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

Floods & storms, 1912

366 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 19

Terrific Storm

Leader · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 2

A terrific storm was experienced in the southern suburbs last night. At Waverley a cloudburst and the roar of falling ice and water was…

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Cloud Burst. Sydney Suburbs Flooded. Three Inches of Rain in 20 Minutes. Immense Damage. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 2

Another terrific storm broke over the eastern suburbs last night. At Waverley there was a cloud-burst, and the roar of the falling ice and water…

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Canada's Winter. Unprecedented Storm. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 2

A storm of unprecedented severity has swept over Eastern Ontario. In Ottawa the fall of snow was 2ft. deep, and all railway communication…

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Gales in Europe. Enormous Damage. Loss of Life. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 28 November 1912 · page 2

Terrific gales have swept over Great Britain. The steamer St. Patrick foundered in nu English Channel. Seven of the…

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Heavy Storm. Sydney

Leader · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 2

A heavy storm fell at Emmaville to-day. The rainfall was 1.80 inch. Rain fell for half an hour, and the town was flooded. Great damage was done…

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Storms in Great Britain. Heavy Fall of Snow. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 30 November 1912 · page 2

The city is robed in a mantle of snow Heavy fogs are being experience throughout the British Isles to-day. In the lake district the ground is…

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Gales in England. Steamer Driven, Ashore. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 2

Heavy snowstorms have fallen in the country districts, and mountain road are blocked with snowdrifts. A terrific gale was experienced in The…

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Storm Which Old Not Materialise

National Advocate · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 2

Following upon a sultry day, Bathurst was last night threatened with a storm. Just before dark the sky became overcast, and the clouds which…

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Storm in the Phillipines. London

Leader · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 2

Over 15,000 natives have been Killed or injured as a result of a storm in the Phillipines. Widespread destruction has been caused. The…

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Storm-swept Philipines. Death-roll Estimated at 15,000. WASHINGTON

The Bathurst Times · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 2

What the actual loss of life was in the terrific typhoon, by which some of the Philipine Islands have just been swept is not yet known, but there is…

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Millthorpe News. Tuesday Night. a Dust Storm

Leader · Wednesday 4 December 1912 · page 4

A dust storm—the first of the seas. on—blow over the town this afternoon. At first it looked as if a heavy downpour of rain would result, but…

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Wind Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 December 1912 · page 24

A heavy wind storm passed over Spring Flat on Tuesday afternoon, doing a considerable amount of damage. Tanks were blown off their…

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Severe Wind Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 December 1912 · page 18

On Tuesday afternoon, about 6 o'clock, a terrific wind storm swept out of the west, and descended upon Mudgee. Ten minutes before the…

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Storm in Melbourne. Melbourne

Leader · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 2

A terrific storm passed over the city last night. At Brunswick the telegraph poles were broken down. Houses were unroofed, and live wires…

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An Interrupted Ball. Storm at Geelong. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 December 1912 · page 2

During the storm at Geelong last night, about 150 persons, who attended the ball on the Encounter iu the bay, had an unpleasant experience…

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Heavy storm in Sydney Tram Dashes Into Shop Front. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm swept over the metropolitan area this evening. The thunder was exceptionally heavy, and the lightning very vivid. During…

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Remarkable Weather. Heavy Rain on the Coast. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 2

Heavy rains, and high winds, accompanied by excessively, low temperatures, have prevailed in the coastal regions throughout, the last couple of days…

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Destructive Storm

Leader · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 3

One of the heaviest downpours that we have had for years fell outside the town at about 6 o'clock on Xmas Eve. During the afternoon ominous…

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Storm at Liverpool. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 27 December 1912 · page 2

A terrific thunderstorm passed over Liverpool, 358 points of rain falling in 50 minutes. Practically all the vineyards and orchards were destroyed…

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Terrific Storm. Liverpool

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 2

Reports from some parts of the district show that the thunderstorm here was of an exceptionally violent character, and was responsible for…

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