Natural Disasters
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In January 1900 Sydney was terrified by an outbreak of bubonic plague. In May a case was reported in...
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The weather in early February 1851 had been uncommonly hot,with the temperature regularly around the mid...
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On 27th May, 1855 Northcote was rocked by an earthquake. It cracked walls, sent chimneys tumbling and...
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Floods represent the greatest natural threat to lives and property in Darebin. With the Merri Creek to the...
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It's 21st June, 1982 and Arthur and I are going to Strathallan to visit Miss Sylvie Cook, and we're taking an...
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The first known sighting by early settlers of the Yarra River was by surveyor Charles Grimes in 1803. Grimes...
