The Hawkesbury Flood. Farmers Lose Heavily. Windsor
Reports from many parts of the district state that farmers on the low-lying parts have suffered considerable damage to newly-planted crops on account…
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Floods & storms, 1914
354 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 18
Severe Thunderstorms
To-day the district was drenched by a series of severe thunderstorms that passed over. The first disturbance blew over from the west. The…
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At about twenty minutes to one o'clock yesterday heavy clouds banked up in the south, and the wind rose to such an extent that clouds of dust…
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Ernest Howley, aged 13 years, tried to ride across the river at Bowraville. but his horse was swept away. He was wearing a heavy…
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Wednesday's rain and hailstorm took an erratic course. Some of the orchards in the Orange district suffered severely, while others only…
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A very heavy storm occurred on Wednesday. Thunder was heard at about mid-day, and for an hour the clouds rapidly gathered. At about…
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The storm which visited Molong and district, much as rain was needed, proved anything but a blessing in many parts. In fact it proved to…
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The flood waters in Burrowong Creek were responsible for the death yesterday of Herbert Teek (29), a young Englishman…
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A cyclonic storm of some violence passed over the Wellington district on Wednesday afternoon. The wind was very strong, and dense clouds of…
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On Wednesday morning, about 11 o'clock, heavy clouds began to gather over the district, and hopes were expressed that another welcome fall of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Man Drowned at Cumnock. Caught in a Flooded Creek
A young Englishman named Herbert Teck met his death on Wednesday as a result of the storm, being drowned in the Burrawong Creek. He had set out on…
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The outlook for rain in this district never looked brighter than this morning. Sharp showers fell at intervals last night and this morning…
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The rain fell literally in "buckets' full" as much as three inches falling in three qarters of an hour in one region (says the Molong "Express" in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hospital Ship Wrecked in a Gale. the Nurses Saved. London
The hospital ship Rohilla, lately I British-India steamer of 7409 tons, has been wrecked in a gale off Whitby, at the mouth of the Esk…
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Budapest reports that the whole of Hungary is flooded with Austrian wounded, proving the severe character of the fighting along the Vistula. All…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungary Flooded with Wounded. Preparations at Vienna. Vienna
Budapest telegrams state that the whole of Hungary is again flooded with wounded, showing the sanguinary character of the Vistula fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Toss of the Storm Country."
The popularity of this live-reel play, in which Mary Pickford's ability as an actress is so pronounced, has tempted Burlington Company to repeat the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Tess of the Storm Country."
This remarkable Mary Pickford success, in five reels; and undoubtedly one of the best picture plays ever shown, will appear at the Burley again…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Compelled to Retire. the Danger Zone Flooded. Melbourne
The following cable has been received from Sir George Reid:—"Paris reports that on our left wing in the north the situation is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Storm
Truly, the man on the land has much to contend against. What with drought, the rabbit pest, frost, scorching sun, inadequate railway facilities,…
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