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

Floods & storms, 1910

369 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 19

West's Pictures, Thursday. Flood Relief

National Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 6

There are now two flood relief fund lists in Bathurst, one at the Town Hall and the other at the Stock office. When the latter came before…

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French Steamer Wrecked 150 Lives Lost. Only Two Survivors. Crazed Relatives Storm Shipping Offices. London

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 3

The French steamer, Admiral Chanzy was wrecked yesterday on the Island of Majorca, which lies about 100 miles north of Algiers, and 150 lives wert crazed relatives of the victims, and it was with difficulty that the police checked what threatened to be a riot. The officials declare that the…

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Floods in Paris. London

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 3

The Seine at Port Royal is 21 feet high. The work of fighting the flood has been resumed in eastern Paris…

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The Flood at Bourke

National Advocate · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 2

The flood waters reached their greatest height at Bourke, on Saturday morning, but was not within several feet of the great 1890 flood. The…

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The French Floods. 14,100 Homes Affected. Grants for Sufferers. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

Of 185,000 houses in Paris, 14,100 were affected by the floods. The work of fighting the floods has been resumed in the eastern suburbs…

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The French Floods. London, Sunday Afternoon

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

The Bank of France intends to make advances of £4,000,000 sterling free of interest and repayable in a quinquennium, for grants to flood…

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Flood Relief Fund

Leader · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 2

In response to a requisition from a number of citizens, the Mayor (Aid. J. S. Withington) convenes a public meeting, to be held in the Town Hall…

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In a Cyclone. Steamer Damaged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 13

The Government steamer, "Merrie England," experienced a cyclone off the Queensland coast, and was a good deal damaged. The second…

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The French Floods Seine Again Risen. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 3

An alarming rise of the Seine has caused a renewal of floods in the suburbs of Paris owing to a torrential ranstorm…

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Not the Highest Flood. (To the Editor.)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 25

Sir,—Whilst passing through Coolah. I saw an issue of your paper, and noticed a correspondent writing to say the Talbragar. River was higher…

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The French Floods. Situation Serious. Paris

Leader · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

The Seine is rising again to-day, and the situation is assuming an alarming aspect. A number of the low lying suburbs are under water, and…

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Flood Relief Fund

The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 2
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In response to a requisition from a number of citizens, the Mayor of Orange has convened a public meeting, to be held in the Town Hall to-night, to…

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Cable News. (Per Independent Cable Association of Australasia). the French Floods. Suburbs Under Water. London, Wednesday Afternoon

The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 2

The Seine has risen and the situation is assuming an alarming aspect. A number of the suburbs of Paris are under water, and thousands of people…

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Terrific Gales in Great Britain. Train Blown Over Embankment. Passengers' Miraculous Escapes. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

Terrific gales are being experienced in Britain and Ireland, the wind blowing at over 70 miles an hour in some places. Much damage has been occasioned in…

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Gales in the United Kingdom Wind Over Seventy Miles an Hour. Train Blown Over Enbankment. Miraculous Escapes of Passengers. London, Saturday Afternoon

National Advocate · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 3

Gales have been reported from several parts of Great Britain and Ireland and the wind reached over 70 miles per hour in some places…

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The Gale in England

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 3

The official records show that the gale in Great Britain, on Sunday attained a velocity of 100 miles an hour…

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Wrecked in a Gale. Three-masted Vessel Goes. Down. Boat, Load of Passengers. Drowned in Sight of Spectators. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 3

During a gale in St. George's Channel, a three-masted vessel was wrecked on the Pembrokeshire coast. Spectators watched a boat full of…

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The Gale in Britain. Velocity of 100 Miles an Hour. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 3

The official record shows that the gale in Britain attained a velocity of 100 miles an hour…

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An Inch in Half an Hour Heavy Rain in Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 3

After a spell of dry weather torrential rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, fell in Bathurst shortly after 5 o'clock on Saturday…

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