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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 8 of 19

Mississippi Floods. New Orleans

The Bathurst Times · Friday 17 May 1912 · page 2

Sixty thousand people, living on ten square miles of territory, will be affected by the break in the Mississippi levee in the west bank 25 miles north of…

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American Floods. New York

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 18 May 1912 · page 2

With approximately 7500 square miles of Louisiana inundated, upwards of 1000,000 people have been driven from their homes…

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American Floods. New York

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 2

Now that the tributaries of the Mississippi are steadily subsiding, interest ia being centred on the herculean task of clearing the debris and housing…

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American Floods. Desolate Towns. Winnipeg

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

Floods having caused river to [?] flow, dozens of villages in the territory are submerged. The power plant at the city of Mooss…

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Floods in Canada. Villages Submerged. Winnipeg

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 5

Manitoba rivers are flooded and dozens of villages are submerged. The city of Moosejaw's power plant was destroyed, and the city is in…

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The 67 Hawkesbuty Flood Death of Survivor. Richmond

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 4

The death has taken place of Mr George Eathcr, of Lennox-street, Richmond, at the age of 77 years. Deceased leaves a widow (also in the…

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Terrible Floods in Hungary

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 4

Floods in south-east Hungary have rendered 100 persons homeless. Eighty persons, chiefly children and old people, were drowned…

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Disastrous Floods in Hungary London

Leader · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 6

Terrible floods are reported in the south-eastern portion of Hungary. Hundreds of homes of peasants have been literally demolished, also a…

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Floods in Hungary. Considerable Loss of Life. Budapest

National Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

Floods in south-eastern Hungary demolished hundreds of peasants' houses. The inhabitants of several villages took refuge on the roofs of…

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Triangular Cricket. Heavy Rain Stops Play. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 23

The match, Australia v. Middlesex, has been abandoned, owing to the continuous heavy rain. Africa are all out for 260 (Tancred…

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The Big Flood

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 June 1912 · page 2

Exactly 45 years ago this month Bathurst saw its biggest flood. On that oc­casion the then Denison bridge was carried away. Other extensive damage…

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The Biggest Flood

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

A correspondent writes: On Monday last you published a paragraph under the heading of "The Big Flood." Let me tell you of a bigger flood even than…

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The Unemployed Flooding New South Wales. No One Need Starve. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 4

Three men, who declared that they were unemployed, stated to-day that the Premier had refused to receive a deputation. Mr. McGowen, however,…

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Floods in Queensland. Brisbane

Leader · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 2

Telegrams from Rockhampton state that the railway officials continue to receive reports from country districts concerning the flooded condition…

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Floods in Queensland Traffic Inconvenienced. Rockhampton

National Advocate · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 4

On Monday afternoon Mr. M'Gra[?], the general traffic manager of the central district, received advices that there was 14ft. in Theresa Greek, on…

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Floods in Lousiana. London

Leader · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

The floods in Lousiana are again serious. About ninety miles from Labadaville to Gulf Mexico were covered with water, and thousands of…

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Memories of a Flood

Leader · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 6

With reference to the death of Mr. George Eather, of Richmond, at the age of 77 years, a contemporary recalls memories of the disastrous flood…

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Disastrous Floods. San Bernadino (Cal.),Sunday

The Bathurst Times · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

A sudden rise in the Colorada River has caused several towns to be inundated. In the town of Blythe the inhabitants were rescued by boat…

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Queensland Floods. Longreach (Q.)

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

Information received here states that in the recent flood in the Comet River over 2000 sheep, owned by M. Ryan, of Arcturus Downs, which is on the…

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Appendicitis on the High Seas. Successful Operation in a Gale. London, Wednesday evening

National Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

While the training ship Mersey was in a gale off Cape Horn, a surgeon successfully operated upon a cadet for appendicitis…

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