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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 11 of 14

The Castlereagh in Flood

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

Our Coonabarabran contemporary states that the recent rains brought down the Castlereagh in flood, the waters rising higher than they have…

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A Mine Flooded. Newcastle

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1903 · page 2

Messrs Wm. Laidley and Co's, Cooperative Colliory at Wallsend has been seriously flooded by the recent heavy rains. There are 74 hands…

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Some Tremendous Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 11

The weather generally has cleared up since our issue, but one or two places report some very heavy storms. At the mountain township of Lawson…

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Floods in the Country. Raymond Terrace

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 17

The weather is now liner. The total fall of rain since 4 p.m. on Saturday registered 10 inches and 30 points…

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Heavy Rain. LONDON

National Advocate · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 3

In 30 hours' constant rain in New York 9 9-10 inches were recorded. Portion of the New York Central line and goods yards are submerged 12 feet…

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Latest Cablegrams. Deluge in New York. Floods in England. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 3

It rained for 80 hours in New York, daring which time 9 9-10 inches fell. Portions of the New York central railway line and goods yards were…

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Cyclone at Albury. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 3

A terrific storm, occurred at Albury last night, during which houses were unroofed sod telegraph poles snapped off. Most of the crops were flattened out…

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Floods In America. Great Devastatio. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1903 · page 3

The floods in New Jersey have interrupted communication and destroyed fifty houses in Paterson, ruining much valuable machinery in this…

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Storm at Blayney. Blayney

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 2

This afternoon one of the most severe thunderstorms experienced here for some time passed over the town. The rain fell in torrents, accompanied by vivid…

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Thunderstorm at Forbes Forbes

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 2

Eighteen points of rain fell this morning. It came as a great boon as the ground was becoming very hard, and vegitation beginning to show the…

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The Floods In New York. LONDON, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 3

The floods in New York State have subsided. Terrible inconvenience, suffering and losses have been caused. Railway communication has been…

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The Floods in America. Great Suffering Entailed London

Leader · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 3

The floods are subsiding, and terrible suffering, inconvenience, and losses have been sustained in the States of New York and Jersey…

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Terrific Storm

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 2

The weather up to Sunday, was very warm, but during that day a change was noticed. On Monday light showers fell every now and again and also…

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The Queanbeyan Tragedy. Gale Sentenced to Death. Result of a Sunday Drank. GOULBURN

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 16

The Circuit Court opened this morning, before Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. W. A. Parket, assisted by Mr. Hanlan, of the Crown solictor's…

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Tremendous Storm in Mudgee. 257 Points in 15 Minutes. DucKs Swimming in Vineyards

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 5

Rather a startling heading, is it not? At first sight you might think it a lie, but it is not. The only fault about it is that it is a shade out of date. We…

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The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorms. Crops a Good Deal Damaged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 12

On Tuesday the weather was very close and sultry, and towards sundown very heavy clouds rolled up from the north west…

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Floods Around Walgett

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 October 1903 · page 10

A message from Walgett says:— "Both rivers here are now very high and still rising, The Barwon River is 36ft 4in. hight, being the highest…

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The Recent Thunderstorm

National Advocate · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

As a result of the severe thunderstorm which passed over Bathurst on Tuesday evening several of the wires in connection with the telephone service were…

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Wrecked by the Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 October 1903 · page 17

The Wirth Brother will remember their recent visit to Dubbo because of the misfortune which attended them on the first day (says the "Dubbo…

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Terrific Storm at Broken Kill. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 22 October 1903 · page 3

A deluge of rain, accompanied by a cyclone, occurred at Broken Hill yesterday. Rain fell in torrents for three hours, and was the heaviest ever…

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