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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 7 of 14

The Weather. Gales on the Coast Disaster at Sea

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 2

Since our last issue but little rain has been reported from any part of the State, but the weather generally was boisterous, high winds prevailing…

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Floods in America. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 3

Disastrous floods have occurred at Kansas, America, causing enormous destruction of property and loss of life. The burning lumber afloat on the…

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A Further Gale. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 3

Heavy sea continues along the coast. Many vessels are now overdue, and are apparently sheltering. Very few coasters are facing the storm…

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Evidences of the Gale. Newcastle

Leader · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

The [?]ug Irrisistible, when 14 mile south of Newcastle on Saturday, passed a scow floating bottom up. It is regarded as highly probable that…

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Disastrous Floods in Kansas. Heavy Losses at North Topeka. London, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 3

Unprecedented rains have fallen in Indian territory in the United States. The rivers Ocklahowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa are in flood, and…

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Terrible American Disaster. Unprecedented Rains. Devastating Floods. 20,000 People Homeless. [?]00 Beyond Reach. London

Leader · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 3

Burning lumber afloat on the kan[?] River set fire to the homes of the builders in North [?]opeka, which were [?]ted from the mainland by…

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Gales on the Coast. a Trip Abandoned. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 2

At 3 o'clock this morning a strong gale from the cast was raging at South Head, and very heavy seas were running. Thick rain squalla were…

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To-day's Telegrams. Gales on the Coast. Rain in the Country. Armidale Under Water. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 3

Stormy conditions continue along the coast. The sea at some of the stations is the heaviest known for years. Shipping traffic is completely blocked…

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Latest Cables. Storms in America. St Louis Threatened. the Gainsville Cyclone. London

National Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 3

Half a million dollars' worth of damage was done at Gainsville in two minutes by the tornado. It was preceded by a few minutes of inky…

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Storms in America. St. Louis Threatened. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 3

Half a million dollars' worth of damage was done at Gainsville in two minutes by the tornado. It was preceeded by a few minutes of inky…

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Gales on the Coast. Heavy Seas Still Running. an Overdue Steamer. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

The steamer Kyogle, which was due to arrive at Grafton on Monday morning last has not yet been reported off Clarence Heads…

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American Calamities. Half a Million Damage in Two Minutes. Tornadoes and Floods. London

Leader · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 3

Half a million dollars damage was was done at Gainsvilie by a two minute tornado, preceded by a few minutes of inky blackness and hot atifing…

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Disastrous Storms. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

A large Government crane and a number of trucks, at the Macleay Harbor works were carried away by the recent storms. It is feared that the…

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To-day's Telegrams. The Gales. a Missing Barque. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The barque Abbey Palmeri which left Sydney on Tuesday in last week for Newcastle, has not yet reached her destination. The worst fears are…

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Floods at Topeka. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 3

Floods continue at Torpeka. 200 children were flood-bound in a schoolhouse since Friday, and when relieved, were in a starving condition…

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Effects of the Gale. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

Further wreckage has been picked up on the coast. It now transpires that some of the passengers by the Kyogle feared the…

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The Kan[?] Floods. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

The floods in the river Kansas, which isolated the town of North Topeka, show signs of abating. Two hundred children have been flood…

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The Weather. Light Rain aud Gales

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 June 1903 · page 2

Towards the end of the week, the weather became distinctly wintry, and during the last 36 hours, light showers, swept by heavy…

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Storm in America. a Town Desfroyed. London

Leader · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

During a storm a cloud burst at Spartanburg, South Carolina, and a dam was swept away. The country was flooded, and the cotton mills were…

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Flood and Fire. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 3

The Congaree River, South Carolena, is sweeping seaward tho debris from the flooded districts. An enormous flood wave struck…

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