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

Floods & storms, 1897

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The Nevertire Cyclone

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph" has sent up a "special" to Nevertire to report on the cyclone—or rather its results. The account is vivid and picturesque…

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Cyclone at Narrabri. NARRABRI

National Advocate · Friday 1 January 1897 · page 3

A cyclone in this district unroofed a number of houses and uprooted a great number of trees last night…

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Great Storm in Sydney. Damage to Property

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 3

A terrific storm lasting about 15 minutes passed oyer the city and suburbs yesternight. The wind reached a velocity of 71 miles per hour, and a deluge of rain fell accompanied…

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The Cyclone Season

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 3

There seems to be a definite cyclone epidemic affecting the colony. On Monday night (as stated yesterday) a fierce storm broke over Sydney. The details…

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A Forbes Storm. Forbes

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 3

A terrific storm broke over Forbes on Sunday with rain registering 54 points in town and as much as 80 points on the North Hill…

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Storm at Bega. Bega

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 3

A severe storm yesterday afternoon unroofed a number of buildings and uprooted many trees and destroyed some fencing, doing also great damage to the…

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The Cyclone Season. Damage at Port Darwin

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 3

Further particulars of the cyclone at Port Darwin show that the estimated damage is over £100,000. Nearly every building in the town is more…

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The Cyclone at Port Darwin. Terrible Destruction

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 3

Farther particulars of the cyclone at Port Darwin state that houses were levelled like toys, including two churches. Several Celestials were killed…

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Floods in Victoria

National Advocate · Monday 11 January 1897 · page 2

A wire from Melbourne on Saturday stated:—Heavy and continuous rain has fallen throughout the night. The railway line between Stawell and Deeplead on the…

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Heavy General Rain. Sydney, Monday midnight

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1897 · page 2

Extremely heavy rains have fallen in all parts of the colony, bat chiefly in the Eastern division. There has been also a remarkable fall in temperature over the…

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The Nevertire Cyclone

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 3

On the news reaching Sydney of the disastrous cyclone at Nevertire the Colonial Seoretary, acting on behalf of the Government, asked if any assistance was required,…

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The Nevertire Cyclone. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1897 · page 3

Some residents of Nevertire have applied to the Government for assistance to re-establish the houses destroyed by the recent cyclone. Probably a small…

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The Cyclone at Port Darwin. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 January 1897 · page 3

The Port Darwin cyclone has practically ruined the pearling industry, a number of luggers having been lost and several men drowned…

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A Terrible Storm. the Destructive Power of Lightning. Brisbane

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 January 1897 · page 3

A terrible storm has visited Dry River, Herberton, (Q.) Eight cattle were struck dead by the lightning, and 25 were blinded or stunned…

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A Severe Storm. Buildings Unroofed and Crops Damaged. Inverell

National Advocate · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 3

At Inverell there was a destructive storm. At Brodie's Plains several buildings were unroofed, trees uprooted and great damage was done to crops…

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Heavy Thunderstorms. a Man Struck by Lightning. Casillis, Sunday night

National Advocate · Monday 18 January 1897 · page 3

During a severe thunderstorm at Willy Willy a man named Willis, who was chopping timber, was struck dead by…

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Gales in Great Britain. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 January 1897 · page 3

Severe gales and snowstorms have prevailed in Great Britain and several deaths are reported,…

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Flood on the Coast. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 3

The Bega River is reported to be in flood. Two men were camped on an island in the middle of the river and were warned to leave but did not. The…

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Storms and Floods in Victoria. Heavy Fall of Snow. Melbourne, Saturday Night

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 8 February 1897 · page 2

Heavy snowstorms have taken place in the Australian Alps, near Bright. In Gippsland a tremendous lot of rain has fallen, and disastrous floods are feared…

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Snow and Floods in Victoria. MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 8 February 1897 · page 3

Heavy snow storms have occurred on the Australian Alps. At New Bright there has been a great deal of rain. In Gippsland disastrous floods aRE feared,…

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