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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 3 of 9

Floods at Grafton. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1891 · page 3

In the Grafton district the heavy weather is causing floods. If it does not moderate soon disastrous floods are expected. A considerable portion of the…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Sunday. a Violent Storm and Loss of Life

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 15 June 1891 · page 2

A violent storm occurred at Galicia, Austria. A village was swept away and 50 people perished…

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Storms in Italy

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 3

A terrible hailstorm and violent tempests have caused enormous damage in Mantua, Italy…

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Great Rain Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 18 June 1891 · page 3

An extraordinary rain storm has occurred throughout America destroying the crops…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 June 1891 · page 2

The weather has cleared and the floods are subsiding. No material damage has been done. The shipping fortunately escaped, and the railway lines weathered…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 June 1891 · page 3

All the collieries in the Illawarra districts are idle, owing to the heavy sea preventing loading operations at the jetties…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 25 June 1891 · page 2

The river is rapidly rising at Windsor, and the lowlying lands are submerged, large quantities of agricultural produce being destroyed…

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Storms in the Islands

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 3

During a severe storm at Ellice, Gilbert Group, in March last the Mission House was washed away and many plantations destroyed…

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Floods At Gundagai. Sydney, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 3

In response to an earnest request from Gundagai, the Government are sending a boat to that town for use in the floods. The water is rising rapidly…

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Great Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 3

A Terrific thunderstorm has occurred in Austria. Three villages were set on fire by lighting…

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The Floods at Windsor. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 3

At Windsor the floods are high, and many residents have been compelled to move to places of safety. The town is now an island, and all business is at a…

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Today's Telegrams. Sydney, Saturday Morning. the Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee River at Yass is higher than for the last 40 years past…

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The Weather and Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 3

The weather continues fine and the floods are subsiding. Thrilling reports are being received from some of the country districts. There…

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Disastrous Floods on the Murrumbidgee. Loss of Life. Gundagai

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 June 1891 · page 2

During the past few days Gundagai has been the scene of the most disastrous flood since the memorial one of 1870, and present appearances indicate, with an…

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The Weather and Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 3

The weather continues to clear and the rivers are falling. The floods are subsiding throughout the colony…

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The Floods. Sydney, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1891 · page 3

Reports of further floods are to hand. At Narandera the Chinese camp is under water, and Lincoln's brewery is nearly ruined…

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The Effects of the Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 July 1891 · page 3

The Minister of Works is collecting information with regard to the amount of damage caused to the roads and other works in the colony by the recent floods,…

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The Floods. NARANDERA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 July 1891 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee flood waters reached here last night. The rise was so sudden that several families had to be rescued in boats. To-day the flood is nearly as high…

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A Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 July 1891 · page 3

A hailstorm swept over the States of Iowa, Missouri, Dakota and Nebraska, doing enormous damage to standing crops…

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A Violent Storm

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

A violent storm has occurred at Freemantle (W. A.) doing serious damage to small shipping crafts. Several houses were levelled…

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