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

Floods & storms, 1906

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

Terrific Storm at Bega Sydney

Leader · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

Bega was visited by a terrific storm on Sunday afternoon. All the low-lying streets were deluged, the Convent school wrecked, and tress torn…

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To Check Hail-storms

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 7

The farmer has to suffer many disadvantages of both air and soil, and the clouded sky is sometimes as hostile as that which reflects a lengthy drought…

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Terrible Storm at Bega. School Building Wr[?]cked Streets Flooded

Leader · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

A terrible hailstorm passed over Bega on Sunday afternoon. The weather on Saturday was extremely hot all day, and at night a heavy…

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A Heavy Thunderstorm an Inch of Rain Recorded. Meagher and Co's Warehouse Swamped

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm, accompanied with vivid lightning, passed over Bathurst shortly after seven o'clock last night. For about half-an-hour there was a torrential…

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Cyclone Storm in New Zealand Auckland

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 1

A storm of a cyclonic nature occurred at Christchurch on Sunday, destroying portion of the international exhibition exhibition buildings. The damage is…

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Cyclone in New Zealand Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

A New Zealand telegram states that a cyclone storm at Christchurch on Sunday destroyed portion of the international exhibition buildings…

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Heavy Storm One Child Drowned Sydney

Leader · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

To-day is a close holiday. The weather is threatening, During a heavy thunderstorm in the city and suburbs yesterday afternoon two girls…

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Storm at Rockley. Rockley

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

very heavy thunder-storm accompanied with vivid lightning passed over here on S[?] night although very little rain [?]…

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Terrific Thunder Storm. Four Inches of Rain at Cargoa[?] Rivers and Creeks Flooded. Incessant Lightning. Carcoar

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

Shortly after seven o'clock last night, I a terrific thunder storm, accompanied by vivid lightning, and an enormons fall of rain, occurred between Carcoar and…

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Sunday Night's Storm Sensation at Carcoar

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1906 · page 3

A telegram from Carcoar states that shortly after 7 o'clock on Sunday night a terrific thunderstorm, [?] by [?]id lightning and a[?] enormous [?]…

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O'connell Storms

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 4

A heavy storm of thunder and lightning passed over here on Thursday, accompanied by a smart shower of rain. The lightning was very vivid. Several trees in the…

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Heavy Storm at Blayney

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 3

Three inches of rain fell at Blayney on Sunday night in 45 minutes. The streets were damaged and buildings inundated Large logs have been washed on to the…

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Storm at Dunkeld. Dunkeld

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 2

A thunderstorm accompanied with heavy wind passed over Dunkeld, doing considerable damage of the school. The school had been dismissed, but the…

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Terrific Storm at Dubbo Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 3

A terrific rain storm passed over Dubbo at six o'clock this evening 72 points of rain falling in 25 minutes…

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A Mine Flooded. London

Leader · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 3

Owing to an inrush of water five miners working in a mine in Scotland were entombed. The rescuers in an upper seam made a two inch box and…

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Floods in Queensland. Mails Blocked. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 2

Heavy rains have occurred in Queens land. The postal authorities have received information that in the Dalovne, the water ia 31 feet above summer level…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 10 February 1906 · page 2

Telegrams from the far south-west state that a body, of water, one mile wide, is running strongly and making large gaps in the railway line near…

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Storm at Shadforth

Leader · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 4

We regret to hear that about five o’clock on Sunday afternoon while Mr and Airs E Rodwell, of Shadforth, were milking cows, a flash of light…

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Storm at Armidale Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 3

There was a severe storm at Armidale last night and a good deal of damage was done…

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Terrific Storm at Armidale Considerable Damage to Property. Armidale

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1906 · page 3

A terrific thunder storm occurred last night, and did considerable damage to property. The lightning was very severe. A number of trees in the town were struck,…

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