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

Floods & storms, 1887

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

The Weather and Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 2

THE heavy rains of Sunday night and Monday, to which reference was made in our Tuesday's issue, were followed on Monday night by s storm of unprecedented…

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Recent Floods in the Vale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 2

THOSE whom business or pleasure has called from Bathurst to Perth or places along the Vale Road have, since the recent floods, been pat to considerable inconvenience, and have…

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Floods in Sydney

The Bathurst Post · Friday 15 April 1887 · page 2

ONE of the most severe rain-storms experienced in Sydney for many years past visited the city on Wednesday. The rain, which had been falling intermittently from an early hour, gradually increased…

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Latest Telegrams. Gold Discovered Near Cobar. a Vagrant with £-100. the German Squadron. Wipe Murder in Victoria. Heavy Floods in the Murray. French Duel Collapsed. a Californian Wheat Ring. Sydney, Wednesday Evening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 4 August 1887 · page 2

A new gold gold reef has been discovered near Cobar a ml is causing considerable excitement in the district. A quantity of land has been taken up by old miners…

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Latest Telegrams. the Cattle Market. the Sydney Unemployed. Relief Works to Be Closed. McCORMACK Extinguished. Another " DOCTOR " Committed Foe Trial. £50 Fine for Impersonation. Bulli Relief Fund £40,900. Floods in Victoria. Sydney, Monday evening

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 2

At the stock sales today 480 cattle were yarded. The market is much firmer, best beef avoraging 17s. 6.1. per 1001bs. The highest average for bullocks was 8 4s. 2d.; others…

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Coonamble. Another Big Flood

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 13 September 1887 · page 3

The rain which fell last week, which appears to have been a good deal heavier at other places than it was at Coonamble, resulted in another big flood on last Thursday. So much rain has fallen latterly…

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Chapter Viii. a Morning Visit—£5O—The Storm—Robbing Sluice-Boxes

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 3

At an early hour on the following morning, Seth, who had taken up his quarters at one of the numerous hotels, set out to visit his little friend, whose whining manner had made sad…

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