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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 4 of 10

Flood at Bathurst

Molong Argus · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 1

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

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German Trenches Flooded. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

It was due to an old waterman in the manipulation of the lodes that Belgians were enabled to flood the German trenches and dunes while keeping water…

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Campbell's River. a Violent Thunderstorm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Dark clouds, together with vibrating thurder and vivid lightning gave brief warning on Friday afternoon of a violent storm approaching. The rain came down in torrents…

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Disastrous Floods. Breaking of Drought. Molong

The Bathurst Times · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 1

A drought of two months' duration in the Cumnock, Larras Lake, and Copper Hill districts, was broken by heavy rain, which fell so fast and furiously that the…

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The Dardanelles Gale Delays Operations. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty announce that operations in the Dardanelles have been delayed owing to a northeasterly gale, and a mist, rendering aeroplane…

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George's Plains. Flood's Effect on Works

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

At the Belleville Lime Quarry the [?] kiln is now completed. In another [?] or two it is hoped to have the [?] kiln in course of construction…

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A Bogan Gale Case

Leader · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 4

At the Parkes police court some time back, before Mr. Harcourt Holcombe, P.M., Elsie Rawson, of Bogan Gate, sought to obtain an alliliacion…

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Trying Day at Bathurst. Cheques Lifted on the Gale. Bathurst

Leader · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 2

Some of the worst conditions of the season were experienced hero to-day, and the heat was very trying. A heavy gale blew throughout midday,…

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Dust Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 18

Hot and dusty weather, accompanied by a fierce westerly wind, which shrouded the town in dust, prevailed in Dunedoo on Monday…

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Campbell's River. Cyclonic Wind Storms

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 3

Sunday and Monday last witnessed veritable tornadoes in this and neighboring centres. Hurricane winds, accompanied by volumes of dust and fine sand, continued to blow…

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The Bathurst District Dry Conditions. Recent Floods

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 6

Mr. E. G. Lynch, Rabbit Inspector, reported to yesterday's meeting of the Bathurst P.P. Board that since the last meeting he had visited the localities of…

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Rabbits, Drought and Floods Report to Bathurst P. P. Board. Increasing Loss by Dry Weather. Failure of Corn Crops

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. E. G. Lynch, Rabbit Inspector, reported to the last meeting of the Bathurst P. P. Board that since the previous meeting he had visited the…

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Flood Subsides. Progress on the Yser. London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

Information from Flanders confirms the inference of the progress of the Belgians in a loop of the Yser, due to the subsidence of flood waters…

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Disastrous Storms. London

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 2

Severe snowstorms along the English coast have resulted in loss of life and great damage to shipping. Four boats of one fishing fleet were…

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The Molong Express and Western District Advertiser Saturday, March 20, 1915. The Storm in the Caucus Tea-Cup.—Comic-Opera Government

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 1

How these Laborites love one another! Not only do they engineer and cunningly conduct a campaign of squabble with their political antagon…

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Mediterranean Gale German Budget. Spanish Ships Founder. Big Loss of Life. Madrid, Sunday. Socialists Retire. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

There has been a furious gale in ?the Mediterranean. Two hundred' ships refuged at Gigralter. LONDON, Monday. The "Vorwaerts" states that Dr. Liebknecht (Socialist Reader), and Herr Ruchle voted against the Budget. Herr Ledebour and 28 Socialise left…

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Gale in the Dardanelles. Newer Developments. London

Leader · Thursday 25 March 1915 · page 2

A gale has swept the Dardanelles, causing the Allies' ships to remain at their anchorages. A number of the Turkish forts…

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Mine-sweepers Busy. Gale Racing. London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

"The Times" correspondent, writing from the Island of Tenedos, says that the equinoctial gales in the Dardanelles usually last for three or seven days…

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The Labor Party Storm Brewing. Approaching Conference. A.W.U SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 3

It is stated on evidently good authority that there is going to be a determined fight at the Political Labor League Conference in Sydney in April…

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Telegrams. P.L.L. Storm an Exaggeration Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

Senator Grant says that the statement that there is going to be a big storm at the forthcoming P.L. Conference is a mistake. There are 361…

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