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Floods & storms, 1899

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Caught in a Cyclone. Animals Killed and Trees Stripped. Perils of a Drover's Life

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A telegram from Gay[?]dah states that Mr. J. J. Keenan has passed through from St. Helens with 1100 bullocks for Widgen Station. Keenan reports that when…

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Heavy Gales in the United Kingdom

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

Fierce south-westerly gales have been raging throughout the United ingdom, and great damage has been caused So great was the force of the wind that several trains were…

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Shipping in Danger. Gales in the United Kingdom

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- Fierce south-westerly gales have been raging throughout the United Kingdom, and great damage has been caused…

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Weather in England. Fierce Gales. Channel Service Suspended

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 6

LONDON, January 13.—A fierce south-westerly gale has swept over the United Kingdom, causing damage to property. Several trains were off the railway lines…

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Fierce Gale in the British Isles. the Channel Services Suspended. London, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

A florce south-westerly gale has swept over the United Kingdom, causing much damage to property. Several trains were blown off the lines…

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Floods at Camden

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 10

CAMDEN, Friday. -- Mr. Campbell, of the Government Survey Department, visited Camden this week in reference to the prevention of floods in the district, and if possible to take steps to…

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Cyclone at Wellington

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1899 · page 10

A severe hurricane, accompanied with rain, was experienced in Wellington, N.S.W., on Wednesday afternoon. Several buildings were wrecked. The Roman…

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A Terrific Cyclone. Horses Swept Away

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1899 · page 11

A telegram from Gayndah (Q.) states that Mr. J. J. Keenan has passed through from St. Helens with 100 bullocks for Widgen Station. Keenan reports that when…

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The Gales in England. Express Narrowly Escapes, a Lighthouse Destroyed

Evening News · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 4

LONDON, January 14.—During the recent gales a gap 150yd long was made in the sea wail at Llanfairfechan, Carnarvonshire, North Wales…

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Heavy Gales in Great Britain. Great Loss of Property. A Lighthouse Wrecked. LONDON, January 14

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 5

The fierce south-westerly gale which has been raging during the past few days wrought great destruction in all parts of the United Kingdom, and also occasioned loss of…

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The Gale in England. a Train Struck by Seas. the Driver and the Stoker Drowned. a Lighthouse Destroyed. London, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 5

During the gale an extraordinary railway accident occured in Llanfairfechan, Carnarvonshire, North Wales. At a point where the line runs close to…

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The Great Gales. a Train and the Sea. Driver and Stoker Drowned. Sea-wall Carried Away. an Express Train Jeopardised. Great Destruction of Property. Fifteen Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--As a goods train of the London and North Western Railway Company, bound for Manchester, was passing Lianfairfechan, a small seaport in…

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The Country. a Cyclone at Coonamble

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 8

COONAMBLE, Tuesday.--News comes to hand of a terrific cyclone at Pier Pier station last week, unroofing sheds, stables, and outhouses, smashing a windmill, and totally ruining the…

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A Cyclonic Disturbance. General Rain. Low Barometer at Adelaide. Violent Storms Probable

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 6

Under the influence of a cyclonic disturbance, rain set in at Sydney yesterday, and from reports received at the Observatory, it is likely to be pretty general over the colony. The…

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Johannesburg Riot. a Calm Succeeds the Storm. LONDON, January 18, 4.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 January 1899 · page 5

The latest report from Johannesburg is to the effect that a quieter feeling has succeeded the riot between Boers and Ultlanders. The disturbance passed off without serious injury…

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The Atlantic Gales. a Barque Wrecked off Galway. LONDON, January 19, 3.30 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 5

The British barque Southesk, 1210 tons, which loaded in Glasgow for Lyttelton (N.Z.), has been wrecked off the coast of Galway, Ireland…

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Hunter River Flood Prevention. Mr. Napier Bell to Report

Evening News · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 5

The question of appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon a practical scheme for flood prevention in the Hunter River district has been under consideration for some time. At…

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Hunter River Floods. Mr. Napier Bell's Inquiry. A Royal Commission

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 8

The well-known engineer, Mr. Napier Bell, has accepted the offer made to him by the Government to inquire into and report upon the best means of coping with the floods in…

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Floods in Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Very heavy rains fell about midday, and completely inundated the streets in the low lying suburbs. The sewers were unable to carry away the flood waters, and…

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Hunter River Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 9

Reference has frequently been made to the fact that the Government had decided to appoint Mr. Napier Bell a Royal Commission to inquire into and report upon a practical scheme for the…

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