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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 8 of 15

The Albury Flood Waters Abating. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 2

The Murray River rose steadily yesterday reaching 17 st at, Albury, after which the water commenced to fecede. The scene was a remarkable…

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The Floods. the Latest News. Still Danger in Victoria. Heavy Body of Water Expected. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 3

Latest telegrams from the north-east districts report that heavy floods are still imminent. The police have received instructions to warn settlers…

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The Floods

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 1

The worst of the Murray river flood appears to be now reached, and at most points the waters are subsiding. People are trying to arrive at some…

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Coal Mine Flooded. Dreadful Loss of Life. London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 3

An underground, river flooded the coal mine at Carbaho, Portugal. Fourteen bodies have been recovered, but thirty-seven miners are still missing…

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The Murray Flood a Desolate Country. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 30 June 1909 · page 2

The Flood waters at Albury are re[?] fast, though a number of places are still under water. the farmers have suffered severely…

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The Floods. the Waters Going Down. Sensational Escapes. Albury

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

The river at Albury has subsided 11 inches during the 24 hours ending midnight on. Tuesday, and it is quite evident the floods arc now rapidly…

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The Albury Flood the River Receding Rabbiter's Sensational Experience Albury

National Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

The river at Albury this morning was 18 feet 1 inch above summer level, having gone down seven inches since yesterday. The water is subsiding so slowly that it is…

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Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 3

There are many who think that the floods in the south may prove a recurrence of good seasons all over the State. There is no doubt but…

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The Albury Flood - Abating. Rabbiter’s Sensational Experience. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 3

The river at Albury subside seven inches during the last 24 hours, and the floods are gradually passing away, it will be some time before the lower…

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The Floods. Damage in Victoria. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

Telegrams from the Northern districts report that the floods are spreading. Very heavy rain has fallen and immense damage has been…

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Floods Spreading Do Extensive Damage. Sydney

Leader · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 2

Telegrams from the northern districts report that the floods are spreading further, Heavy rain has fallen, and immense damage done, especially…

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The Floods. Gippsland in Trouble. Hotel in Danger. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Monday 5 July 1909 · page 3

Floods are still being experienced in various parts of the State. Gipps land is the chief sufferer, and the bridge across the Avon at Stratford…

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Floods in Victoria. Railway Lines in Danger. [?]Airnsdale. Residents Alarmed. Melbourne

Leader · Monday 5 July 1909 · page 3

The floods are still being experienced in various parts of the State, Gippsland being the chief sufferer. The bridge across the Avon River at…

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The Floods. Melbourne

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 3

Mr. Gattanach, one of the Water Commissioners, estimates that sufficient water has and will run to waste from the floods in the Goulburn…

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Mudgee Hospital. Regular Committee Meeting. A Storm Rise, Bursts and Subsides into a Calm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 11

The regular monthly meeting of the Mudgee Hospital committee was held on Tuesday evening, there being present Mr. A. S. Tuckerman…

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Floods in the United States Great Damage London, Wednesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 3

Enormous damage has been done by floods in Colorado, Ohis, and Missouri, and relief trains are carrving food…

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Disastrous Floods in America. London

Leader · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

Enormous damage has been done by floods in Colarado, Ohio, and Missouri. Relief trains are carrying food to the distressed districts…

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Store Sheep & Cattle Gale

Leader · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd, in conjunction with Messrs G. W. Seaborn and Co., of Parkes, will conduct [?]…

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Floods in America. Thousands Rendered Homeless London

The Bathurst Daily Argus · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

The heavy Hoods continue in Kansas without tiny appearance of subsiding. In the Western States several trains have been derailed, four rolling…

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American Floods Thousands Homeless London

National Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Kansas states that the floods continue in the Western States. Several trains have been derailed. Four rolled into 18 feet…

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