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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 19 of 19

Heavy Storm. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 6

A terrific storm accompanied by lightning, hail and rain passed over Goulburn last night. Nearly three inches of rain fell in less than an hour…

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Storm at Long Creek Bridge Carried Away. Potato Crops Damaged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 3

A cloud burst occurred in the vicinity of Long Creek on Tuesday last. It burst under Bogia Mountain, on the Dog Trap Range…

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Rough Weather. England Storm-swept. Towns Isolated. Moldavia's Rough Trip. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 2

The terrific storms and gales continue to prevail throughout the British Isles, and tremendous seas are running in the Atlantic and English Channel…

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In the Teeth of a Gale Ship's Terrible Experience. Narrung Reaches Port Safely. Some Thrilling Stories. Sufferings of Women and Children. London

National Advocate · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 2

The P. and O. Branch liner Naming arrived at Gravesend at six o'clock on Saturday morning. The Peninsular Company provided accommodation…

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Barque in a Gale. Midshipman Lost Overboard. Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 3

The British four-masted barque Howth, which arrived from London at Port Adelaide last week, after a passage of 117 days, encountered a terrible…

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Rough Passages. the Gale at Sea. City of Lucknow's Exciting Time. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 2

The City of Lucknow has readied Plymouth after a terrible passage across the Bay Biscay. One huge sea swept the captain off…

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The Flood

Leader · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 4

Fresh news is to hand regarding the heavy rain within the district. Oakey Creek was in a state of flood such as had never been soon within…

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