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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1899

682 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 35

A Terrific Storm. 4 Inches of Rain in an Hour

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 3

SINGLETON, Tuesday.—News was received this morning from Jerry's Plams, stating that a terrific form occurred between there an [?] Dural on Saturday night. Rain literally tell in sheets…

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Insurance Rates in Times of Gales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 March 1899 · page 6

How the premium barometer rose and fell during the February gale in the Atlantic is described in reports received by the India, which steamer, by the way, left home during the February gales. A Lloyd's report of February 17…

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Gales in England. London, March 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

The snowstorms in the Midland counties and the gales along the British coasts are unabated…

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Hunter River Flood Prevention

The Australian Star · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 7

Mr. Napier Bell, the gentleman who has been entrusted by the Government with the tusk of making an Investigation and reporting respecting the different schemes for flood…

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Hunter River Floods

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 6

Mr. Napier Bell, who has been engaged by the Minister for Works to report on the question of providing means for preventing floods on the River Hunter, has entered upon his duties. Mr…

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Australian Eleven. Arrival at Albany. the "Barrackers" at Adelaide. the Recent Test Matches. Dividing the Profits. Crossing the Bight. Empty Chairs at the Table. Running Into a Gale. Reception at Albany

Evening News · Monday 27 March 1899 · page 4

ALBANY (W.A.), Monday Morning.—The R.M.S. Ormuz, with the tenth Australian cricket team on board, arrived at Albany just after dark on Sunday. Johns joined the boat at Melbourne. The…

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A Heavy Storm. Township Much Damaged. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 7

Farina, a township situated on the great northern line, some distance from Port Augusta, felt the full force of the storm which passed over the district on Saturday evening…

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A Fatal Storm. Two Men Killed by Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.--Yangarrie experienced tho full force of Saturday's storm, which passed over the northern areas, 2in. of rain being registered there in less than an hour. The heaviest…

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Good Rains Inland. Campbell's River in Flood. ROCKLEY

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 6

Steady rain fell here on Saturday, and there was a heavy downpour last night, which flooded the creeks and Campbell's River. Nearly an inch was registered…

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The South Australian Floods. Damage to Roads, Gardens, and Property. ADELAIDE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 7

An inspection of the town of Petersburg after the flood of Saturday shows that an enormous amount of damage has been done to the roads, which had the metal swept…

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Storms in Buenos Ayres

The Children's Newspaper · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 5

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A Warship in a Gale

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 4

H.M.S. Edgar recently returned to England after a lengthy service on the China station. On steaming into Portsmouth, the cruiser showed signs of haying been badly knocked about in the…

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Northern River Floods. Mr. Napier Bell's Mission

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 7

With reference to the authority given to Mr. Napier Bell to report upon the schemes for flood prevention in the Valley of the Hunter. Mr. Held Informed Mr. Carroll (for Mr…

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The Cyclone Steel Disc Plow

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 777

During the past year or so a great deal bas been heard about disc plows, so we here illustrate one of the latest types of implements of this description, for which Messrs. James Martin and Co. of Sydney…

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Flood Prevention. Li Hung Chang's Report

Evening News · Monday 3 April 1899 · page 4

LONDON, April 2, 3.25 p.m.-Li-Hung-Chang, who has been inquiring as to the possibility of preventing the floods in the valley of the Yangtse-kiang, has returned to Pekin…

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Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. To-day's Storms. the Gale Increasing

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

The boisterons conditions which prevailed in the city and suburbs during the forenoon increased in violence this afternoon. Mr. Russell, Government Astronomer, said that the wind had…

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Gale at Newcastle. a Barque in Danger

Evening News · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—A terrific E.S.E. gale is blowing at Newcastle with heavy rain squalls and an angry sea running. A barque rounded the Southern Breakwater about 9.20…

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The Easter Show. Damage by the Storm. An Unpleasant Day on the Ground

The Australian Star · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

The Royal Agricultural Society's Grounds, at Moore Park, present an appearance of partial wreckage this morning, the gale during the night having blown down timber signs,…

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China. Flood Pretention Scheme. London, April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

Li Hung Chang has returned to Pekin, and was greated with honours upon his arrival. He reports that to carry out European plans for a scheme for the…

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Fourteen Steamers Missing in the Recent Atlantic Storms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 8

London shipping news to hand per R.M S. Australia states that in the common rejoicings over the safe arrivals of the Pavonia and Bulgaria one is apt to lose sight of the fact that there are still missing 14 fine ships which must in…

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