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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms
369 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 19
The Acting-Premier has received a message from the local works office stating that the Tamworth waterworks have been washed away…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farther reports of the floods show that enormous damage has been done at Gunnedah. Dozens of settlers have lost everything they possess,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The flood is the biggest known in this part of the country. Dams and fencing have been washed away in all directions. The railway line is in a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The flood waters have not reached here yet. The Barwon and Namoi Rivers are rising fast. A big flood is expected in about five day's time,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Wee Waa on Monday a boat with four persons in it (a man and three women)capsized. All were drowned. The telegraph operator sent the last message…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boggabri and environs have been turned by thee flood from a picture of agricultural success in to a scene of indescribable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Municipal Council last night, Alderman Beavis moved: "That the Market Square be renamed "Spencer Square."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News has been received at the Weather Bureau from the postmaster at Walgett, that 30 miles above Mungindi the Maciniyre River is 25 miles wide…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stock and belongings are being hurriedly removed to places of safety at Walgett, where an inundation is expected on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous flood swept over Moree yesterday commencing with the breaking of the Mehi River over its banks in several places simultaneously at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most disastrous and highest flood ever recorded in Narrabrl reached here on Sunday night, and caused thousands of pounds' worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Twelve inches of rain have fallen here, and the town is greatly under water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A very sad affair occurred at Ben Buckley on Monday. It appears that Messrs. Henry Turvey and Denis M'Keown, who have been firm…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →I have to report floods in the Talbragar River and Coolah Creek. About an average of 9½ inches of rain has fallen in this district from 10th…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On Saturday morning the old Castlereagh river started to cover the sand, and word was received from Gilgandra that 18 to 20ft. of water was coming,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The floods have damaged the line between Inverell and Gravesend badly that trains cannot be run for three months. Great destruction has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last evening a dust storm broke over Orange, the wind blowing a hurricane for about half an hour. The dust was very unpleasant. Trees bent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most disastrous flood ever experienced in the north has occurred in the Tamworth district. The town itself has been extensively damaged, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The residents here are [?]ting a high barrier round the town in anticipation of a flood…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owing to the stench from the carcases of dead animals there is a wholesale sickness among the line repairers, who have been sent to repair…
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