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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 2 of 6

Sunday’s Storm

Leader · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 4

During the storm on Sunday afternoon a poplar tree was stripped of it’s foliage near Mr Chris Smith’s residence, and a window broken in the…

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Something Like a Flood

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1906 · page 17

In connection with the great flood of 1806, the following entry appears in a record made at the time:—"Moat destructive overflowing of the river Hawkesbury; 6000 bushels of…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

A disastrous cyclone occurred at Croydon, Queensland, on Sunday, when considerable damage was done. A number of business and private…

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A Furious Storm London

Leader · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

A furious storm scattered a Norwegian fishing fleet of 400 boats at Gj[?]elingore Islands; 34 were drowned…

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Furious Gale. Fleet Scattered. London, Sunday afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1906 · page 3

A furious storm has scattered the Norwegian fishing fleet, consisting of 400 boats, at the Gjallingore Islands. Thirty-four members of the crew were…

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Extensive Floods. London

Leader · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 3

Floods at Rio de Janeiro killed and injured 70 persons…

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Saturday Night's Storm. Damage at Winburn

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

The damage caused to property on Mr Walter Lee's Winburn estate as the result of Saturday night's hailstorm is greater than was at first apparent,…

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Mountain Line Damaged. a Phenomenal Storm, Interruption to Traffic

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 2

A storm, with thunder and lightning and accompanied by heavy downpours of rain, swept over that portion of the State between the Blue Mountains and Sydney…

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Telegraphic News. Cyclonic Storm in Sydney Houses Blown Down One Killed Many Injured Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

Heavy rain fell for a abort period in the city this afternoon, but at Crows Nest, North Sydney, there was a cyclonic storm of great severity which…

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Storm on the Coast. Heavy Rain in City. Sydney

Leader · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 3

Heavy rain fell at eleven this morning; it was especially felt in the Eastern Suburbs, where the Streets were flooded and tram traffic…

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Terrific Storms in Tasmania

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 April 1906 · page 4

Terrific storms and rains have been raging on the West Coast of Tasmania during the past few days. At Queenstown the whole of the West Queen tram used by the…

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Hurricanes and Gales. a Woman Killed. Sydney

Leader · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 3

Disastrous gales have occurred on the South Coast. At Wollongong Buili, and other places much damage to property has been done…

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Violent Gales on the South Coast Houses Unrooed and Trees Uprooted. a Women Killed. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 3

A considerable amount of damage was wrought by violent westerly gales on the South Coast on Friday night, and Wellongong, Bellambi, Bulli, Berry, and Dapto…

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Violent Gales on the Coast

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 May 1906 · page 2

The full force of the violent westerly gules' which had been operating on the Victorian and Tasmanian coasts reached the South Coast districts of this State during…

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The Broken Hill Mines Progress of the Flooding Work Broken Hill

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 2

The work of flooding the mine in which the fire broke out recently is progressing very satisfactorily, the water having risen 21 feet in 48 hours…

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Floods in China. London

Leader · Thursday 10 May 1906 · page 2

Floods have occurred in the province of Hunan, China, which caused great loss of life…

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New Sight for Tourists. Floods in Flanders

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 13

From Brussels, on 21st March, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:—The great floods in Flanders have…

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Anarchists in Poland. Storm a Bank London

Leader · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 3

An anarchists' band attached the Industrial Savings Bank at Warsaw. The cashier revolvered them, when his assallants, responding, killed 2…

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Flood at Murwillumbah Sydney

Leader · Monday 28 May 1906 · page 2

The highest flood since 1893 occurred at Murwillumbah on Thursday. All low-lying parts have been submerged, and a…

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More Troubles for San Franciscans the Park Flooded London, Tuesday afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1906 · page 3

Owing to a terrific rainstorm 1000 refugees in the San Francisco parks were flooded out, their tents and provisions being destroyed. The place…

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