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

Floods & storms, 1890

277 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 14

The Inroads of Flood Waters

National Advocate · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 3

The following motion, moved by the Mayor, was unanimously carried at a meeting of the Grafton Borough Council held on Wednesday evening:—"That in the opinion of this…

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Another Flood in the Darling. Bourke Again in Danger

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 2

The rising water in the Darling has again placed Bourke in a very critical condition…

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The Floods on the Darling. BOURKE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 June 1890 · page 4

The river here is still rising, being now up 34ft. 10in. Eighteen points of rain were recorded yesterday. Everything is again saturated, and the mud in some of…

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The Murray District Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 June 1890 · page 3

The Upper Murray districts are again flooded and traffic is suspended. The Council at Went worth are busily engaged completing works for the…

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Floods in Queensland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 3

Floods are also reported from various parts of Queensland. The mails have been delayed and the railway lines damaged…

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Floods in Tasmania

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 3

Heavy floods have occurred in Tasmania, and people are abandoning their homes…

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The Floods. Protecting Wentworth

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 June 1890 · page 2

Wentworth, Monday.—The river is now up 21ft. gin. and rising slowly.—The country for miles above Wentworth is inundated. Parts dry in 1870, although…

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Bad News for Wilcannia. Another Flood Feared

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 2

One of the worst floods ever known is expected at Wilcannia. The river is 22 feet deep and is rising rapidly…

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Another Destructive Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 June 1890 · page 2

A cyclone has swept over the State of Illinios (U.S.A.) Several towns and villages were wrecked. The storm lifted school buildings into…

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Floods in the Darling

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 June 1890 · page 2

The river at Wentworth continues to rise, and a great body of water is coming down the Murray and the Darling…

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More Floods in the North-West

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1890 · page 3

A telegram from Gunnedah states that the Namoi River broke over its banks on Sunday. All the lower portions of the town are under water and…

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Floods in the Macquarie

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 June 1890 · page 3

Serious floods are feared in the Dubbo districts, as the river Macquarie has overflowed its banks…

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More Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 June 1890 · page 2

The floods in the Darling country are extending, and loss of stock is already reported…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Thursday Morning. the River at Dourke. Another Flood Feared

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 June 1890 · page 2

The river at Bourke is 37ft. high and still rising. There is every prospect of another flood, and the residents are again applying to the Government for assistance…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 June 1890 · page 3

Rain continues in the western districts, and boats are plying on several of the stations on the Warrego River…

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The Bourke Floods

National Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 3

A conference was held to-day between the Minister of Works, Railway Commissioners and members for Bourke, with a view to arriuing at some conclusion as…

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The Darling Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 2

The total amount, collected in Melbourne for the Darling Floods Relief Fund reaches £5,100…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Saturday Morning. Floods in Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 June 1890 · page 2

It is raining in torrents, and there is every appearance of heavy floods…

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Heavy Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 June 1890 · page 2

Heavy floods, are reported from the Nepean, Hawkesbury and Macquarie districts, also from along the South coast…

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The Floods in the West. the Position of Wilcannia. Louth

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 1 July 1890 · page 2

La Grippe has made its appearance amongst us. Several residents are laid up with the complaint, which is no doubt more severe in consequence of the houses…

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