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

Floods & storms, 1896

137 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 7

Heavy Rain Continues. Nyngan

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 3

Heavy rait, continues. To-nights wire shows another entensive fall. A railway washaway occured at Nyngan where there is heavy, floods…

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Floods at Harden Moss Vale

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 2

Portion of the railway line near Harden was washed away on Friday, but a break-down gang has fixed the road temporarily…

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The Eelso Flood

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 2

The damage to Mr. Thompson's tannery at. Kelso on account of the recent flood is estimated at a' large amount. Men are engaged in putting…

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The Floods in the West. Nyngan Cut Off. zoo Miles of Wrecked Line. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 17 February 1896 · page 3

A wire states that the Bogan is rising slowly, and is now within nine inches the flood of 1894. A telegram from Nyngan states that all…

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Gale at Elliston (S.A.)

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

A strong gale swept over Elliston (S.A.) on Wednesday, when several buildings were unroofed and trees were torn up by the roots…

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The Floods in Rockhampton. ROCKHAMPTON

National Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1896 · page 2

The river is slowly subsiding. The wharves are still inundated. Reports from the Mackenzie district show the flood is unprecedentedly high. A very…

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Flood in the Brisbane. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 3

Further heavy rains have fallen at the .bead of the Brisbane River, which is again rising rapidly. At Woodford it rose 7in, and is four feet over tho bridge…

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The Floods in Queensland. Great Damage in the Mackenzie Country. Losses of Stock. Rockhampton

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1896 · page 2

The river is still falling, but very slowly. All the wharfs except the high level one, which has been submerged since the 30th January, are still under water, and likely…

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The Queensland Floods

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 2

Another strong fresh it coming down the Brisbane river…

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Gale in Adelaide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 24 February 1896 · page 3

There was a violent gale in Adelaide on Saturday, and extensive damage was done. Several buildings including a charon collapsed…

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The Floods. NARRABRI

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1896 · page 3

About 2 miles or more of the line in course of construction has been washed away by the flood waters. BALLINA, Thursday night…

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Heavy Rain in Queensland

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 2

Heavy rains have fallen in many districts in Queensland, and further floods are feared…

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Flood at Lismore. LISMOE

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 3

The river rose to 24 feet, and is now falling, though slowly. All low lying of the town are submerged. The weather is still threatening. A. child named Fox…

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Floods in MacLean. MACLEAN

National Advocate · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 3

The low lying lands are flooded. Some damage has been caused to the crops. The rain has now ceased. Since the beginning of February, over 19 inches…

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Floods in Queensland. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 3

The Burdekin River is in high flood. At Gympie railway traffic is suspended…

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Another Flood In Queensland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 3 March 1896 · page 3

There is another heavy flood in northern Queensland. The Burdekin River is fourteen feet over the bridge. The Charters Towers railway service to…

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Storm at Maitland

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 2

During a violent thunderstorm at Maitland on Sunday 117 points of rain fell in 10 minutes, and portions of the town were flooded, The wind blew with…

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A Storm in a Tea-pot. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1896 · page 3

The ship Bermuda, which, it is alleged, was being fitted out by the aid of Americans to undertake a filibustering expedition a Cuba and which was seized…

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The River Tigris in Flood

National Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 2

The river Tigris, in Asiatic Turkey, has overflowed its banks, and 600 Arabs are reported to have been drowned in Mesopotamia…

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Floods in Queensland. BRISBANE

National Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1896 · page 3

Floods have occurred at Georgetown. Almost all the grave-stones in the cemetery have been washed away. Rations are very scarce. The Gilbert River is in…

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