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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 35

A Heartless Slander. £1000 Damages Awarded. O'Grady v. Gale

The Australian Star · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 7

This matter came before Mr. Justice Cohen, sitting in the No.3 Jury Court yesterday. Mr. W. A. Walker, instructed by Mr. J. W. Abigail, appeared for the plaintiff, Elizabeth…

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NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen and juries of four). a Slander Action. O'Grady v. Gale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 3

Mr. W. A. Walker, instructed by Mr. J. W. Abigail, appeared for plaintiff, Elizabeth Newton O'Grady, Plaintiff bad obtained a judgment against the defendant, Sarah Jane Gale, of Park Hill,…

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An Awful Cyclone

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 June 1899 · page 10

The American mail brings additional news of the terrible cyclone which swept over Missouri on April 27. At Kirksville 400 buildings were destroyed, and about 50…

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Storms and Floods. in Spain and America. Great Damage. and Loss of Life

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1899 · page 6

LONDON, June 11, 3.45 p.m.-A destructive storm has occurred at San Pedro and Valladolid, Spain. One hundred and sixty houses were destroyed and ten persons killed…

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Disastrous Storms. Mortality in America and Spain. LONDON, June 11, 3.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 12 June 1899 · page 5

A great storm has been experienced at San Pedro, in Valladolid, Spain. There was extensive damage to crops, and 160 houses were destroyed. Ten persons were killed…

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Storms and Floods. Great Loss of Life

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A storm at San Pedro, in the province of Valladolid, Spain, destroyed 160 houses, and killed 10 people. A great rain cloud burst over Austin, the…

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Storms and Floods. Fifty-five Persons Killed. London, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 7

Terrific storms have occurred in the northern districts of Spain. At San Pedro and Valladolid 160 houses wero destroyed and 10 persons wore killed…

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Wintry Conditions. Rain and Snow. a Gale on the Coast

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 8

Strong, squally, and bitterly cold south-westerly winds, with almost continuous thick, driving rain, characterised the weather in the city yesterday, and, indeed, the same conditions…

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The Fire on the Duke of Buckingham. Extinguished by Flooding

Evening News · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 3

BBISBANE, Tuesday Afternoon.-The news from Thursday island that the British-India steamer Duke of Buckingham was on fire off Goode island has been confirmed. A later…

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Divorce Court. Flood v. Flood

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 7

Before Mr. Justice Walker yesterday Evelina Gertrude Flood sought a dissolution of her marriage with Charles Flood on grounds of adultery and cruelty. Mr: Sheridan…

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China Steamers Tn the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 6

The stormy conditions were responsible for the delay of two large ocean liners. The Australian, of the E. and A. line, was due yesterday morning from the East, but up to a late hour had not been…

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The Gale. Rain and Snow. Shipping Has a Rough Time

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 6

Sydney was the centre of very stormy weather yesterday, which extended right along the coast, but was more intense within about 100 miles on either side of Port Jackson. From Jervis Bay to…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.) FLOOD v. FLOOD (part heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 8

The suit brought by Eveline Gertrude Flood against Charles Flood for dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty and adultery was continued, Mr. Sheridan appeared for the petitioner,…

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FLOOD v. FLOOD. Suit for Divorce

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 7

The suit for divorce, in which the petitioner is Evelyn Gertrude Flood and the respondent Charles Flood, was continued yesterday, before Mr. Justice Walker, in Chancery Square…

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FLOOD v. FLOOD. Suit for Divorce

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 5

The hearing of the suit for divorce in which the petitioner was Evelyn Gertrude Flood, and the respondent Charles Flood, was continued to-day before Mr. Justice Walker…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.) FLOOD V. FLOOD

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 8

The hearing of the suit was continued, in which Evelyn Gertrude Flood (formerly Talbot) petitioned for the dissolution of her marriage with Charles Flood, on the grounds of adultery and cruelty. Mr. Sheridan…

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Shipping in the Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 8

The Japanese mail steamer Kasuga Maru, which was delayed by tho storm, put in an appearance yesterday. She had a rough time coming down the coast. Captain Haswell reports…

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Japan Mail Steamer in the Gale

Evening News · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 6

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer Kasuga Maru, arrived yesterday afternoon from Yokohama and Kobe, via ports, a day behind schedule time, caused by the steamer encountering some…

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The Gale on the Coast. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 6

The weather continues squally and the sea heavy. The steamer Balmain entered at about 1 o'clock. She managed to come up just as there was a lull in the gale, and…

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The Gale. Heavy Sea on the Coast. Shipping Traffic Hampered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 8

Stormy conditions still continued along the coast yesterday, with the result that shipping traffic was almost completely demoralised. This heavy and long-sustained south-westerly weather…

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