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

Floods & storms, 1893

295 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 15

Severe Rains and Wind Storms

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1893 · page 2

Mudgee, with the country from Wellington to Bourke, has been visited by wind and rain storms of exceptional violence. At Mudgee a thunderstorm…

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Oberon. Heavy Snow Storm. Oberon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 September 1893 · page 2

It commenced snowing last night and I there are now four inches of snow covering the ground, while the fleecy particles j are still falling in volume…

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Flood in Spain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 3

There has been a great flood in Spain, and enormous damage has been done to property. Forty bodies of persons drowned have been recovered…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Friday. Disastrous Floods at Newcastle

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 18 September 1893 · page 3

Severe floods have occurred at Newcastle, and the residents have in many instances had to leave their, homes. Many lives have been lost through the suddenness of the inundation…

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Here and There. a Shocking Flood

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 2

A flood in the province of Toledo, Spain, has devasted an immense area of property and occasioned the loss of many lives. Forty corpses have already been…

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Floods in Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 2

The river Yarra is very high at Melbourne, and the residents on the lowlying suburbs have been warned to be ready for an emergency…

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Storm at the Fair

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 September 1893 · page 3

A terrific storm occurred at Chicago. The manufacturer's building and the art gallery at the Exhibition containing 100,000 visitors were unroofed, but no…

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Terrific Storm in Chicago

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1893 · page 2

A terrific storm of wind and rain passed over Chicago Saturday last. The Manufacturers' Building and the Art Gallery at the Chicago Exhibition were…

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Storm on the Ocean

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 29 September 1893 · page 2

The barque Thurland Castle encountered a terrific storm on tho voyage from New York. The decks were swept by huge seas, and men were thrown against the bulwarks, sustaining…

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A Mine Flooded

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 October 1893 · page 3

A mine at Michigan has been flooded and 37 miners have, been entombed…

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Flooded

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1893 · page 2

The Crystal Falls, Mini, Michigan, America, has been flooded, and 28 persons drowned…

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Terrific Storms

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 October 1893 · page 3

Terrific storms have occurred in New Orleans, causing numerous deaths…

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A Destructive Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 5 October 1893 · page 2

A million and a half dollars worth of property has been destroyed by a cyclone at the Gulf of Mexico…

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The Murray in Flood. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1893 · page 2

The Murray River has risen rapidly at Moama where 6 families are flooded out. These have found shelter at the Court House. It is expected that there will be…

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A Storm which didn't Break

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1893 · page 3

Yesterday in Bathurst was as sultry as—well Sunday, with the inevitable gathering together of the clouds at sunset. These by 9 p.m. appeared to be…

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Floods In Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 16 October 1893 · page 3

There have been heavy floods in Victoria. At Ballarat 100yds. of hoary stone-work bank at Yarrowee were washed away…

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Terrific Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 3

The Atlantic coast in America was swept by a terrific storm, which caused groat destruction to property and loss of life…

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Here and There. Floods in Victoria

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1893 · page 2

Tremendous floods are reported from the districts near Ballarat, Victoria…

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Terrific storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 October 1893 · page 2

There was a violent storm at Broken Hill yesterday. Shops had to be closed and business suspended. The wind raged with the greatest violence and verandahs and from buildings were blown away…

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Second Edition. the Financial Statement. Allowing for Flood and Bank Smash Grants and Expenses a Surplus of £155,000 Without Such Allowance a Paltry Deficit of £20,000. Parliament House, Thursday night

National Advocate · Friday 20 October 1893 · page 3

In the Assembly this evening at 8.25 Sir George Dibbs rose amid cheers to deliver his financial statement. It was a matter for regret he said, that four hours of to-night had been…

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