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

Floods & storms, 1910

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Floods in France. Parts of Paris Flooded. Severe Shock of Earth-quake. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

Serious floods have occurred in France. Several of the streets of Paris are flooded and the residents along the Quay are using boats…

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Severe Thunderstorm Damage at Murrurundi. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

Severe thunderstorms have been experienced all over the country during the last few days. At Murrurundi buildings were knocked down and…

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The Northern Floods Walgett Surrounded. Families Flooded Out. Walgett

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

The town is surrounded by flood waters. The Barwon and the Namoi are both rising and the waters are spreading…

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The Destructive Floods. Walgett in Danger. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 2

Reports from the Hooded districts show that the waters have repeated. The river banks are going down steadily. The only place now in danger…

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The Floods. Walgett Short of Food. Brewarrina in Danger. Moree in Communication at Last. Collarendabri Out of Danger Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The flood waters are now within 50 yards of the Walgett Post Office, and rising rapidly. Owing to the lack of communication…

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Floods in Paris. Seine Rises 25 Feet. "Half France Under Water." London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 3

The heavy rainfall in Paris continues. The Seine has risen 25 feet near the Louvre. The Paris correspondent of the 'Times' says it is…

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Motor Car Works Close. Owing to the Floods. 2500 People Out of Work London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 3

The floods have closed the Renault motor car works at Billaffcourst. Two thousand five hundred employees are out of work…

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The World the French Floods. Many Streets Submerged. London, Monday Afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The river Seine, is 12ft. above the normal level, and is still rising, owing to the snow and heavy rains. Three lines have ceased running…

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The Swollen Rivers News From the Flood Centres. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

A police telegram from Brewarrina stated that the Darling had risen 16 feet, and was still rising. The flood has subsided at…

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The North Western Floods

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 2

The flood at Wee Waa has subsided, but losses of [?]cing and stock are enormous. The town is about six inches deep in silt, and the smell of…

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The Floods. Country Submerged for Miles. Homesteads Abandoned. Walgett

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

The Barwon River is 45 feet and the Namoi 25 feet 10 inches, and both are still rising. The former is 2ft and the latter 18in. below the 1890 flood…

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Floods in France. the Seine a Swirling Torrent. 1700 People Homeless. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

Latest reports of the floods in France are to the effect that the Seine is swollen to double its usual width. The river has risen another 18 inches…

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The French Floods Many People Homeless London

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

The river Seine is swollen to double its usual width, and has risen another 18 inches. Hundreds of thousands of…

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The Northern Floods. Sydney

Molong Argus · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

Reports from the flooded districts show that the waters have receded and the rivers are going down steadily. The only place now in danger is…

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The French Floods Inhabitants Abandon Homes. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

In consequence of floods, the traffic on the Paris and Orleans railway has been suspended. The Charente is flooded, and the…

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Forty Million Pounds Damage Caused by French Floods. London

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

Snowfalls continue to swell the river Seine, and water is pouring over the parapets and embankments. The water formed a lake, and…

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North-western Floods. Walgett Considered Safe. Sydney, Thursday Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 3

The town of Walgett is considered safe from immediate inundation. The embankments round the town are holding good, and the flood waters are stationary…

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North-western Floods. Sydney, Friday Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

Waigett is still isolated by the flood waters, but as the Namoi is not expected to rise much higher no apprehension is felt. The settlers at Wanourie Creek are in a…

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The French Floods Seine and Marne Subsiding. Rise in Price of Food. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

Thousands of people were rescued from the floods in the eastern suburbs of Paris yesterday. Six hundred still cling to the submerged…

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The Floods Barwon and Namoi Falling. Father and Son Wade Ten Miles. Walgett

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

The Barwon and Namoi rivers are falling at Walgett. At Lightning Ridge, near Walgett, a father and son, after wading over ten miles of…

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