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

Floods & storms, 1902

189 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 10

Cable News. (Reuter's LATEST.)Severe Storm in Japan. Forty Vessels Missing. London

Leader · Wednesday 9 April 1902 · page 3

A severe storm occurred on the Japanese coast on Wednesday. Forty vessale are missing…

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Two flood Vehicles

National Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1902 · page 2

Two of the vehicles—one buggy and one sulky—exhibited at the Snow by Dwyer of Sydney, were made to the order of Messrs. E, H. Taylor and Co's,…

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Farmer Oak and the Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1902 · page 8

When farmer Oak, on his way towards his foot against a big toad, he knew there was trouble in the wind. When, on striking a light indoors, he observed a…

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Gale off Japan. LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1902 · page 3

A gale has wrecked a herring fleet on the west coast of Yezo, Japan, 250 being drowned. The gale also drove the gunboat…

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Cyclone at Bengal. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 3

It is feared that the British-India Company's steamer Camorta has foundered in a cyclone which swept the Bay of Bengal…

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Gale on Lake Killarney. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 22 May 1902 · page 3

A party of nine tourists and four boatmen have been drowned in a gale on Lake Killarney…

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Heavy Rain at St. Vincent London, Wednesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 30 May 1902 · page 3

Heavy rains have fallen at St. Vincent exposing the corpses that were buried…

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Storm

Leader · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 4

We 1 ad a violent thunderstone in with heavy sleet and hailstones about two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon…

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The American Storm. Great Devastation. London

National Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

A violent storm has occurred at Peoria, Illinois. Many fatalities are reported and thousands of acres or corn destroyed,…

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Violent Storm in America Destruction to Life and Property London

Leader · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

A [?]lent storm at leoria, Illinois, (U S A) caused many fatalities. Thousands of acres of corn were destroyed and havoc was played with…

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Struck by a Cyclone. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 3

Attain rounding a curve at Rampurhat, India, was struck by a cyclone and completely wrecked. Thirteen passengers were killed and 15 injured…

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An Indian Cyclone. Wrecks a Train. LONDON

National Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 5

A train in India has been derailed and wrecked by a cyclone. Thirteen persons were killed and fifteen injured…

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Floods at Bega. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 8 July 1902 · page 3

Neatly one inch of rain fell in and around Sydney during the night. There was also a good fall over the catchment area…

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Gale at Gabo Sydney, Tuesday eight

Leader · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 2

A south-east gale is blowing at Gabo Island…

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Cable News. (Reuters Latest.) a Deluge of Oil London

Leader · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 3

The Oil Trust is building twelve large steamers for the shipment of oil to Australia, with a view to ousting the Shell Transport Company,…

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Hu [?]icane and Flooda in America LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 2

By a hurricane at Baltimore twelve persons were killed. Great havoc has been caused by the flooding of the Mississippi and the…

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Floods in America London

Leader · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 3

Through heavy rains which has fallen, the Mississippi River was flooded, causing losses to the extent of 6,000,000 dollars…

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Terrible Cyclone. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 3

A terrible cyclone has occurred at New Jersey, and the damage is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars…

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The World. Another American Cyclone. LONDON, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 3

A cyclone at Trenton, Now Jersey unroofed houses and wrecked factories, doing damage to the extent of 300,000 dollars…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Strong Coastal Gale. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 13 August 1902 · page 2

A strong gale is blowing and there is a heavy sea along the coast. Rain is reported from every coastal Station…

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