natives were drowned in consequence of the cyclone at the Philippine Islands, and the damage to property was very great…

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The Philippine Islands. the Recent Cyclone. One Thousand Natives Drowned. Islands Devastated

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 October 1897 · page 5

LONDON, Friday night.--Later reports from Manilla state that the damage done in the Island of Leyto by the cyclone which swept over the Philippines is estimated at…

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