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

Floods & storms, 1894

121 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Rivers in Flood

National Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1894 · page 2

The Upper Murray and the Mitta Rivers are in heavy flood, and the Murray at Albury was yesterday 11ft. above summer level…

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Disastrous Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 7 June 1894 · page 3

The floods in British Columbia are appalling. Whole hamlets have disappeared and several towns were in darkness owing to the gasworks being flooded…

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The Floods In Victoria

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1894 · page 2

The rivers in the Bairnsdale district, Victoria, are rapidly rising. The low lying lands are submerged…

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Terrific Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 June 1894 · page 3

A terrific storm occurred at Vienna causing many fatalities and great destruction to property…

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A Fearful Flood

National Advocate · Monday 11 June 1894 · page 1

A flood in the Fraser River, British Columbia, demolished a railway track and wrecked a train, 40 passengers being drowned…

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Disastrous Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 22 June 1894 · page 3

Disastrous floods have occurred in Hungary. Many peasants were drowned, and thousands of horses and sheep destroyed. The damages is estimated at £6,000,000…

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Flood at Tumut

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 2

A heavy flood is reported from Tumut. Gilmour flats are inundated and the residents are unable to communicate with the town…

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To-day's Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Gales on the Coast

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 2

Steady rain has set in and there were gales on the southern coast on Saturday and Sunday…

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Terrific Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 3

A terrific cyclone is reported from Bavaria. It is stated that over 200 houses have been destroyed by the storm. The less ef life is unknown…

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Destructive Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 18 July 1894 · page 3

A cyclone in Bavaria has destroyed the harvest, besides doing immense damage to property…

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By Snow and Flood. SYDNEY, Friday night

National Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1894 · page 3

Two miners were frozen to death on the mountains between Toolan and Kiandra. The snow is so heavy at Kiandra that…

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Floods at Gondobolin and Forbes. SYDNEY, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 July 1894 · page 3

Floods have occurred at Condobolin, Forbes and Albury. Heavy losses of stock all along the Murray are reported. FORBES, Monday…

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Great Snow Storms. Kiandra

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1894 · page 3

Offing to the deep snow (5ft) the mail has to be brought on snowshoes. The Cooma, on, Sunday last, consisted of nearly two weeks' Tumut mails. A strong…

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Anticipated Floods In the Murray When the Snow Melts

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 17 August 1894 · page 2

Great floods are expected in the Murray when the unprecedented accumulation of snow on the mountains around Kiandra begins to melt…

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A Thunderstorm

National Advocate · Monday 27 August 1894 · page 2

Yesterday was a beautiful day, taken all through, although early in the morning the sky was overcast, and a fow light showers foil. Towards the latter part…

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A Store Flooded

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 27 August 1894 · page 2

By a leak from a burst water pipe Feldheim, Gottbelf & Co.'s stores in Clarence-street yesterday, £2000 worth of damage was done…

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Heavy Rain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 3 September 1894 · page 2

There was a heavy downpour of rain yesterday and yesternight, and to-day there is every appearance of a continuance…

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Extraordinary Storm at Parkes an Immense Ball of Fire Falls. a Woman's Clothes Set on Fire. Sydney, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 3 September 1894 · page 3

On Friday night a peculiar storm occurred' at Tom's selection, Barley Creek, Parked The thunder shook fragments from the ceiling of the house,…

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A Terrific Gale

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 3

A terrible gale passed over Willowglen on Sunday, 26th alt. (Starting apparently at Hill End, it unroofed a few houses there, swept down Hawkins' Hill,…

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A Flood on the Lachlan

National Advocate · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 2

A heavy flood on the Lachlan, at Condobolin, is imminent and it will farther impede the shearing…

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