Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Floods & storms, all years

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

Floods & storms, 1890

277 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 14

Losses Through Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 14 March 1890 · page 3

Further reports from the country go to show that terrible losses have occurred in all directions. In most places the rain has ceased and the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Greatest Flood Ever Known

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 3

All traffic is suspended at Maitland, and the flood is the greatest ever known in the recollection of the oldest in habitants. The main street is submerged, and people are taking refuge at…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Floods in Queensland

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 3

From Brisbane come reports of great destruction. The water reached 5ft, higher than the '87 flood mark. Two lives have been lost, and fears are entertained of the failure of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Special Grants on Account of Floods

National Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 3

The Minister for Works and Lands decided to-day to make special grants to certain northern municipalities to repair the damage caused by the floods. The…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Floods-at Windsor

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

Several more cases of drowning are reported from Windsor…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Floods in the Hunter

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

The floods in the Hunter River and South Coast districts are subsiding, leaving a scene of the utmost desolation and misery…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Floods in Queensland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

The damage to property in Brisbane through the floods is estimated at £300,000. Four cases of drowning have occurred. All the wharves are submerged. The…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Today's Cablegrams. London, Friday. Floods in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 2

Severe floods have occurred in the valley of the Mississipi. Thousands of cattle were drowned…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 3

The floods are gradually subsiding, leaving behind much desolation, showing that the damage has been in no way exaggerated. At Grafton a number of people are still located at…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Great Floods in America. New Orleans Partly Under Water. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 3

Freshets of an unprecedented character, caused by the spring rains which have fallen over a vast extent of country, have so swollen the river Mississippi and its numerous afluents that…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Floods Subsiding

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 3

The reports from the various flooded districts of the country are, generally, encouraging. The flood waters are receding last…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 18 March 1890 · page 3

The floods have now almost subsided, leaving a most desolate appearance. The farmers on the Hawkesbury and Richmond are left destitute, and the people…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Floods in the Hawkesbury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 3

During the recent floods on the Hawkesbury Peter Kemp's farm was ruined. He had a 30-acre crop of corn just up and it was carried away completely…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Floods in Queensland. Extraordinary Landslips

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 20 March 1890 · page 2

Most extraordinary landslips in consequence of the late rains and floods have occurred at Minden, one of the farming centres in the Rosewood scrub, which…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Severe Storm at Newcastle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 24 March 1890 · page 3

A severe storm passed over Newcastle yesterday, doing considerable damage to the shipping…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

More Floods Expected

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 24 March 1890 · page 3

The rain continnes to fall in "torrents and without intermission. All the rivers are irising and fears are entertained of more floods…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

More Floods. Penrith Inundated. a Mailman Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 March 1890 · page 3

Rain has fallen incessantly during the past 34 hours, and during the night it came down in torrents; but the weather is now clear…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 March 1890 · page 2

Around the Darling district the country is inundated for miles in extent. The water is washing through the streets of Walgett…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

The Weather and Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 March 1890 · page 3

Rain is again setting in ana there 19 very appearance of a further downfall. The rivers Darling and Macquarie are still rising, and more floods are expected…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Weather and Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 28 March 1890 · page 2

There is every appearance of a further fall of rain. The waters still are rising in the Darling…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →