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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 12 of 18

Intent to Murder. Wm. Gale Charged. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 7

At the Redfern Police Court William Gale, aged 38, a boot finisher, was charged with shooting at Rachel Kearhne, Clara Gale and Norman…

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Part of Holland Flooded. Amsterdam

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 2

Sixty thousand Dutch troops are on the line of the frontier. Large areas have been flooded to a depth of three leet as a preoautionary…

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Great Armies. Drawing to the Battle Line Further German Austrian Reverses. British Troops Wounded; Landed at Southampton; Shipping Safe Warships' Duel in Atlantic; Holland Partly Flooded; the Austrian Fleet Wounded British Troops. a Mysterious Battle on the Continent. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 15 August 1914 · page 2

A number of wounded British troops have been landed at Southampton from Bolgium, though no details are available…

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After the Storm Germany's Dream. Two Maps of the World

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 August 1914 · page 1

"Nach dem Sturm." • This is the title of a startling publication issued in Germany a few years ago. It is intended to be prophetic…

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Tent Blown Down Consternation at a Circus. Dust Storm at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1914 · page 4

A heavy dust storm passed over Forbes last night, doing considerable damage. Lennon's circus suffered to the…

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Through Storms of Shells. Airman Pegoud's Flight. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 24 August 1914 · page 2

Pegoud, the French airman, who was the first to loop the loop in an aeroplane, has received the congratulations of the Minister for War upon his daring…

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"After the Storm." Germany's Dream, Two Maps of the World

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 August 1914 · page 21

"Nach dem Sturm." This is the title of a startling publication issued in Germany a few years ago. It is intended to be…

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Termonde District Flooded. Many Germans Drowned. Ostend

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 2

The Belgians have opened the dykes and flooded the Termonde district. Many Germans were caught by the waters and drowned. They also lost a…

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Germans in a Flood. Ostend

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 2

When Termonde district was flooded by Belgians, many Germans took refuge in trees. Germans at Termonde bombarded…

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Many Germans Drowned. Termonde District Flooded Ostend

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 4

The Belgians, by flooding the Termonde district, drowned many Germans. Many of the enemy's suns were also lost…

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Balloonists in a Gale. 60 Miles an Hour

Leader · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 1

Many of the twenty four balloons which left France on July 26 in the FRench aero club's annual contest, descended in the United Kingdom in…

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In the Far East. Floods Hinder Operations. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

There is no change in the position in the Far East. Torrential rains have caused floods, which have destroyed tho bridges near…

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Natural Moat. Floods Delay Investment of Tsing Tau. Pekin

National Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

The floods surrounding Tsing Tau, are spreading inland and will probably delay the investment for several months, as the stronghold is…

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The Far East. Floods Hinder Operations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 4

Torrential rains have caused floods which have destroyed, the bridges near Tsing-Toa, and this has had the effect of checking the Japanese land…

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New Army Biplane. All-british Production. Safe in the Greatest Gale

Leader · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 4

Though, according to statistics, Britain has not as many aeroplanes as some of the other nations of Euroue, she has been able to acomplish…

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Flooding the Labor Market. Germans Object to Alien Labor. London

Leader · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 3

Complaint is made in Berlin that 100,000 Germans have been ousted from employment by British and French prisoners who are engaged as…

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British Fleet's Vigil. Buffeted in Gale. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 4

The vigil of the British fleet in the North Sea is not altogether monotonous. A heavy gale developed on Tuesday, and the torpedo flotilla was…

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Magnificent Seaworthiness. British Fleet Weathers a Heavy Gale. London

Leader · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 3

The British Fleet in the North Sea encountered a heavy gale on Tuesday. The tor[?]edo boat flotilla was buffetted for 24 hours, with hatches…

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Providential Escape. Two Hours' Exposure. Family in a Flooded Creek. Sydney

Leader · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. V. Craig, of Jamberoo, and their little children, had a providential escape from drowning yesterday. When they were driving home…

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Foundered in a Gale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 September 1914 · page 14

The steamer Beaven has arrived at Astoria, Oregon, with, two survivors from the Francis H. Leggett (1606 tons), which founded in a gale…

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