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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 3 of 6

Floods in South Australia Sydney

Leader · Thursday 25 February 1904 · page 2

Heavy floods have occurred in South Australia, causing serious washaways on the railway lines and stopping all railway connection with Broken Hill…

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A Heavy Storm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

The weather last night was very oppressive and there were indications of rain this morning. About 11 o'clock a very severe storm fell continuing for…

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The Orange Water Channel Prevention of Flood. Mr. Mollison’s Report

Leader · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 2

Mr H W Newman, M.P., has handed us the following communications relative to above, for publication. — “PREVENTION OF FLOOD DAMAGE AT…

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Floods at West Maitland

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 3

Heavy floods have taken place at West Maitland. All the crops are inundated, and the live stock have had to be removed to higher around. Prospects are…

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Floods at Maitland. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 3

Heavy floods have occurred at West Maitland, and the crops are all inundated. Live stock have been removed to higher ground. Prospects are…

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Hallway Traffic and Floods. SYDNEY

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 March 1904 · page 3

The Railway. Commissioners report very little interruption to the traffic resulted from the recent heavy rains in north west, although a few washaways…

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Hunter River Floods. West Maitland

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 3

The Hunter River is now stationary at 29ft. All the surrounding farm lands are inundated and the police and water brigade are on duty in boats to…

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Stuck up by Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 11

The "Grand Old Man" of the Australian drovers, Mr. James Underwood, has sent a wire stating that floods have delayed his progress to…

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Floods on the Namoi. Lines in Danger. Wee Waa

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 10

News came to the police yesterday that a man named Clements and his wife and child were surrounded by flood waters near Merah, 16 miles out…

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To-Eay's Telegrams. The Weather. Floods Subsiding. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 3

The weather is breaking. The Hunter River flood waters are subsiding…

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Flood at Maitland. No Further Damage Likely. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 3

The flood waters at Maitland are receding, and all danger of further damage has abated…

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Floods in the Country. Sydney, Tuesday night

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 4

The Hunter River at West Maitland is rising slowly. Wallis Creek is a banker and stock has been removed. Farms near Fishery Creek are submerged. Heavy…

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The Storm That Is to Come

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 2

If the Bourke people, with a dyke of sand bags across the Darling River, could keep the steamers running above that town for months in the drought, what could not…

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Where the Flood Waters Ran. On the Castlereagh and Talbragar

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 March 1904 · page 2

News which has come to hand from from various sources since our last issue tells of a good deal of damage done by the recent heavy rains…

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Floods in New Zealand. a Township Submerged. Auckland

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1904 · page 2

The whole township of Opotiki, and the country for some miles beyond, has been completely submerged owing to a heavy flood. Many parts of the…

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Storms

The Gulgong Advertiser · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 2

Early this morning a slight thunder storm passed over the town, but much heavier storms were experienced to the south and west of the town…

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The Talbragar Bridge. Damaged by Flood Waters Repairs to Be Made at Once. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1904 · page 3

In consequence of the heavy rains in the Dubbo district, the Talbragur bridge over the Macquarie River has been considerably damaged. At the…

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Rabbits Killed by Floods

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 March 1904 · page 4

MUDGEE, Tuesday.--At to-day's meeting of the Pastures Protection Board, it was decided to call for applications for the position of rabbit inspector. The…

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Terrific Storm

Molong Argus · Friday 18 March 1904 · page 11

BETWEEN 6 and 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening a terrific thunderstorm passed over, lasting about 10 minutes. The wind raged with hurricane force,…

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Floods in New Zealand Sydney, [?]

Leader · Monday 21 March 1904 · page 2

A heavy rain storm fell in New Zealand, and all the rivers are in flood. In the Nelson district a coaoh and four horses were washed away…

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