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

Floods & storms, 1911

295 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 15

Storm at Blayney

Leader · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

A smart thunderstorm passed over Bathurst this morning, yieding about 10 points of rain, which was very welcome; as only 16 points had fallen…

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Latest Cables. Aviation Mr. Moissant's Last Flight. Pathethc Scene in New Orleans. Flood of American Sympathy. New York

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 2

The sad death ot Mr. Moissant, the aviator, who was dashed to death at New Orleans has aroused an extraordinary flood of American sympathy. His body…

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A Dust Storm

Leader · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

A furious dust [?] broke over Orange last evening, and continued for about half an hour, [?] allayed by a welcome [?]…

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Last Night’s Storm

Leader · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 3

Some measurement of the velocity of last night’s wind storm in Orange may be gauged from the following statement. It blew wheel tracks and…

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Rydal. a Heavy Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

A thunderstorm passed over here yesterday, but only a few points fell Heavy hail fell at Birumba. To-day, from a storm this afternoon a good [?]…

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Storm Damage at Lowther

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 1

Following on a couple of days of intense heat, a heavy and destructive storm of rain and hail broke over the locality this afternoon, causing considerable loss…

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Phenomenal Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Leader · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Terrific rains have fallen in the north. At Cloncurry 1946 points were recorded since Friday. The town is a veritable sea. Many of the houses…

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Famine and Floods. Deaths and Ruin in China. Shanghai (China)

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

Confirmatory reports are to hand of the famine in the district. There are also floods, which have swept hundreds of villages away…

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Northern Floods. Pier Way Damaged. Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

Latest particulars of the heavy rain in Northern Queensland show that the Richmond-Cloncurry railway line has been greatly damaged by floods…

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Heavy Thunderstorm Yesterday. Extensive Damage by Hail

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

A smart thunderstorm passed over Lithgow yesterday afternoon, as a result of which 44 points were registered. Some hail was mixed with the rain. The…

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Record Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Leader · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

Seventeen Inches of rain have fallen at Ayr, and It is still raining. The Burdekin River is rising rapidly, and railway communication is stopped…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

Heavy rain continues in the metropolis; 207 points having fallen up till 9 this morning. Hundreds of country visitors are flocking round the rain…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Leader · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

Owing to heavy rain the railway line at Cloncurry has been washed away for a considerable distance. Both approaches to the five mile bridge have…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

The rain which commenced to fall in Sydney at 5 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, continued without cessation all night and during the greater part…

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Phenomenal Storms. Brisbane

Leader · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 6

A cyclone storm has commenced to work southwards. Its [?] rule is about 300 miles. Floods reported in many districts are subsiding, but the…

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An Abnormal Gale. London

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

An abnormal gale blew on the east and south of Great Britain, at a velocity of 60 miles an hour, and occasionally with greater violence. Small shipping…

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The Big Storm. Damage on Sea and Land, Extraordinary Rainfalls. the Hawkesbury in Flood. South Coast Railway Held Up. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

Last night's storm was the only cast[?] gale recorded for 30 years in which the wind attained a velocity of 85 mile. The damage in the suburbs was fair…

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Perils of the Sea Terrific Gale on English Coast. Scores of Wrecks. Numerous Fatalities. London, Thursday night

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

A terrific gale raged to-day. There were scores of wrecks, and numerous fatalities on the coasts. A lifeboat from Deal was driven back and…

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Floods in South Africa. Capetown

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

The Vaal River is flooded at Standerton; and two hotels and other buildings were swept away. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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Ten Minutes' Story the Pirate. (A Tale of the paris Floods.)

National Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

During the panic of flight in the dead of night caused by the late sudden inundation in Paris, Rigal, a mechanic saved a young woman, Mme,…

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