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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 7 of 7

Severe Thunderstorms. Great Damage Done. a Salvation Meeting Struck. Molong

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 3

There was a destructive thunder and hail storm to-night. The hailstones were as big as walnuts but they were luckily confined to a narrow track…

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The Great English Gale. LONDON, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 3

The recent gale in the Channel caused immense damage to the shipping on the coast of Britanny; 45 fishing smacks were lost. The loss of life is not yet…

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The Gale In the Channel. Forty-five Shacks Lost

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 9 December 1896 · page 3

Daring the terrible gale which inept over the English Channel and the western coast of France forty-fire fishing smacks were lost on the coast of Brittany…

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A Colliery Flooded. Six Men Lost. London, Thursday night

National Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 2

A serious accident has occurred at the colliery of Abernant, near Aberdare, in Glamorganshire, South Wales. A sadden inrush of water flooded the pit…

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Heavy Storms. Wheat Struck by Lightning

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 3

The past few days have been marked by electrical disturbances. On Saturday a heavy storm, the full benefit of which Bathurst did not receive, passed over the…

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Great Storm at Tamworth. TAMWORTH

National Advocate · Saturday 19 December 1896 · page 2

A terrific hailstorm raged hero yesterday. A selector named McCarthy, living, seven miles from The town, had all his wheat crop ruined. The orchard…

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Storm at Mudgee

National Advocate · Monday 21 December 1896 · page 2

A terrific storm swept over tho Mudgee district on Tuesday night, destroying everything in its path. Wheat crops were flattened down, fruit trees left entirely…

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Destructive Storms

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1896 · page 2

On Saturday a fierce bail storm broke over Eglington doing very severe damage to the crops. The effect of the hail on the standing wheat was to thresh out the…

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Terrific Storm. a Town Destroyed. Nevertire in Ruins. Wrecked by a Cyclone. Dubbo, Monday night

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 2

News reached here this evening of a terrific storm having devastated the town of Nevertire. Particulars to hand are so far very meagre, as all the…

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Cyclone at Nevertire. the Town in Ruins. Trains Derailed. Railway Premises Destroyed

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 2

A terrific storm of wind and rain passed over Nevertire yesterday afternoon, and though the storm was not of long duration the damage paused to property was very…

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Interviews With. Sufferers. Experiences of the Cyclone. Dubbo, 1 a.m. Tuesday

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 December 1896 · page 2

The men on the stock, train arriving here just before midnight, and who were in NeAertire daring the storm, describe it as terrific. The rain and wind were…

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Similar Storms

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 2

In connection with the now historical Nevertire Cyclone may be marked the strange conicidence of the great Dubbo storm of 1895. On the afternoon of 1st…

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The Nevertire Cyclone. What the Ruined Town Looks Like. a Visit Yesterday. Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 2

A visit to the site of the rained town of nevertire this morning shows that the NATIONAL ADVOCATE's account was in no way exaggerated…

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The Cyclone at Nevertire. Only Four Houses Left Intact. Hairbreadth Escapes. Relief to the Homeless. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 December 1896 · page 2

The cyclone at Nevertire demolished houses, lifted trucks from the railway line, and knoched down horses and cattle. Only four houses are left intact in the…

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The Nevertire Cyclone. Interview with Mr. Russell

National Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1896 · page 3

Interviewed by the " Daily Telegraph" with regard to the Nevertire cyclone, Mr. Russell, Government Astronomer, explained that tornados and cyclones…

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The Storm at Mitchell's Scrub. Dubbo, Wednesday

National Advocate · Thursday 31 December 1896 · page 3

A letter from Mitchell's Scrub says that a terrible storm passed over that locality on Monday last, doing great damage. Hail fell, and tho stones were…

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The Cyclone, at Nevertire. a Few of the Incidents. Extent of the Damage

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 31 December 1896 · page 2

Mr. Walter Butler, with his wife, was in i room with a fireplace, when suddenly he chimney fell into the room at their feet. Mrs. Butler was struck down with fallen…

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