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

Floods & storms, 1913

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The Gale. Ships Put Back. Thrilling Experiences. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

The Spanish steamer Antonio has returned to Cardiff, having been forced to abandon her voyage to England. One tremendous sea in particular…

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Floods in England. Houses Isolated. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Great floods have been experienced in the Reading district, stretching from Wallingford to Henley. The fields are inundated and work on…

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More Gales. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 3

Terrific gales have occurred here. Telegraphic wires are down in all direction. Press business is disorganised…

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Big Storm at Dunedoo

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 2

On Saturday last a big storm occurred in Dunedoo. In a very short time 2 1/2 inches of rain fell. This will do a vast amount of good, and the…

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Terrific Thunderstorm Havoc in United States. Railway Lines Blocked. Vancouver

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 5

A terrific snowstorm blocked the Western United States railways. It was the worst blizzard experienced for 20 years in Chicago and Milwaukee…

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Fierce Storm Country Inundated. Mudgee

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 7

In connection with the big storm which occurred at Windeyer, reports are continuously being received of the immense damage done by the…

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Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

A heavy storm passed over Mudgee at 3 a.m. on Friday. At Eur[?]derre over two inches were recorded. The vineyards in the vicinity will benefit…

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Storm at Long Creek

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

We had the heaviest storm at this place on Christmas Eve that the oldest inhabitant had ever witnessed. It took Clarke's Creek bridge and…

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Steamer in a Gale. Passengers on Lonely Island. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

The French mail steamer Salazie left Diego Suarez on Thursday morning bound for Marseilles. She had on board a number of…

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Serious Floods. Downpour in Warwickshire. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Thirty hours of continuous rain has caused serious floods in Warwickshire. Miles of country are under water, and houses are isolated…

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The Recent Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 18

Dunedooites who returned home Monday last from the metropolis found the town strewn with debris here and there, as a result of the…

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"All Well." Steamer Weathers Gale. London, Tuseday

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Ajana, which encountered the Narrung during the recent gale, signalled to Teneriffe; "All well."…

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Storms the Atlantic. London

Leader · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

Terrific hurricanes have been experienced on the Atlantic. The Carmania, for New York, was three days late…

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Terrible Atlantic Storms. Oil on the Waters. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

The Ascania, a German steamer, crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Canada; was compelled to heave-to for six hours owing to the violence of the seas…

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.Storm-battered Liner, Returns-to Queens.town', '.. \ , ' London,■■•:'

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 6

..The: .liner ;Almeriana, after .being1 eight days, at; sea, :has been forced :to return: to Queenstowa: disabled: . ; . ;>-,Tke -..vesselV-was' caught in the recent ■furious:: storm,*, and, when down, by the hose^the ^engines' faced. TheN shock caused the cargo-to shift, and the feed-pumps'-were also.'disarranged. - - . ■…

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Floods in Ireland. Enormous Damage. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

Queenstown, Ireland, has been swept by a hurricane. The Alantic liners would not risk entering the port. Some of the largest steamers were badly…

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Same Light Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last a heavy storm passed over the district and while Mudgee had 35 points other parts of the district fared…

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Storms in Great Britain. Widespread Disaster. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 3

Great Britain is experiencing further terrible weather-blizzard, rain, and hail. A terrific gale has swept over the…

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Tales of the Storms Wrecks Everywhere. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 15 January 1913 · page 2

The steamer Dunedin ran on the rocks at Blyth, Scotland, and thrilling rescues followed the disaster. Tremendous seas prevented the…

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Heavy Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1913 · page 17

Four inches of rain fell in four hours at Nulla Mountain on Saturday, and although the storm did much damage, it replenished the…

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