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

Floods & storms, 1903

272 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 14

Heavy Rain, in Ireland London

Leader · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 2

Then has been incessant rain in the west of Ireland for 35 days. The bulk of the crope left an rotting in fields…

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Jamaica Cyclone. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 3

The Government of Jamaica has asked Mr. Chamberlain to raise a loan of £500,000 at three per cent to assist the planters suffering from the effects…

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Disastrous Cyclone. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

A cyclone has devastated Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies. The crops are destroyed and the damage is estimated at 620,000…

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The Weather: Some Thunderstorms. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 2

Tho weather appears broken again. There was severe thunderstorm this morning, followed by a heavy downfall of rain, which still continues…

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Disastrous Cyclone. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 3

A cyclone has devastated Grand Cayman Island, in the British West Indies The crops are destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £20 000…

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Damage by a Cyclone. London

Leader · Wednesday 26 August 1903 · page 3

A cyclone devastated the Grand Cayman in British West Indies, destroying the crops. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Disastrous Floods. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 3

Distressing reports are being received regarding the storm which swept the fields throughout England…

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Saturday's Race Postponed. a 30-Mile Gale. London

National Advocate · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 3

A 30 mile gale is bowing oft Sandy Hook this afternoon, in consequence of which [?] committee has postponed to-day's race…

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To-Day's Telegrams. Remarkable Thunderstorm SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 3

A remarkable thunderstorm raged all last night and this morning at Broken Hill A Couple of heavy showers also fell at Stephen Creek…

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Fierce Gales. Worst Storm for Years. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 2

Later accounts show that the storm was one of the worst experienced for years. Every part of the British coast…

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Storms Off the British Coast. London

Leader · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 3

A fierce gale has been raging at Great Britain. The coast is strewn with wreckage, and there ,are many fatalities. It played havoo with the…

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Gale on the English Coast. Many Fatalities. London, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 3

A fierce gale is raging on the coast of Great Britain. The coast is strewn with wreckage, and many fatalities have occurred…

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Further Particulars. Worst Storm for Years. London

National Advocate · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 3

Further particulars go to show that the storm was one of the worst experienced for years. Every port on the coast was visited and the…

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Stranded in a Gale London

Leader · Thursday 17 September 1903 · page 3

The vessel Polynesian was stranded in a gale in the outer harbor of Marseilles…

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Heavy Rain at Broken-hill

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

A telegram states:—Broken-hill was greatly cheered this afternoon by glorious rain, that set in about half-past 2 o'clock. The weather conditions prior to that were uncommon, and…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 18 September 1903 · page 2

A tremendous easterly gale is blowing along the coast and the sea at the Heads is very rough. Considerable difficulty is being experienced with…

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A Disastrous Cyclone. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 September 1903 · page 3

A cyclone swept over the outlying portion of the town of Warwick, Queensland, yesterday. Trees were blown down in all directions, and…

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Cyclone at Tumut

National Advocate · Monday 21 September 1903 · page 2

A telegram from Tumut states that on Friday a disastrous cyclone devastated the district, missing the township by about three miles. Reports show that excessive…

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Sunday's Gale a Barque in Trouble Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 23 September 1903 · page 2

The barquentines Kate Tatham entered Port Jackson this morning and reports having struck the fall force of Sunday's gale. She was thrown on…

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The Weather. More Rain and Heavy Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 September 1903 · page 2

Writing on Thursday, we stated that it further change in the weather was pending, and on Friday night heavy showers fell, and continued at…

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