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

Floods & storms, 1901

127 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 7

Heavy Weather. Newcastle Flooded. Newcastle

National Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1901 · page 3

Most unfavourable weather conditions prevail to-day. Since early morning rain has been falling in torrents; and a heavy sea is running…

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A Disastrous Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 October 1901 · page 2

A terrific storm occurred at Eidsvold, in Queensland. Nearly every building in the town was destroyed. The Methodist Church was blown down…

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Heavy Rain in Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 October 1901 · page 2

Considerable damage was done in Melbourne last night by a heavy storm. An inch and a half of rain fell in half an hour…

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Violent Thunderstorm at Molong. Molong

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 2

On Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock a violent thunderstorm, accompanied with a strong north-west wind, swept over the town. There was very little…

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Terrific Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1901 · page 13

From all parts of the colony come reports that terrific storms occurred during Monday last, and our own district was not free from them. On…

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Floods in Melbourne. A Record Rainfall. Tram and Train Services Disorganised MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1901 · page 7

A thunderstorm which passed over Melbourne this afternoon established the local record for rainfalls. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. two inches nine…

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Destructive Storm

Molong Argus · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 4

A TERRIFIC halls[?]orm occurred on Monday afternoon, lasting about half-an-hour. Large lamps of ice fail with alarming velocity, in many instances stripping trees of the early…

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Portland. a Heavy Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 October 1901 · page 3

A terrific thunderstorm passed over here on Monday night. It was accompanied by most vivid lightning and tremendous peals of thunder. During its continuance a shower of hail, or…

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A Heat Wave. Tropical Storms

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 28 October 1901 · page 2

Friday und Saturday last were exceptionally hot days, and the following high temperatures were recorded throughout the State- Balranald and Bingara 92, Bourke and…

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Severe Weather Change. Strong Gales, Heavy Rain & Hail. a Wintry Experience

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 October 1901 · page 2

Changeable weather has again been our lot during the past few days. Saturday was most unpleasant. A strong wind covered everything and everybody with a blinding dust all day, and…

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Phenomenal Storms

Molong Argus · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 2

MR. R. PRICE, of Hermidals, sear Cobar, writes as follows under late of October 23:—I would like to 1st my friends in, Molong district know that…

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Result of Sunday's Storm

Molong Argus · Friday 1 November 1901 · page 3

THE boisterous nature of the elements on Sunday last was responsible for no little damage to the residence of Mr. Thomas Whelan. Some few months age the above…

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A Storm Accident

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 9

DURING one of the violent storms of Sunday last, the brick chimney of Mr. Thos. Whelan's residence, Molong, was blown down, and crashed through the roof. Mrs. Whelan…

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Heavy Thunderstorms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 November 1901 · page 2

On Saturday and Sunday the town was the centre of some very heavy storms, but they did not reach very far. Altogether 160 points of rain…

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Caught in a Dust Storm. Fall Down a Shaft. Broken Hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 November 1901 · page 3

A young man named Kilmartin had a sensational experience a fow miles out of town. Going to Yancowinna, bo was overtaken by a blinding duststorm, about…

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Phenomenal Storm

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 9 November 1901 · page 4

Mr. R. Price, of Hermidale, near Cobar, ([?] the "Molong Argus,") writes as follows under date of October 28:—I would like to let my friends in the Molong…

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A Great Gale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 8

A great gale is raging over the United Kingdom. There has been a phenomenal rainfall in Scotland, Ireland, and the North of England…

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The World. Gale in the United Kingdom. Phenomenal Rainfall. Whole Districts Inundated. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 14 November 1901 · page 3

A great gale has occurred over most of the United Kingdom. There has been phenomenal rainfall in Scotland, Ireland and Northern England. Whole…

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Gale in England

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 3

A heavy gale it still raging in England. The northern coasts are strewn with wreckage It has been ascertained that over 100…

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A Terrific Gale. Hundreds of Lives Lost. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 3

The storm is still raging in the north of England. The Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire coast is strewn with wreckage…

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