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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

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

Heavy Storms. a Boy Killed. WELLINGTON

The Australian Star · Friday 29 December 1899 · page 6

Yesterday evening a very heavy hailstorm took place near Munbel, doing great damage to houses and fruit trees. A surveyor was measuring some land, and the hail completely…

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Heavy Rain on the Tweed

Evening News · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 3

MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.—For the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. to-day 404 points of rain had fallen here. The weather appears to be settling again. Very little rain is falling to-day…

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Letter From Captain Antill. the Aberdeen Troopship in a Storm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 9

Mr J. M. Antill, of Jarvisfield has receivod a letter from his son, Captain Antill, who want in the Aberdeen in command of the Mounted Rilles and Infantry detaehments to South Africa. In the…

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