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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1856

4 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

Another Flood at B[?]larat—loss of Life—fearful D[?]truction of Propert[?] Tuesday December 18

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 1

The rain which I informed [?] in my last as threatening at midday, came d[?]n as I verily believe only Baliarat rain can, a[?] between two and three o'clock, we had a repeti[?] of Sunday…

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Disastrous Gales of the East

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 16 July 1856 · page 2

We had sore misglyings that we should have ro recount some disastrous fidings of the gales—Which drove so smart a brig as the Prime [?] from off the Kaikoras, in the South, to…

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The Late Flood of the Nepean

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 November 1856 · page 2

During the time the Nepean River was flooded last week, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. M'Beath, engineer to the Victoria Bridge, with several men, were employed in removing a large punt,…

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[?]Sastrous Gale—eight Lives Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 November 1856 · page 3

BRIGHTON, THURSDAY,—A most severe gale visited this part of the coast last night. About [?] o'clock at night the wind began to blow so [?] from the southward and eastward, and…

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