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

Floods & storms, 1892

109 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 6

Wednesday. Floods in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 2 June 1892 · page 3

A hundred villages in the valley of the river Arkansas, America, have been sounded and 20,000 persons have been left destitute…

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The Cyclone in the Mauritius. 1500 Persons Killed. Thousands "Wounded and Homeless. Damage Estimated at Twenty Eight Million Rupees. Albany

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 3

On April 29 a most destructive hurricane passed over the Mauritius and annihilated one-third of the city of Port Louis, rasing to the ground countless houses and public…

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By Flood and Fire

National Advocate · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 2

The devastating results of unchecked flood and unconquerable fire have been frightfully illustrated in Arkansas, America, and Cashmere India…

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The Floods in America

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 3

The official minimum estimate of the damage done by the Hoods at Kansas and New Orleans is ten millions sterling…

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A Terrible Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 3

A cloud burst over the Oil City and Titusville, Pensylvania. The lightning fired the oil refinery, and both places wrecked…

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Floods to Order

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 2

A KANSAS correspondent sends to the New York Times the first report of the local rain market. Two syndicates are already receiving the price of future rain…

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The Recent Missouri Floods. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 3

The total damage done by the recent floods in Kansas, Missouri, are estimated at three millions…

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"By Fire and Flood." the Two Destroying Elements. Combine Their Strength and Fury. Blotting Out a City

National Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1892 · page 2

TRULLY for great catastrophies America takes the palm against the whole world. When any other country has its worst railway accident, it usually ends in the…

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Storms in Spain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 June 1892 · page 2

Terrific thunderstorms, accompanied by vivid lightning, were experienced in the northern provinces of spain on Sunday. A telegram to hand reports that several churches…

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Terrific Storms in Spain Churches Struck and Many Persons Killed. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1892 · page 3

Terrific thunderstorms have occurred in Spain. Several churches were struck by by lightning, and many persons killed. During church service at Orense a sacred…

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The Floods in the United States. Much Wheat Destroyed. London, May 25

The Bathurst Post · Wednesday 15 June 1892 · page 4

A MILLION acres of land are submerged by the floods in the States of Tennessee and Arkansas, and much wheat has been wholly destroyed…

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A Midnight Storm

National Advocate · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

Something like a big storm broke over Bathurst at half-past eleven last night, culminating almost in a deluge by midnight. The wind was very gusty, the clouds…

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A Chicago Cyclone. London

National Advocate · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

A cyclone has destroyed a building at Chicago intended to be used by the democrats in the approaching convention. Seven persons were killed…

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A Story of a Flood

National Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1892 · page 1

A pathetic story is associated with the little village of Suss, in the Lower Engadine, a wild bleak valley of Switzerland. One cay a flood, caused by the melting of many glaciers, came rearing down the valley. The…

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A Disastrous Storm. Destruction by Tornadoes. London

National Advocate · Monday 20 June 1892 · page 3

Disastrous tornadoes, entailing great loss of life and destruction of property, have been experienced in the United States and in Canada. At Sherbourne,…

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Storm in Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 2

There were violent storms in the southern part of Victoria yesterday. A perfect cyclone broke over Ballarat, and enormous damage to the mines and buildings was done…

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A Terrible Storm

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 2

A fearful storm, foretold by Mr. Wragge, passedover Melbourne and Ballarat yesterday. In the latter city it was worse than any known. It unroofed buildings, wrecked wrecked…

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Terrific Storms in Melbourne. a Great Tidal Wave. Disaster and Devastation. Ballarat Visited. Buildings Wrecked. People Killed and Injured. Melbourne, Thursday Night

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 3

A fearful gale broke over Hobson's Bay yesterday, churning the waters like yeast. The residence of Mr. Pym, sharebroker at Kew, was struck by the…

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Heavy Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 3

Heavy floods have occurred throughout Tasmania. Railway traffic has been suspended in some places…

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Struck by a Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 July 1892 · page 3

A terrible disaster is reported from the United States. A pleasure boat at Peoria, while proceeding with a large number of excursionists, was overtaken by a cyclone…

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