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

Floods & storms, 1905

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A Gale in London. Does Great Damage. London

Leader · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 3

A few hours gale wrought great havoc in England. There were several fatalities on land and sea, the Thames was flooded, boats being used on the…

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Heavy Storms at Port Arthur. London

Leader · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

Chifu telegrams state that heavy storms at Port Arthur completed the destruction of the Sevastopol. Other damaged warships alto suffered…

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Port Arthur Warships. Suffer in Heavy Storms. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 3

The Chif[?] correspondent of the Daily Telegraph" reports that heavy storms at Port Arthur have completed the destruction of the Russian…

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Gale at Suva, Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 2

A heavy gale is reported from Suva (Fiji), when some damage was done to shipping…

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The Recent Storm

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 2

During the thunderstorm early on Monday morning a milch cow owned by Mrs. O’Byrne, of Forest Reefs, was killed by lightning. A…

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Floods in England London

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1905 · page 1

Floods caused by extraordinary high tides have occurred on the eastern coast of England. Enormous damage has been done to…

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The Wollar Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1905 · page 13

The storm which followed the bush [?]res at Wollar developed great violence in places, it being especially severe on the road to Bylong and old hands assert…

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Storm at Orange. Hay-stack Ignited by Lightning. Orange

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 3

A violent thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid flashes of lightning, broke over the town this morning. The lightning struck a hay-stack, the property of Mr. James…

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Floods in Queensland

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 13

Very heavy rains have fallen over a greater portion of the State of Queensland, and now comes news of floods. The far back Barcoo River…

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Russian Revolution. Tremendous Upheaval. Czar's Whereabouts Unknown. His Death Decreed Military Dictator Appointed. the Whole Country Seething. Storm Ready to Burst. London

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

The train service between St Petersburg and Tsarikoe Solo has been suspended. Three hundred and fifty barristers…

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Lucerne Under Irrigation. a Cut Every Three Weeks Visit to Alloway Bank. a Possibility for the Future. by Conserving the Macquarie Floods

National Advocate · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

"There's some of it now." The speaker was Mr J J Sullivan, the Squire of Alloway Bank, and the object of the remark was a cart load of…

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Hail Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 7

A TERRIBLE wind and hailstorm passed over Pacific Valley, Yeoval, on Friday afternoon last about six o'clock. The hail came down with such force that it cut…

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The Weather. a Thunderstorm. Some Narrow Escapes

National Advocate · Monday 20 February 1905 · page 2

The weather conditions in Bathurst on Saturday continued dull, and in the afternoon there was a succession of light showers of rain. Yesterday morning broke fine, but…

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Deluge at the Beefs

Leader · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 4

We hear that over two inches of rain fell at Forest Beefs on Sunday, the road near Hazzards being covered with deep water. Mr Noonan also…

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Great Storm at Spring Terrace

Leader · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

Our correspondent writes:—All things come to them that wait; we have waited a long time for rain, but at last we have had it and…

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The Gale Well Benefit

Leader · Wednesday 22 February 1905 · page 4

The meeting of the ladies committee will be held at the “Leader” office at 7.80 to-night (Wednesday). The collectors are meeting with great…

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Heavy Storm at Piper's Flat. Sheep Drowned

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

An exceptionally heavy storm passed over here on Sunday, the rain falling in torrents for about half an hour. The creeks and watercourses were quickly filled to…

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Heavy Rain and Hail Storm. Residence Filled with Mud. House Swept Away. General Damage to Property

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a very heavy storm, consisting of ram and hail, and tasting about half an hour passed over Lithgow. The hailstones were of…

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Where the Heavy Rain Fell

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 15

That the recent rain was heavy in some parts will be seen from the following paragraph, from the Ponto correspondent of a Wellington paper :…

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Russian Corps. Entrenching. a Jap. Attack in a Snow Storm. London

Leader · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 2

Two Russian corps are building elaborate defensive works opposite the Japanese extreme left. The Japanese forces are trying to…

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