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Blue Mountains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1905

4 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Severe Hail Storm. at Lithgow

The Mountaineer · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 3

A severe hail and rain storm occurred at Lithgow on Sunday last. The hailstones were very numerous and in some cases as large as pigeon's eggs…

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The Recent Storms

The Mountaineer · Friday 7 April 1905 · page 3

There has been a considerable amount of rain during the past week. On Sunday a terrific storm occurred, flooding the streets and swelling the…

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The Herald of the Storm. a Symbolic Poem

The Mountaineer · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 3

Over gloomy ocean stretches Winds have gathered angry storm-clouds, And between the clouds and waters Darts, like a black fork of lightning…

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The Storm. Houses and Shops Flooded. an Unprecedented Downpour

The Mountaineer · Friday 8 December 1905 · page 3

A terrific thunderstorm accompanied by hail broke over the Mountains yesterday afternoon. The weather had been dull and threatening during…

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