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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 4 of 9

A Heavy Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 July 1891 · page 3

A cloud burst over Jekaterinoslay, a town in Russia, deluging the place. One hundred and fifty houses and four bridges were destroyed, and there was an…

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Weather and Floods

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

Heavy floods have occurred in the Hay district. The water reached the embankments of the river and all the lowlands were submerged…

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The Murrumbidgee in Flood. Wagga Wagga

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 3

Owing to the fact that the telegraph line traverses the river flats, it is liable to be swept away with every rise, as was the cese during the late flood, causing great…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 2

The Murrumbidgee is in flood. For 75 miles the country between Oxley and Mossgiel is a series of large lakes…

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The Floods. Great Destruction of Property. Loss of Life

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 July 1891 · page 3

The Murrumbidgee is again rising and floods are feared in the Wagga district. Incessant rain fell on the Upper Murray during Saturday and Sunday, and the…

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The Floods. GUNDAGAI

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 13 July 1891 · page 2

After the sunny weather of the past few days the rain has again set in, and appearances indicate a continued downpour. Up to this morning 110 points fell…

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A Surfeit of Floods

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 2

Mr. EGESON ought to be about the most miserable of men. When he made his historic calculations in the early part of last year, that the colony was on the…

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The Floods in Melbourne. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 3

Owing to serious floods in Melbourne 40,000 people are out of employment. On the river side labor has been stopped, and all factories on the southern side of…

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The Floods

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

The floods are still rising in the Murray and Murrumbidgee districts. The settlers are still removing their stock from the lowlands…

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The Floods. Southern Washaways. More Trouble Feared. Wagga Wagga

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

It rained here incessantly since Saturday morning. Up till 9 o'clock last night two hundred and forty-two points had fallen, with a gale of wind. It is now…

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The Lachlan in Flood. the Orange Mail Blocked. Serious Losses Feared. Forbes

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 3

Reports from Goolagong state heavy floods are coming down. At Southern Cross, on the Orange road, the flood waters of the Lachlan have submerged…

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The Floods COWRA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 2

On Monday a great part of the outside town was inundated. The bell tolled at 5 a.m., warning the people that the Lachlan was overflowing its banks…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 3

The floods in Victoria are rapidly subsiding…

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The Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 July 1891 · page 3

The repairs to the railway line between Yerong Creek and Culcairn are sufficiently advanced to allow of traffic being resumed. The washaways on the railway between…

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Forbes Flooded. Great Anxiety. Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 3

The flood water has entirely surrounded the town, cutting off all coach communication, and is still rising. It is gradually approaching the Post Office…

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Floods in Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 16 July 1891 · page 2

The loss by floods in Melbourne and suburbs is estimated at £500,000…

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Floods in Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 3

The flood waters in Melbourne have vanished but have left behind them a terrible wreck. A thick deposit of mud covers the streets…

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The Floods. CODNAMBLE

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 July 1891 · page 3

It has been raining here daily since Saturday last. The river and creeks are dearly bankers, and there is every sign of a continuance. The mails which left…

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The Forbes Flood. Forbes, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 2

The waters are still subsiding, and should be off the road about Sunday or Monday. The coach from Parkes yesterday had a narrow escape being…

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Melbourne Floods Relief Fund. Sydney, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1891 · page 3

At Melbourne the flood has subsided. The relief fund amounts to over £6000, and is rapidly increasing…

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