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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 7 of 10

Floods in Ireland. LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3

Torrential rains in North Ireland have flooded Belfast. The railway stations and the Opera House are unapproachable…

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Torrential Rains in Ireland. Belfast Flooded. London, Wednesday afternoon

Leader · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 3

To rential rains in tho north of Ireland flooded Belfast, making the railway stations and opera house unappreciable…

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The Martinique Explosion a Deluge of Scalding Mud Eastern Martinique Subsided Villages Destroyed a Warning Note London, Thursday afternoon

Leader · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

A deluge of soalding mud instantly overwhelmed Morne Rouge, Ajoups and 'Bruillon. After the explosion a mile on the…

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State Parliament. Legislative Assembly. Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

Discussion was continued on the proposal for the second reading of the Tuckian Flood Escape Scheme Bill after midnight…

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A Ptt Suddenly Flooded. London

Leader · Monday 8 September 1902 · page 2

The Union pit at the Forest of Dean, England, became suddenly flooded, and seven miners were cut off from tho means of escape. It is…

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A Mine Flooded. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 8 September 1902 · page 3

The Union pit at Forest of Dean was suddenly flooded. Two of the workmen succeeded in getting out of the pit, but seven others were cut off…

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Another Match Against South of England. Play Abandoned for the Day. Owing to Heavy Rain. London, Thursday, 10.35. a.m

Leader · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 3

Having a vacant date to fill in the Australians arranged another match against a South of England Eleven to commence at Bournemouth to-day…

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Storm in Scotland LONDON, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 3

Two workmen have been blown off the Tay Bridge by a storm and killed…

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The Kent Storm. Damage £100,000. LONDON, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 September 1902 · page 3

The damage done in Kent by the recent storm is estimated at £100,000. A mass of drifted hail stones nearly filled a cutting 30 yards long and 10…

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The Floods in India. 6000 People Rendered Homeless. LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

By the floods in Southern Bengal 25 villages and 2 bridges have been destroyed and six thousand people rendered homeless…

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Floods in Bengal 25 Villages and 2 Bridges Wrecked London

Leader · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

Floods in the southern Bengal have destroyed 25 villages and two bridges, rendering 6000 people homeless…

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Equinoctial Gales. Serious Loss of Life. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 3

Heavy autumn gales have swept over the North Sea and East coast of Britain, doing touch damage to shipping…

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The Floods a lad . LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 3

Further particulars regarding the floods in India by which the rivers Brahmani and Banslaie in Bengal overflowed, destroying 25 villages and…

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Floods in India London

Leader · Thursday 18 September 1902 · page 3

The riven Brahman and Panalai, in Bengal, overflowed. Twenty-five villages were destroyed and 6000 [?] rendered bome[?]…

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General News of the Week State and Interstate Occurrences. a Fair Deluge

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 September 1902 · page 14

Mr. J. H. Cadden, the well-known traveller for Rostall's Brewery, informs the Dubbo "Liberal" that whilst he was at Nymagee a few days…

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An Effect of the Storm

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 2

Portion of a wall on the eastern side of Howick-street, between George and Ranken-streets, was knocked down during Friday night's storm. No serious damage to any…

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A Terrific Cyclone. Four Hundred. People Perish. a Steamer Founders. Volcanoes Active. London

National Advocate · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 2

A terrific cyclone, lasting for 24 hours, is reported from Sicily, doing immense damage and causing fearful loss of life…

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Latest Cablegrams. Terrible Cyclone in Sicily. Bea Swept the Land. 400 Deaths Recorded. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 3

Sicily has been visited by a terrible cyclone. Immense damage resulted. At Modica the sea swept over the…

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Floods in Sicily. Awful Devastation. 409 People Drowned. London

Leader · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 3

To Sicily, the island province of Italy a 24 hours cyclone raged. At Catania a German steamer fo[?]dered in the harbor…

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Disastrous Floods and Cyclones. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 29 September 1902 · page 3

Sixty persona have been drowned in Southern Sicily. The damage to the Syracuse province by the cyclone and floods amounts to…

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