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

Floods & storms, 1898

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

Flood Mitigation. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

It is understood that a Royal Commission will be appointed this week to investigate different schemes for flood mitigation in the Hunter River…

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A Political Storm. Barton's Censure Motion Follows Broken Pledges. (By Telegraph.)

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 5

Sydney, Thursday, 4.11 p.m.-- When the Assembly met this afternoon Mr. Barton gave notice of a motion of censure against the Government for breaking their pledge, given during the general…

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Railway Sensation. the Western Mail on Fire. in a Gale of Wind. Bourke

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1898 · page 2

A sensational occurrence was reported to-night, the Western mail-train having caught fire when within 27 miles of Bourke, The fire originated in a…

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Gales and Snowstorms. Death and Destruction. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 3

Snowstorms and gates prevail in the United States and traffic is paralysed in New York. A dozen fatalities have resulted in…

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