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

Floods & storms, 1899

241 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 13

A Terrific Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 4 August 1899 · page 3

June 12 was a terrible night for New Richmond (U.S.A.), the beautiful little village being almost wiped out of existence by one of the…

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The Weather. Heavy Rain

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 August 1899 · page 2

Last night a storm of rain passed over Bathurst, which reminded the citizens of the good seasons, whon heavy downpours were frequent. The rain sot in about 7 o'clock,…

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Severe Thunderstorms in England. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 3

Severe thunderstorms have occurred in various parts of the United Kingdom. While the Cheshire regiment was marching from Limerick to Hurles nine soldiers were…

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Severe Thunderstorms. Soldiers Struck by Lightning. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 3

A number of severe thunderstorms have been experienced of late in different parts of the United Kingdom, and a number of accidents have been reported…

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Paris Railway Accident. Caused by a Storm. Seventeen Persons Killed London

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 3

Additional details received concerning the train collision near Paris show that the accident was even more serious than at first indicated…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

Heavy rain continued throughout last night and there is no appearance of clearing. Further heavy falls of rain with low temperatures are reported from the country…

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A Storm in a Teapot. to the Editor

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 17

Sir,—After you and your readers have been bored for three weeks or a month with columns of "bitters" about Spring Flab debaters, it now…

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Jesus in the Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 11

I SEE the bright rain sweeping Down the gullies steep. Flinging tears as if bitter weeping Where silent flowers sleep…

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Floods. SYDNEY

Leader · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 4

A heavy sea has been running throughout the morning. A wire from Muitland states that lowlying farms are under water. It is raining in…

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Floods at Maitland. a Bad Outlook for Farmers. West Maitland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 3

Showery weather has prevailed here since Wednesday night. The total amount of the rainfall to 9 o'clock this morning was 140 points. It has been raining heavily since…

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Late Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. New Zealand Gales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

During the recent gale in New Zealand several buildings on Great Barrier Island, in the Hauraki Gulf, were wrecked. The steamer…

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Floods in the Hawkesbury Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

Tho Hawkesbury River is overflowing its banks, and low-lying lands in the vicinity of Richmond and Windsor are submerged…

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Floods at West Maitland. All Lowlands Submerged. Lives in Jeopardy. Large Area of Crops Destroyed. a Man Reported Drowned. West Maitland

National Advocate · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 3

Big floods are prevalent here. The river is 30 feet above summer level, and is rising slowly. All the lowlands are submerged. A large area of crops has been destroyed. A man was swept out of a buggy at Hexham, and is reported to have been…

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The Floods in the North. Two Men Drowned. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 3

At Denman on Thursday two men named Crawley and Smith were drowned through a boat capsizing while they were engaged attempting to rescue residents whose places…

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Serious Floods at Maitland. Householders Fleeing From the Danger. West Maitland

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 2

The weather is calm in and fine. The river at Belmore Bridge is 30ft. over the level, and rising still slowly. The embankments around West Maitland are holding well, and…

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Floods in the Hunter. the Crisis Past. Newcastle, Saturday Night

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 28 August 1899 · page 2

All fears of a serious flood at Maitland are now dispelled. When the "Sunday Times " representative visited West Maitland this afternoon…

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Storm in Morocco. LONDON, Monday

Leader · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 4

Five attendants of Abdul Azis, the young Sultan of Morocco, were struck dead by lightning at the Sultan’s feet, the Sultan escaped uninjured…

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Flooded Out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 13

Mr. H. J. McMahon, the popular representative of the Australian Widow's Fund, who went down to Richmond recently was flooded out…

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The Hunter Floods. River Nearly Down Again Maitland

National Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 3

The river is down nearly to the ordinary level. The flood water on the farms is receding very slowly. The flood boats are used to convey the…

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Parisian "Patriots." the Besieged House. Garrison to Be Flooded Out. London, Friday afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 4 September 1899 · page 3

The Anti-Semitic leaders, M.M. Guerin and Max Regis, continue to resist the authorities from the former's mansion in Paris. The Government it is reported,…

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