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

Floods & storms, 1909

286 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 15

After the Floods. Victorian Lines Re-opened, Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 2

All the railway lines, excepting to Hopetoun, and Ultima to Chillingollah, have been put into running order again, and the…

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Victorian Floods. Indians Generous Offer. London, Wednesday aft

National Advocate · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 2

Maharaj-Kumar Sir Prodyat Tagore, of Calcutta, who is secretary of the British Indian Association, has telegraphed to Captain Collins,…

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Victorians Heavy Rainfall. More Floods Probable. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 30 August 1909 · page 3

In the whole of the recently-flooded districts heavy rain set in again last evening, and continued to-day. The Government Meteorologist says…

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Floods. Hundreds Perish, Damage 12,000,000 DOLLARS. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 3

Floods is Northern Mexico have caused enormous damage. Rivers overflowed, and villages were inundated in every direction…

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River Flooded. Two Children Drowned. Sydney

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

Two lads named Carl Ritter, aged 9 and Albey "Water; aged 7, fell into the Barwon River at Collarendabri, and were drowned…

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Floods in Mexico Appalling Loss of Life and Property. London

Leader · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

The latest particulars with regard to the floods in Mexico give the death-roll as 1200. At Monterey the damage amounts to…

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Floods in Mexico. Women and Children Drowned. a Path[?] Scene. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 3

Terrific floods caused by rains and the over-flow of the rivers continue in Northern Mexico and Monterey. Twelve hundred dead have already…

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Floods in Victoria. Members After Money. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 2

Rain fell heavily all the morning, and further reports of floods in the Northern Districts have been received…

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Big Mexican Floods 1200 DEAD, 15,000 Homeless. Over Seventeen Inches of Rain. London, Monday aft

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1909 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent reports that the death-roll at Monterey, capital of Nuevo Leon, Northern Mexico, owing to the overflow of the rivers Salado,…

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Floods. 2000 Lives Lost. Damage to Property £6,000,000. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 September 1909 · page 3

Two thousand people have perished in the Monterey and Santa Caterina valley, in Mexico, where the recent floods, created such devastation…

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The Storm Water Channels

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

We have long been in favor of a sewerage scheme for Lithgow as a means whereby the town may obtain at a reasonable cost a modem sanitary service combining…

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Cable News. the Mexican Floods. London

Leader · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

Terrible scenes have been enacted at Montenrey, Mexico. A thousand bodies were recovered from the branches of trees, and others from the…

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Floods. Devastation in Mexico. 1000 Bodies Recovered. Floods Extending To TEXAS. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 5

Latest news from Monterey, in North Mexico, gives fuller particulars of the awful devastation which was caused by the recent floods…

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Disastrous Floods in Rio Grande Valley. Terrible Scenes at Monterey. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 4

Terrible scenes have been witnessed at Monterey, Northen Mexico, where great loss of life occurred, as a result of the recent floods…

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Suffering Sicily. Swept by a Cyclone. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

The "Chronicle" states that a cyclone has swept over the province of Catania, in Sicily, and destroyed 3000 houses…

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Cyclone Sweeps Sicily. Catania in Ruins. 3000 Houses Destroyed. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

The "Chronicle" correspondent vines that a terrible cyclone swept over Catania, Sicily, destroying over 3000 homes. The town of Scordia also…

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Storm Water Channels

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The notice of motion given by Ald. Bracey for the rescission of the Council's resolution regarding storm water channels is timely. A mistake was made in adopting…

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The Storm Water Channels. Notice of Motion Given. Works Department Will Be Asked. to Stop Further Work

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Monday night, under the heading questions without notice, Ald. Bracey Risked the Mayor what was the present position in regard to the…

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Germany. British Sea Supremacy. Germany Says “Only a Matter of Time.”and After That—the Deluge. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

In reply to a question in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister reiterated that any intimation from other Prime Ministers desiring an…

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Another Vale Creek Flood

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 September 1909 · page 2

The Vale Creek overflowed its bank again early yesterday morning, consequent upon the steady rain of the previous few hours. The lands of…

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