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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 9 of 15

Sand Storm at Sea

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 12 April 1893 · page 2

During the voyage of the ship Cressington from London the vessel was almost completely covered in fine [?]and and dust, and a number of locusts fell on deck…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Thursday. Destructive Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1893 · page 2

A destructive cyclone has passed over the southern and western states of America. Townships have been wrecked, and railway traffic greatly interrupted in all…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Thursday. Struck by a Cyclone. Twenty-five Children Killed. a Mississippi School Wrecked

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 April 1893 · page 3

News has been received of a terrible disaster which has occurred in Mississippi (U. S.) A school was struck by a cyclone while the children were engaged at their…

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A Succession of Storms

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1893 · page 2

Yesterday morning promised a day of atmospherical disaster. Thunderstorm after thunderstorm broke over the city, and the lightning plied its longest…

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The Recent Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 April 1893 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture reports that during the recent floods the total value of crops destroyed was £217,824…

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The Storm Subsides

National Advocate · Monday 24 April 1893 · page 2

A renewal of confidence. What leading Institutions did, and how much thanks are due the Government. National discredit averted…

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Here and There. In Aid of the Flood

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1893 · page 2

A flower, fruit, vegetable, and apicultural exhibition in aid of the New South Wales floods relief fund was opened in the Exhibition Building yesterday…

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Terrible Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 29 April 1893 · page 3

A cyclone, attended with terrible results, has been experienced in lown. The Roman Catholic Church at Chickasaw was blown to pieces and 50 of the congregation…

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A disastrous Cyclone

National Advocate · Monday 1 May 1893 · page 3

Despatches from America report that a disastrous cyclone has been experienced at Chickasaw, Iowa. Service was proceeding in a Roman Catholic Church…

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A Relic of the Flood

National Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1893 · page 2

The Brisbane Mines Department has received a telegram From Ipswich to the effect that the bodies of the seven miners who were drowned in the Eclipse mine…

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A Heavy Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1893 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, about half past two, after some thunder a heavy rainfall began and lasted for some time. The gutters in the city were filled to…

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The Storm Goes By

National Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 2

We think it desirable, in view of the disquieting rumors current within the past day or two, to publish the subjoined extract from the Sydney correspondent…

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Very Latest Particulars. an Attempt to Weather the Storm. What the Premier Offered. ?He Legalising of the Notes. Which the Manager Refused. the Position of the Bank. and Other Details. the Manager and the Premier Interviewed by Our Correspondent. Sydney, 12.30 Tuesday Morning

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1893 · page 3

The news of the suspension of the Commercial Bank has reached almost every where and caused a feeling of excitement quite unprecedented. In obedience to…

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The Boom in Paper. Provision of the Bill. to Release Current Accounts. the State to Be Responsible for £3,000,000. a Flood of Treasury Notes. Sydney, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1893 · page 3

The Cabinet met this afternoon to consider the final details of the Government scheme for dealing with current accounts. As far as can be…

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After the Storm

National Advocate · Friday 26 May 1893 · page 2

The Secretary of the Docker's Union at Hall, has attempted suicide…

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Destructive Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 30 May 1893 · page 3

A number of vessels were destroyed at Bengal during a cyclone, and 60 lives were lost…

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A Great Fall of Rain Throughout the Continent. Central Australia Is Visited Adelaide 18 Partially Flooded and Broken Hill Sees a Second Deluge. the Fall in Bathurst

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1893 · page 2

Tremendous rains have fallen in South Australia; in Adelaide, the capital, especially. On Sunday night in that city the water came down in sheets, and the…

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Floods in the United states

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 June 1893 · page 3

? Disastrous floods have occurred in the cotton growing States of America. Ten thousand persons have been rendered homeless…

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Melbourne threatened by Flood

National Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1893 · page 2

As a result of the recent tremendous rains, the Upper Yarra rose at an alarming rate on Thursday, and all residents on the low-lands have been warned of…

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A Great Sand Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1893 · page 2

A tremendous sand storm, passed over Arkanas (U.S.A.), burying thirty of the inhabitants of the settlement of Eldorado…

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