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

Floods & storms, 1913

320 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 16

Disaster. Floods in New Zealand

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 20

Fuller reports show that the Southland (N.Z.) ood disaster was unprecedented. The losses are estimated at £150,000. Thousands of…

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Floods in New Zealand. Dunedin in Darkness. Sydney

Molong Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 1

The worst flood for thirty years is now prevailing in Southland Pro vince, New Zealand. Railway communication everywhere…

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Heavy Rain in Sydney. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Rain has fallen continuously all day in the metropolitan area, and the fall to-night is very heavy…

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More Floods in Ohio. Tornado Upsets Train. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 4

Additional rains have caused further floods in the Ohio Valley. A tornado swept along the valley of the Missouri last night. A goods train…

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Carried Away. Child in Flooded Waterway. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 April 1913 · page 2

During the storm at North Sydney this morning, a little girl was forced into a raging gutter, and carried swiftly to the bottom of the hill…

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A Flooded Cellar

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 23

The rain on Friday and Saturday last was responsible for the cellar at the Royal Hotel being flooded with water. Fortunately little damage…

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The Normal. After the Storm. Railway Service's Return. Goods Traffic. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

The railway traffic was again normal to-day. There were few evidences of the determined struggle that has partially…

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Rain in the North. Floods Feared. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

Floods are feared on the Tweed River. Five inches of rain fell last night, and the river is rising at the rate of 15…

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Tweed River Flooded. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 7

Owing to heavy rains the Tweed River is in flood. The north arm is over-flooded, and is now a sheet for miles. Corn crops have been…

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Northern Floods. Disaster Along the Tweed. Shipping Paralysed. Murwillumbah

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 5

Rain is still falling. Over 250 points were recorded at 9 o'clock, this morning for the previous 24 hours. The north arm of the Tweed River has…

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Floods on the Tweed Heaviest for Years. Destruction of Crops and Stock. Murwillumbah

National Advocate · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 4

Heavy rain has fallen during the , past few days. For the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock to-day, 250 points had fallen. The Tweed overflowed its…

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Fire and Storm Makura's Mails Destroyed. Outbreak in the Hold. Macedonia in a Cyclone. Auckland

National Advocate · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 3

The R.M.S. Macedonia arrived here at daylight yesterday, after having been subjected to a severe buffetting by a cyclonic storm which blew up…

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Fire and Cyclone. Auckland, N.Z.

Leader · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 3

The well known ship Makura, and the P. and O. Royal mail steamer. Macedonia, soon after leaving Sydney last Saturday ran into a cyclone. Both…

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Fire and Storm. Mails Destroyed. Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 2

The R.M.S. Macedonia arrived here at daylight to-day, after having been subjected to a severe buffetting by a cyclonic storm which blew up from the…

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Mob Storms Gaol. Woman and :Lover Escape. Jealous Husband Killed. New York

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 4

With the intention of lynching Edward Beeler and Mrs. Jesse Stroud, two prisoners, a mob stormed tho gaol at Vivian, Louisiana. The sheriff,…

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The Philosophy of the Deluge Higher Critics Arraigned. Pastor Russell Defends Bible. Brooklyn, February 2

National Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 1

After an absence of several months, Pastor Russell again addressed his Brooklyn congregation, now generally known as "The Bible Students." The…

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Big Area Flood. Mississippi Overflows. London

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 2

The banks of the Mississippi River at Mayersville have given way, and 1130 square miles of country are now flooded. Many rich cotton plantations are under…

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Storm in Sydney. Man Struck Dead. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

A heavy storm passed over the city and suburbs this morning, heavy rain falling. George Johnson, a Swede, took shelter…

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Divine Justice in the Deluge. an Act of Mercy, Delivering Man From Slavery, and a Test of Loyalty to All . the Holy Angels

National Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 3

On Sunday, Pastor Russell resumed his consideration of "The Flood." We report his discourse from the text, "The flood came and took them all…

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Floods in the Thames. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

The Thames is rising as the result of the heavy rains, and serious floods are feared…

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