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

Floods & storms, 1914

354 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 18

Telegrams. Great Storm in the City. Woman Seriously Injured. Enormous Damage to Property Sydney

Leader · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 3

A big storm broke over the city last night. The wind reached hurricane force, and was accompanied by thunder, lightning and heavy rain, doing…

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Big Storm Rough Weather in Sydney. Serious Damage. Three Persons Injured. Vessels Ashore at Newcastle. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 2

A big storm broke over Sydney early this morning. The wind blew with hurricane force, reaching a velocity of 60 miles an hour. Heavy rain fell,…

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Storms in the Channel

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 4

The Gorman steamer Vuelo lost' her way in a thick fog and went ashore near Portland. The steamer Copsewood collided with the Hamburg American liner Etruria. The…

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Paris Devastated Flood and Storm. Believed 30 Killed. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

The fearful storm has played havoc in Paris. The Avenue D'Antin, the Place St. Philip du Roule, and the Boulevard Hnussmass, three famous…

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The Storm. Terrible Sea Experiences. Steamer at Mercy of the Waves. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

Another boisterous night, although not as bad as the previous evening, was experienced last night. The wind reached a velocity of 47 miles an hour…

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Storm Driven Steamer. Sydney

Leader · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 3

The steamer Wollahra, which went ashore at Catherine Hill Bay, some weeks ago, was driven round to the end of the jetty by last week's storm…

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Paris Storm Aftermath. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1914 · page 3

As a result of the recent storm, further subsidence have occurred at the Boulevard, Haussman. Four persons were engulphed, but all were rescued…

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Cables. Terrible Storm in France. People Killed by Lightning. London

Leader · Wednesday 24 June 1914 · page 3

A terrible storm has occurred in the Chablala district, Eastern France. Several people were struck dead by lightning, and many were injured…

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Paris Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 June 1914 · page 9

Further details regarding the severe thunder and rain storm which swept over Paris state that lightning struck a suburban church,…

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The Deluge. Pre-semitic Account Found. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

Dr. Langdon, of Oxford University is reported to have found amongst, some Babylonian tablets that have been unearthed in the ancient city of Nippur,…

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Disastrous Storm. Heavy Loss of Life. Berlin

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

Heavy loss of life is reported to have resulted from a storm on Lake Constance. The wind came up suddenly and most of the craft in the fishing…

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Death and Disaster Disastrous American Storm. Saint Paul

National Advocate · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 3

Four persons were killed at Minnepolis, Two others were fatally injured, and a score more seriously injured, at Watertoun, as a result of…

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Floods Great Havoc South China Inundated, London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 4

Floods in South China have wrought immense damage. Hundreds of villages have been devastated, owing to breaks in the banks of…

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Marriage in Ulster. Women Storm Church. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 3

A mob of angry women caused a wild scene yesterday outside St. Columbia Church, Omagh daring the wedding of an Ulster volunteer with a young…

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Paris Flood Subsidence. Caused by Faulty Contracting. Paris

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 3

The inquiry [?]to the subsidence, as a result of the recent Paris floods, showed that some of the contractions had used soft rubble stone instead of…

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Anniversary of Great Flood. Interesting Reminiscences

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 July 1914 · page 14

Saturday was the sixty-second anniversary of the great flood which swept through the Riverina district and destroyed the original town of…

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Heavy Rain In Sydney. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 2

Showery weather prevailed in the city to-day, and between 9 and 10 o'clock to-night there was a heavy shower. Up 10 o'clock this afternoon the rainfall…

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Ireland's Storm Centre Eyes on Londonderry. R. I. Constabulary Resign. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 2

Londonderry, with its mingling of eager Nationalists and Orangemen, is the one possible storm centre which the Irish authorities keep anxiously watch…

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Two Fishermen Missing. Caught in a Storm. Nowra

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

Fears are entertained for the safety of two fishermen who, while fishing off the Heads in Jervis Bay last Tuesday, were caught in a storm…

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Ten Thousand Drowned. Chinese Floods. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 2

Ten thousand lives have been lost in the floods, which have been heavier than usual. Deaths from starvation are numerous…

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