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

Floods & storms, 1915

186 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 10

Heavy Rain 418 Points at Wombat Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

The Weather Bureau reported to-night the receipt of a wire that at Wombat, near Young, 418 points of rain were registered to-day. At…

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Flood in the Vale Creek. Residents in Danger. Highest for Years

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 2

The highest flood in the Vale Creek for many years reached Bathurst at one o'clock this morning, several inches of rain having fallen further west…

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In Bathurst Acheson-street Flooded. Mr. Dawson's House Isolated

National Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

At a late hour last night the Vale Creek was running a banker. Near the Corporation Gasworks the over-flowing waters of the creek inundated…

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Flood at Orton Park Residents Washed Out Mail Trains Delayed

National Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 4

As a result of heavy rain which feil in the vicinity of George's Plains last night, the Vale Creek quickly overflowed its banks at Orton Park, and…

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Storm at Kerrs Creek. Kerr's Creek

Leader · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm passed over the district at night, lasting for half an hour. Oven an inch of rain fell. Kerr's Creek below the railway Hue I…

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Four Days in a Cyclone. Schooner's Rough Trip. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 1

With a heavy, list to port, the result of a four days' battled with a cyclone, the big fivemasted American schooner George E. Billings has arrived at…

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Record Storm at Rockley. Heavy Damage. Rockley

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

The, long spell of dry weather came to an end yesterday afternoon, when a violent thunderstorm burst, over the district, about 2.30, coming from the north west. Some of the…

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Food Riots. Scenes in Berlin. Women Storm Potato Stores. Copenhagen

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

It is reported that yesterday morning Berlin markets resembled something in the nature of a battlefield, the ambulances having to be employed to convey…

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Heavy Thunderstorms Floods Near Bathurst. Trains Delayed

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

Trains from both the south and west arrived in Sydney considerably behind schedule times on Saturday morning, in consequence of heavy thunderstorms having caused damage…

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The Vale Flood. Serious Damage. Houses Flooded

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 3

The flood in the Vale Creek on Saturday morning caused an enormous amount of damage to producers in the immediate vicinity of the creek, and to…

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Flood at Bathurst. Vale Creek Overflows. Great Damage to Crops. Bathukst

Leader · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 2

As result of the heavy rain in the Bathurst district on Friday night the Vale Creek at George's Plains overflowed its banks near Orton Park…

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Rain. Showers and Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 1

Latest reports show that it was re mat on Saturday at widely scat[?] places, chiefly in the couthern [?]s of the State, while here and…

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Friday Night's Flood Extensive Damage. Much Property Destroyed Fruit, Vegetables, and Stock Suffer. Some Exciting Experiences Perthville and Orton Park Inundated

National Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 3

Friday night's big storm caused very serious flood damage round about Orton Park, and generally on the flats between Bathurst and Perthville…

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The Bathurst Floods

Leader · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4

Further particulars of the flood in Bathurst and surroundings are taken from the "National Advocate" of yesterday. It is many years since the…

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Bathurst to Wimbledon Flooded. Bathurst

Leader · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2

The district between Bathurst and Wimbledon is submerged by the flood in most parts. The result of the storm at Perthville is worse than that at…

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The Dardanelles Gale Interrupts Oerations London

National Advocate · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

The Press Burean States that the Admiralty has notified that operations in the Dardanelles have been inter rupted owing to a heavy gale…

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Gas Furnace-[?]its Flooded

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The manager of the Corporation Ga Works reported to the Municipal Council last night that, owing to the rise in the Vale Creek waters, four feet…

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Wall of Water Murrumbidgee in Flood. Heavy Losses. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

One of the most remarkable spectacles associated with the Murrumbidgee River occurred on Sunday morning and for some hours during…

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Duckmaloi. a Heavy Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

A particularly severe thunderstorm passed over the locality during Sunday afternoon, when exceedingly, heavy showers of rain fell for some time. The storm must have been…

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Storm at Kerr's Creek. Kerr's Creak

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 1

A he[?]vy thunderstorm passed over the district last night, lasting for half an hour. Over an inch of rain fell, Kerr's Cresk below the railway line…

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