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

Floods & storms, 1914

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Storm at Grenfell. Grenfell

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

Details of the cyclonic storm at West Grenfell on Christmas Eve show that a considerable amount of damage was done. The storm started in Piney Range district,…

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A Storm

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

Shortly after, 1 o'clock yesterday morning Stoney Creek experienced one of the wildest storms in its history. The wind blew at a great velocity, and…

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Severe Storms Enormous Damage in the States. Churches and Hotels Imperilled. People Leaving Their Homes. Pittsburg

National Advocate · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

Severe steams aer being experienced throughout Pennsylvania. Communication between many places is cut off…

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Terrific Storm. Tornado near Tamworth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a tornado terrific force swept over portion of Tamworth district, and wrought destruction such as has not been…

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Big Tamworth Storm. Sydney

Leader · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

The damage done by the big Tamworth wind and rain storm on Friday, is estimated at many thousand pounds. Nearly every settler in the district…

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A Cyclone. Havoc in Tamworth District. Tamworth

The Bathurst Times · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 1

A terrific storm visited the Tamworth district yesterday afternoon, sweeping over the southern part of the town, and causing a great amount of damage…

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Snow Storms. 150 Peasants Buried. St Petersburg

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

A snow storm has swept North-West Russia. Railways and roadways have been obliterated, and 150 peasants buried in…

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The Cyclone. Houses Blown Away. Scene of Havoc. Tamworth

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

Yesterday a large number of People from all parts of the district viewed the destruction caused by Friday's cyclonic visitation at Nemingha. At the…

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Cyclone at Werris Creek. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

A cyclone struck Werris Creek yesterday afternoon, unroofed several dwellings, but missed the township. The centre of the disturbance was two…

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Baltic Floods. Refugees' Sufferings. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

The floods on the Baltic coast are subsiding. The inhabitants took refuge on the roofs of houses for 30 hours. Others…

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Cyclone at Werris Creek

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 19

'A cyclone struck Werris Crook on Monday afternoon, unroofed several dwellings, but missed the township. The centre of the disturbance was…

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Lull Before Storm Tramway Men Ready to Strike. Efforts at Settlement Commenced. Effort to Dynamite Line Fails. Capetown

National Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 2

The tramway men have carried a resolution to strike if they are called out. At Johannesburg matters were dull…

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Barra King Psychology of the Art. Brain-storms and Imitativeness

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 3

One cannot dismiss the more than ordinary display at the recent cricket match with words of mere regret (writes T. D. Chataway in the "Argus"). The…

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Storm in Orange. Orange

National Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 5

A thunderstorm broke over the town to-day, and was followed by a downpour of 100 points…

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Killed by Lightning Storms at Moree. Moree

National Advocate · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 1

A man as yet unknown and a dog were killed by lightning during a violent storm at Gravesend, near Moree. The man was seen to be trying to…

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American Floods. a Big Dam Bursts

The Bathurst Times · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

CUMBERLAND (Maryland), Saturday. The Potomac River overflowed and flooded a large area of country, render­ing hundreds homeless…

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Thunderstorm, But Little Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 January 1914 · page 2

On Saturday and yesterday morning the heat was very oppressive. About mid day, however, a thunderstorm passed over Lithgow, and cooled the air for the remainder…

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Rough Experience Barquentine Knocked About. Struck by a Southerly Gale. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

The barquentine Alexa, 286 [?]s, inward bound from the South Sea islands, had an exciting experience off the Heads about. 8 o'clock to-night…

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Like a Tubby Tramp. Oceanic in a Storm. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 3

The Atlantic liner Oceanic has reached port, 26 hours late. Part of the bridge was carried away, while the steering gear was temporarily repaired…

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Another Thunderstorm

Leader · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

A heavy gale of wind blow up from the south-west at about 5.30 p.m. yesterday, and in a short time lowering clouds covered the sky, while…

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