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Floods & storms, 1898

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Terrific Storm in Melbourne. a Hurricane and Hailstorm. Much Damage Done. an Antarctic Cyclone

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--One of the most severe storms experienced for years passed over the colony on Saturday, [?]d left wreckage in its track from its first point of contact with the land at Portland to its finishing point,…

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Storm at Deniliquin

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 6

DENILIQUIN, Sunday.--About 7 o'clock last evening a terrific wind storm, accompanied by dust, passed over the town. Parts of the roots of the Pastoral and Agricultural Society's building and goods sheds and Customs…

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A Fierce Gale. Yesterday's Unpleasant Experiences

The Australian Star · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 3

The fierce westerly gale with which Sydney was visited yesterday was the heaviest experienced for some time. Saturday Was so very hot and oppressive that it was evident a…

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Severe Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 3

An exceptionally severe storm passed over the colony on Saturday. A heavy north wind, which had been blowing all day, changed at 6 o'clock, bringing with it dense clouds of…

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The Weather. Cyclonic Storms in the Country. Great Damage Done

Evening News · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 5

The weather in Sydney on Saturday afternoon was oppressively warm, the maximum register at the Observatory being 79.2 in the shade. In the evening signs of a storm, which had been…

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Koscinsko Obsepvatopy. Peculiar Electric Storm. the Baptism of Buddha

Evening News · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 7

We are now able to congratulate ourselves that the greater part of the winter is now over, but though the weather is gradually becoming less rigorous, still it is distinctly otherwise with, the…

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Fierce Westerly Gale. Hurricane Squalls. a Gust of 73 Miles an Hour. Violent Duststorms. Interview with the Government Astronomer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 September 1898 · page 6

Sydney was yesterday visited by a howling westerly gale, the heaviest experienced for some time. From an early hour in the morning barometers fell rapidly, and indications of a coming storm were confirmed by…

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The Gale on

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The hurricane on Saturday was very severe in the Nhill district, and much damage is reported. Barranginnie School was demolished, and several chimneys and small…

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Shipping in the Late Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 5

The Aberdeen clipper Miltiades took all the possible benefit from the westerly gale, She was sigealled at Wilson's P[?]omontory at half-past 8 on Saturday morning, 33 days from London, bound to…

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Mount Kosciusko. Peculiar Electric Storm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 6

SEPTEMBER 12.--The wintry weather on Mount Kosciusko is beginning to show signs of modification, and it may reasonably be expected that at the end of three months' time the summit…

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Ocean Liners in the Storm. Some Rough Experiences

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The R.M.S. Orizaba returned to the bay from Sydney tills afternoon, considerably behind time, and reports meeting with exceptionally stormy weather on the run…

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The Recent Gale. Damage in the Country Houses Unroofed. Trees Uprooted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 7

BLACKHEATH, Monday.--Strong southerly galea prevailed on Saturday last, which increased at night to a hurricane similar to that which had scull damaging effect last Tuesday. The weather…

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The Recent Wind Storm. Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 7

Reports from various parts of the district show that the effects of the severe wind storms on Saturday night were extensive. In many places fences were blown level with the ground, roofs were…

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Alignment of Floodstreet, Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 6

Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. S. Hawthorne, M.L.A., introduced a deputation consisting of Aldermen A. Hearne (Mayor), B. Moore, L. O'Toole, T. Colebrook, and S. Fletcher, and Messrs…

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The Heat Wave. Another Sydney Record, 89.8 Thunderstorm in the City. a Southerly Change

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 6

The heat yesterday was a fraction of a degree higher than that of Wednesday, so that a new record was put up for the month of September. A further disagreeable factor was added in the…

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Storms in the Baltic. 120 Fishermen Drowned

Evening News · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 6

LONDON, September 23, 3.55 p.m.-Severe storms have occurred in the Baltic. One hundred and twenty fishermen were drowned near Memel…

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Cyclonic Storms in the Country. Great Damage Done

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 49

The weather in Sydney on Saturday afternoon was oppressively warm, the maximum register at the Observatory being 79.2 in the shade. In the evening signs of a storm, which had heen…

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A Severe Storm. 120 Fishermen Drowned. LONDON, September 23, 3.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 7

Great destruction has been caused by a severe storm to a fishing fleet off Memel, a seaport town at the mouth of the Dange, in the province of East Prussia, Prussia…

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An American Emperor. Chapter Xxv. (Continued).—how Sahara Was Flooded

The Arrow · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 5

Sure enough, a tiny rill was already threading its way down the hillside in a northerly direction. Vansittart surveyed it quietly before he said, with a smile: "You…

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Flood Prevention. the Hunter River District

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 September 1898 · page 54

The Government has given some consideration lately to the question of flood prevention in the Hunter River district. As will be remembered, many schemes have been proposed in this…

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