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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 4 of 19

Muggy weather and Storm

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

The heat of yesterday was temporarily. suspended late in the afternoon by a violent dust storm, and a subsequent downpour of rain. The official…

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The Andalusian Floods. Gift From the Pope. Rome

National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

The Pope has sent £1000 towards the relief of the sufferers in Andalusia…

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Storm at Oberon. Oberon

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

A thunderstorm passed over the town yesterday afternoon, registering 70 points. Previously the weather had been very hot and dry…

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Gales in the States. Much Damage Done. Pittsburg

National Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 7

Furious gales in Pennsylvania levelled a hundred oil derricks. They are spreading throughout the country. Terrific snowstorms have occurred…

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Thunderstorms

Leader · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 6

A very heavy storm passed over Springhm and Lucknow on Thursday night. The rain teamed down while it lasted and the wind blew with…

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Torrential Rains Floods Near Bathurst. No Damage Done

National Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 6

Torrental rains fell in Bathurst yesterday afternoon and last night, and at one period the gutters burst over their banks, and the water went…

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Heavy Rain and Hall. Gingkin

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 3

During this afternoon heavy thunder storms occurred accompanied by a splendid downpour of rain and hailstones. In places nearly two inches of rain were…

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Storm in Sydney. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 3

S most violent storm broke over the city this evening, and did much damage…

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Approaching Storm Dreaded. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 3

There is a general feeling of dread with regard to the threatened coal strike. It is feared that in the event of the…

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Storm in Sydney Boats Overturned. Churches and Trams Struck by Lightning. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 2

A severe storm passed over Sydney this evening. The rain came down in sheets for some time, the fall for the first five minutes…

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Terrific Storm in Fiji. An Ex-Mudgeeite's Fearful Experience. The Island a Complete Wreck

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 1

Mr. T. E. Page, son of Mr. E. Page, of Mullamuddy. and brother of Mr. Con Page, of Mudgee, writes to us from Levuka (Fiji):—…

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Violent Storm Near Mudgee. Mudgee

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

A storm at Kaludabah, Mr. Alan Cox's property, 13 miles out did some, damage. The roof of a two-roomed house and one hundred sheets of…

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Sunday's Storm Fireball at the Zoo. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 4

It is stated that during the thunderstorm which passed over Sydney yesterday, a fireball descended to the earth at the Zoological Gardens, Moore…

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Floods Near Bathurst

Leader · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 1

Torrential rains fell in Bathurst on Friday afternoon and Saturday night, and at one period the gutters burst over their banks, and the water went…

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Phenomenal Storm at Airly Damage to C.O.C. Property Houses Swamped and Mine Stopped. Airly

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 2

A great rainstorm occurred about midday on Sunday. In the opinion of the "oldest inhabitant" it was by far the greatest storm ever experienced here…

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A Severe Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 3

On Sunday last heavy storms hang round the district, and several places had heavy rain from them. At Brogan's Creek the storm burst…

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Lull Before the Storm. 28,000 Men Ready to Strike. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 6

The Conference between the British Ministry, the miners and coal' owners has not yet arrived at a decisions…

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Great Storm at Katoomba. Magnificent Sight at the Falls. Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

Last night this district was visited by one of the most severe thunderstorms for many years. The thunder was deafening, and the lightning extremely vivid. The rain…

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Terrific Thunderstorm in Sydney. Business Places Flooded. Sydney

Leader · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A fearful thanderstorn broke over the city this afternoon, when trams were struck scd disabled in Geo[?] street. Telegraph and telephone…

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"Be Flooded Beyond Recovery. London

National Advocate · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

The chairman of the Miners' Drainage Commissioners has appealed to the miners not to allow themselves to be dragged at the heels of South…

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