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

Floods & storms, 1891

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Tremendous Storm. London. December 31

National Advocate · Friday 2 January 1891 · page 3

A tremendous storm has occurred off the Newfoundland coast, causing the loss of a hundred fishing vessels…

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A Destructive Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 3

A destructive cyclone has occurred in West Australia, uprooting telegraph poles and breaking wires and doing other damage, including loss of stock…

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Heavy Rain Record from Bourke. Another Flood Threatened. Bourke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 16 January 1891 · page 2

There was a complete change in the weather on Wednesday, when rain set in with a strong north-east wind. Showers fell throughout the day, and this morning…

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The Weather and Flood

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 3

It is raining in torrents, and a strong S.E. gale is blowing, with a heavy sea. The West Richmond River is in flood, and great damage has been done to the…

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Floods in the Murrumbidgee

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 3

There are heavy floods in the Murrumbidgee district, and the loss of stock has been great. Where the railway viaduct stands near…

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The Anticipated Flood

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 3

The rivers are subsiding in the Western District, and there is now no danger of floods…

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Floods. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 3

Heavy floods have taken place Wagga, and the town is inundated…

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Great Flood in Wagga. the Town Submerged. One Man Drowned

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee River at Wagga has risen 30ft., and the town is submerged. It is the highest flood since 1879. One man has been drowned…

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Floods in the Castlereagh

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 21 January 1891 · page 2

The Castlereagh river was running a banker on Monday. The lower portion of Coonamble was submerged…

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The Murray in Flood

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 2

The Murray River has risen rapidly in the Albury district, inundating all the low lying lands, and washing away a number of sheep, as well as doing other damage…

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Floods at Bourke

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 23 January 1891 · page 2

There is great uneasiness at Bourke on account of the indications of flood. There is every prospect of a flood similar to last year…

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The Floods. in the Albury District

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 23 January 1891 · page 3

According to the Daily Telegraph the Murray rose rapidly last night, and to-day was 13ft. 6in. above summer level, the highest it has reached since the floods of…

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Floods Dreaded on the Darling

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 4

A telegram from Bourke states that considerable anxiety is still felt here with regard to the large quantity of water coming from the north-eastern watershed…

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Terrific Snow Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 26 January 1891 · page 3

A terrific snow storm has occurred at Kharhoo, in Southern Russia. A number of villages have been buried in the snow, and the railway is blocked. Many deaths…

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The Floods at Albury

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 26 January 1891 · page 2

Severe floods have occurred in the Albury district, causing great loss to stock and damage to property…

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The Bourke Floods. Relief Funds. the Correspondence

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 3

By the courtesy of Mr. M. Morrison (Cobb and Co., Bourke), we are enabled to present to our readers the correspondence which has passed between the…

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Gales on the Coast

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 3

Heavy weather is reported along the coast which is causing great delay in shipping ; no mishaps are reported…

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Floods in China

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 3

The terrible floods in China are spreading, causing great desolation. It is estimated that 1000 persons have been drowned…

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A Heavy Gale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 3

A heavy northerly gale prevailed in Hobson's Bay yesterday. Several boating accidents "occurred, and a man named Hapsburg was drowned…

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Floods in Queensland. Sydney, Tuesday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1891 · page 3

The floods in Queensland are still rising in many places, particularly in the north. Advices from Townsville state…

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