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

Floods & storms, 1903

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Fifty Hours' Rain. Unprecedented Floods in Scotland. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1903 · page 3

Rain has fallen for fifty hours in Scotland, causing unprecedented floods between the Forth and Loch .Ness Great losses of cattle and other stock…

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Thunder Storms

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1903 · page 2

Scattered thunderstorms were experienced over the State yesterday, but the rainfall was very light. A few good falls were registered over…

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A [?] Storm. Remarkable Flo[?] In[?]udal Creek

The Blayney Advocate and Carcoar Herald · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 3

Early on Monday [?]ing last a te[?]rille storm broke over Borenore and surrounding district. The rain came down in huge blinding sheets, flooding the highways and…

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Rockly. a Heavy Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1903 · page 3

On Saturday evening a terrific wind and dust storm occurred, carrying away several outsheds and part of the shearing shed, also tearing large trees up by root at Dunn's Plains station. There was also a…

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Storm at Dunn's Plains. Trees Uprooted and Sheds Unroofed. Rockley

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon a terrific wind and dust storm passed over Dunn's Plains station, tearing up large trees and unroofing the shearing…

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Signs of Flood

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 18

Thus a "Bulletin" correspondent: Reports come to hand daily from the country re the natural signs of approaching floods, as recognised by the…

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Floods in Scotland. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 12 February 1903 · page 3

Owing to the overflowing of the river Clyde at Rutherglen great damage has been wrought, and factories have Buffered to the extent of £60,000…

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Lowther. a Great Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 6

On Wednesday a terrific hailstorm passed between this place and Ganbenang, doing considerable damage to the road. The storm did not last more than an hour, but it caused the record flood for many…

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Mail Steamer in a Storm. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 3

The mail steamer Germanic encountered a terrific gale during the voyage from Liverpool to New York. While the passengers were praying in…

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Snow Storm in America. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

A heavy snowstorm has [?] throughout America. The snow was ten inches deep in New York, and five thousand people were employed cleaning the streets…

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Terrific Storms in Victoria. Great Damage Done. MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 18

That part of the State of Victoria running back to the Dividing Range had an unenviable experience on Saturday. By nine o'clock in the…

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Dust Storm

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 2

We don’t know [?] rightly call the [?] which [?] over Gulgong or [?] over the Gulgong district an [?]…

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February Floods

Molong Argus · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 12

MANY people will probably remember the controversy over weather predictions by Mr. Egeson some years ago. He prophesied seven years' drought…

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Gales on the English, Coast. London

Leader · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

Heavy gales have been raging on the British coasts, ca[?] many wrecks The steamer Fingal, to sail for…

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Heavy Gales in England LONDON, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

Heavy gales have swept the British coasts, and numerous wrecks have occurred. The barque Fingal, bound for Australia, dragged her anchors and…

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The Resolution in the Gale. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

Captain A. W. Christholm-Batten, of the first-class twin screw battleship Resolution, reports having experienced…

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Terrific Cyclone in England. the Country Devastated. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

An unparralelled cyclone has swept over the country within the last forty-eight hours. Many lives have boon lost, and great…

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Destructive Storm. Menai Bridge Endangered London, Friday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

A severe storm occurred in the west and midland counties of England to-day. Great damage was done at Liverpool and Manchester, and the…

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Warship in a Storm. Much Knocked About London

Leader · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

The b[?]ttl[?]ship Resolution was caught in a gale much damaged. She eventually reached Plymouth in safety…

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Terrible Storms. the Worst for Twenty Years. Immense Damage and Loss of Life. London

National Advocate · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

Terrible storms have been experienced all over the British Isles. Incoming steamers report the worst hurricane for twenty years…

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