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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 2 of 15

Flood at Perthville. BLOcK on T[?] Railway

National Advocate · Monday 18 January 1909 · page 2

The downpour at Perthville was [?] torrential that within a very short space of time a culvert on the eastern side of the railway st[?]tion was flooded,…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Big Fall at Wollongong. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in the City this morning, nearly an inch being recorded. Over an inch fell at Bondi and Waverley in five hours…

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Flood at Evans' Plains

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

Steady rain began to fall at Evans' Plains on Sunday night early, and continued for several hours. About midnight the downpour increased, and…

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Light Flood at Orange Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

The district was visited to-day by a slight thunderstorm, which will about save the potato crop. The creeks were running very heavily, and part of the new track on the…

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Welcome Rains. Heavy Downpour at Lagoon Between Three and Four Inches Flood at Orton Park 122 Points in Bathurst

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

The full force of the storm on Sunday evening was felt in the vicinity of the Lagoon. There was an exceptionally heavy downpour, which lasted for…

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Floods at Rockley. Rockley

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 2

After a dry spell, a very welcome change took place yesterday evening. A thunderstorm, accompanied by vivid lightning and a downpour of rain occurred at 6 p.m. and…

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Storm at Bathurst. Railway Line Made Impassable. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

A thunderstorm took place this evening. Heavy rain set in at 10.30. At George's Plains and Perth the storm was particularly heavy, washing a quantity of sand…

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German Socialists Demand Universal Suffrage Fight with Mounted Police Storm the King's Palace London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 3

The 'Standard's' correspondent at Dresden, the capital of Saxony, states that 5000 Socialists after meeting and demanding universal suffrage…

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More Floods Damage at Wagga Wagga

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 2

The storm on Sunday caused considerable damage at Ku[?]rajong. A station belonging to the estate of Mr. Robert Dunn was partly inundated, and several miles of…

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4½ Inches in Hale an Hour Deluge at Perthville

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

At Perthville yesterday afternoon the rain was very heavy. Between 5 and 6.30 p.m there was a torrential downpour, 4½ inches being registered. The low lying…

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A Heavy Storm at Meroo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 14

A storm of unprecedented magnitude burst over the Meroo on Saturday last. In the afternoon a boding silence reigned, the atmosphere…

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Floods Around Bathurst Storm at George's Plains Railway Line Inundated Traffic Interrupted Flats Covered with Water Kelso Post Office Flooded

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

Further rain fell in Bathurst throughout yesterday. There were several good showers in the afternoon, and the total registered between 9 a.m. and 7.15 p.m.,…

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Another Splendid Downpour. Disastrous Floods. Washaways on the Railways. Damage to Roads and Bridges

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 21 January 1909 · page 2

The rains which have fallen during the past few days justify people in arriving at the conclusion that complete break in the drought has taken place…

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Another Storm Coming

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

The forecast for to-day is as follows :—'Generally cool with cloudy weather over the eastern half of the State, and showers on parts of…

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Wednesday's Storm. Phenomenal Fall at Cow Flat

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 3

Particulars received yesterday from the country districts prove that considerable amount of damage was caused by the storm on Wednesday. At Cow…

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A Big Flood in the Creek

Molong Argus · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 5

On Tuesday afternoon about three o'clock Molong was visited by one of the heaviest thunder storms it has been the writer's lot to witness in this local…

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Two Inches in Fifteen Minutes Floods at Wattle Flat Wattie Flat

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1909 · page 2

The welcome rains of the lost four days, totalling 181 points, have given a good supply of water for mining and domestic purposes and caused a spring in the grass…

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Wednesday’s Storm. Phenomenal Fall at Cow Flat

Leader · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 2

The Bathurst press reports that a considerable amount of damage was caused by the storm on Wednesday. At Cow Flat the fall was phenomenal…

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Glorious Rain! a Terrific Thunderstorm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 10

FOLLOWING the sultry climatic conditions that prevailed on Friday and Saturday of last week, a sharp storm was experienced between 10 and 11 o'clock on Sunday…

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Rain and Thunderstorms Forecasted for Western Areas

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 6

Fine weather prevailed In Bathurst yesterday. Conditions changed some what in the evening, and between 10 and 11 p.m. there was a little light…

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