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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 8 of 13

The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxv. a Cruel Blow

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 4

"Well," said I, "I am wicked to fear anything at all; yet if I could but got a surgeon to come and sot your leg, and tell me that it will be…

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The Storyteller Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxvi We Sight a Sail

National Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1899 · page 4

That my husband was lying, with a broken limb, as helpless und useless to our chances of preserving our lives as the mattress that supported him I…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxvi We Sight a Sail

National Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 4

"Is there no magic in the memory of father's hearty old presence to quicken the true seaman's heart that beats in you?"…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Strange Meeting

National Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 4

What had become of those dreams of glorious freedom, the speeding fabrics leaning in towering and gleaming heights of white…

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Municipal Council. a Storm Brewing. Into Committee of the Whole. Closing Up the Reporters. Wednesday, June 21, 1899

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 8

OWING to the referendum vote being taken last Tuesday, the regular fortnightly meeting of Molong Municipal Council was put off until the evening of the above date. At 7.40 p.m., there…

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Floods in Victoria. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 3

Floods are reported from Victoria…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Strange Meeting

National Advocate · Monday 26 June 1899 · page 4

But I did not dare let go the wheel again to get the telescope, neither had I the heart to bring Spence on deck; I therefore stood staring…

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The Storyteller. Storm- Tussed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Strange Meeting

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 4

The alarm expressed in their faces, was greatly heightened, and in the case of Dan Cock and Antony Moore, the apprentice, raised into something…

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The Storyteller Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Strange Meeting

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 4

I scrutinised the faces of the others while the carpenter told this story for when I had heard that Heron was drowned, there rushed upon me the…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Strange Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1899 · page 4

"They were both as one in their wish that we should sink or blow up with the Aurora. A man is not the less your murderer because the pistol…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Fresh Start

National Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 4

I hope we shall be more comfortable than we were in the Aurora," said I, speaking as kindly as I could. You'll not be short handed here at all events…

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Gold Dredges and Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 11

Since gold dredging has attracted so much attention in this district those who remember, heavy floods on local rivers have been…

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Storms in England. the Lancers Washed Out. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

Tho detachment of Now South Wales Lancers at Adershot wore flooded from their touts at Adershot by heavy rain to-day. The deluge was so great that they retreated…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Fresh Start

National Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 4

That was enough for me, and I instantly bustled about to set his breakfast by his side, the steward— probably guessing this was a duty I…

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Hospital Squabble. a Storm in a Teapot. the Special Committee

Leader · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the sub-committee appointed to deal with certain more or less vague charges brought against the management of the Orange Hospital by one…

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No Respecter of Persons. a Thunderstorm's Vagaries. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

A thunderstorm flooded the tents occupied by the New South Wales Lancers at Aldershot. The men retreated to the barracks…

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The Storyteller Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxviii. a Fresh Start

National Advocate · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 4

"Ay, Jess, straight as the wind'll let me. Sunderland is our destination. The old hooker was bound to that port when we found her, and the consignees…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxix. the Carpenter Enables Richard to Take Sights

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 4

I Was now resolved to take some rest, and entered the cabin, feeling that two or three hours' sleep, coming on top of this happy change in our…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxix. the Carpenter Knables Richard to Take Sights

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 4

Well, as you may imagine, it made mo very light-hearted to sec Richard on deck, breathing the pure air, and capable of taking sights and…

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The Storyteller. Storm-tossed. Chapter Xxxix. the Carpenter Enables Richard to Take Sights

National Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 4

"Ay, it's God's truth," cried Quill, turning suddenly, and speaking with great energy; "it was the mate's drivin' and crying out that brought…

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