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

Floods & storms, 1904

117 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 6

Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 8

On Xmas Eve a very Revere storm passed over portion of this district Only about three quarters of an inch fell in Cudal, but towards Mandagery it poured down in for…

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Storm at Manildra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1904 · page 11

ON Thursday last (Xmas Eve) a terrific storm passed over Manildra, partially flooding the town and doing considerable damage in all directions. The disturbance appeared…

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The Late Flood

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1904 · page 2

Lucknow, 2-1-1904. The Hon the Minister for Works, Sydney. Dear Sir, — Re storm water channel at Orange and the late flood. I wrote…

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The Lords’ Place Flood. Public Meeting

Leader · Thursday 7 January 1904 · page 2

In answer to the advertisement convening a public meeting to consider the best steps to take in the matter of the Lord’e-place flood water…

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Steamer in a Gale. 48 Persons Drowned. London

Leader · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

The mail steamer Claliam, from Seattle, was found in h fierce gate when four miles from Victoria, British Columbia; Forty three persons were…

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Ship Founders In a Gale. Fifty-three Persons Drowned. London, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1904 · page 3

During her voyage from Seattle, Puget Sound, to Victoria (B.C.), the mail steamer Clallam encountered a fierce ga'e and tremendous seas found…

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The Weather. Heavy Thunderstorm. Lyndhurst Flooded. Residents Carried From Their Homes. Carcoar

National Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1904 · page 3

An exceptionally heavy thunder storm occurred this afternoon. Rain fell in torrents for fully an hour, 100 points being recorded…

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A Destructive Storm

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

A remarkably heavy bail and rain storm occurred on Wednesday afternoon. lasting over an hour. For about twenty minutes it simply poured down…

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Tuesday Night's Storm. a Great Downpour. Damage in Various Directions

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 9

On Tuesday night, between B and 10 o'clock, a phenomenal thunderstorm, lasting about 40 minutes, burst over Lithgow. The rain descended in sheets, and…

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Great Storm at Lithgow

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday night reports the Mercury, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a phenomenal thunderstorm, lasting about 40 minutes, burst over Lithgow…

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Hartley Vale. a Heavy Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 3

An unusually heavy thunderstorm, accompanied with vivid lightning, occurred here on Saturday just before noon. The rain seemed to fall in sheets and caused all the water courses to be flooded, and…

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The Recent Storm and the Water Supply. Views by Superintendent and Mayor. the Position Described

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1904 · page 2

Since the phenomenal storm of Tuesday night last the query, most frequently asked by Lithgow residents has been: "When are we to get some decent water again?" This…

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A Tremendous Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 11

Soon after midday yesterday Gouiburn was visited by the heaviest storm whichever fell over the city. Three-and-a-quarter inches of rain fell in…

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The Bloemfontein Flood. LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 3

Sixty lives were lest in the Bloemfontein flood…

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Droughts and Floods

Molong Argus · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 7

MR. J. N. PAYNE, of Guerie, tells an interesting story of the years 1868 and 1869. In the former year he and his brother, Mr John Payne, had the contract…

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Cudal. After the Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 6

THE storm which occurred last Wednesday week was one of the severest ever known on the Mandatory. In the vicinity of Messrs Martin Carney's and William's the place looks…

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Storm at Suva Sydney

Leader · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

A cable from Suva this morning states that the hurricane has increased in violence. News from the various districts is impossible until the…

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Floods in Pennsyllvania. LONDON

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 25 January 1904 · page 3

Great floods have occurred in Pennsylvania, passengers in railway trains have had to be rescued in boats. Twenty-five thousand persons have…

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Disastrous Hurricane. Record Storm in the Fijian Group

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 2

Nows has been received thee that the town of Levuka and surrounding districts has been wrecked by a terrific hurricane. Many buildings were laid…

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Floods in Pennayvania. Buildings Destroyed, London, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1904 · page 3

The Alleghany river in Ponneylvania has risen 38ft above its usual level and is gaining in volume hourly. The flood has destroyed several bridges and…

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