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

Floods & storms, 1891

177 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 9

Heavy Gales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 February 1891 · page 3

Heavy gales have occurred off Thursday Island. Several wrecks have been reported, and loss of life has taken place…

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The Queensland Floods. Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 13 February 1891 · page 3

Heavy Hoods continue in Northern Queensland, and are doing great damage to property in the vicinity of Normanton…

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Floods in New Zealand

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 3

Heavy rain has prevailed in North Island New Zealand. Wellington is flooded and traffic on the Napier railway is stopped owing to a landslip…

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Why Thunderstorms Affect Milk

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 14 February 1891 · page 2

During electrical disturbances it seems that cream and milk are put into a condition to sour easily. The probable cause of this is as follows: The effect of an electrical…

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Flood in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 February 1891 · page 3

A flood has occurred at Johnstown (U.S.) causing immense damage to property…

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The Floods in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 3

The disastrous floods in Johnstown (U.S.A.) have subsided. At Pittsburg the damage done is estimated at a million dollars…

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Floods in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 26 February 1891 · page 2

Great floods have occurred at Arizona, America, and thousands of people are homeless…

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Disastrous Floods. Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 3 March 1891 · page 3

Extensive floods have occurred at Arizona. One township—Jama—was was submerged. It is reported that 1400 of the inhabitants were driven from their…

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Heavy Gales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 6 March 1891 · page 2

Heavy gales have occurred in the Samoan Islands. Several shipping disasters are reported…

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Flood in the Danube. Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 March 1891 · page 3

A terrible flood has occurred on the Rivet Danube. An . embankment collapsed, inundating 1,000,000 ocres of land…

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The Barque Hippolita Caught in a Gale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 March 1891 · page 2

The barque Hippolita, bound from London to Brisbane, was towed into Nowcastle yesterday in a dismasted and otherwise damaged condition, having-encountered an easterly gale on…

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Disastrous Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 April 1891 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred at Ohio (U.S.). Large number of families have been left homeless, Twenty-two miles of railway were submerged…

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Floods in South Australia

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 April 1891 · page 3

Heavy floods have occurred in tho northern district of South Australia…

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Heavy Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 9 April 1891 · page 3

Heavy floods have occurred in the western districts of Queensland…

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The Flood Relief

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, Jeremiah Crowley was acquitted on a charge of obtaining money from the Flood Relief Fund of 1890 with intent to defraud…

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Floods in South Australia. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 3

Heavy floods are reported from South Australia on the western side of Spencer's Gulf. A mile of fencing has been gashed away and hundreds of sheep…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday morning. Heavy Rain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 20 May 1891 · page 3

Heavy rain has set in…

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Heavy Gale. Later

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 June 1891 · page 3

The south-easterly gale continues. The out going vessels have been compelled to anchor in Watson's Bay. A number of coasters are ashore in the Bellinger and…

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Anticipated Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 June 1891 · page 3

Floods are feared on the Clarence, where the river is rising rapidly, and considerable damage has been done to the sugar crops…

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Violent Gale

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 10 June 1891 · page 3

A violent gale, unprecedented in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, raged in Brisbane on Monday night, doing enormous damage. Several vessels were dismasted. Portions of the suburbs…

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