Pike in a Steamer. Hold Flooded. Sydney
A fire broke out late this afternoon in the forchold of the steamer Tambo, berthed at the Federal wharf at the foot of Market-street. About 500 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1916
344 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 18
Forbes Fears Floods the Lachlan High. Extensive Preparations. Bathurst Railway Men Protecting Wheat.forbes
There is another flood scare here. This has been caused through the Lachlan at Cowra reaching a height of 40ft yesterday, this being the highest point…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flood at Gundagai Valuable Stock in Danger. Gundagai
In spite of the assurance that the Burrenjuck Dam would prevent floods at Gundagai, the flats, the site of the old town, which was washed away in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Large Area Inundated. Traffic Delayed. Gundagai
The Murrumbidgee River is in flood. The flats at Gundagai are mostly covered, and a lot of fencing has been washed away. The river is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →15,500 Prisoners Since July. Thunderstorms at the Front. London
Sir Douglas Haig reports later: Apart from bombing encounters there has only been one infantry engagement, which was small—a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods the Murrumbidgee and Murray. Big Body of Water. Wagga
The Murrumbidgee is at a level of 25ft 6in at the town, which is 5ft 6in higher than at any time last year. Extensive areas of land have been flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fears of Flood Precautions at Forbes. Forbes
The Lachlan was still rising this morning, and was 28 feet above summer level, or 6 inches higher than it was yesterday. At Cowra, there was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrific Storm at Pozieres. London
Mr. Phillip Gibbs, from a vantage point overlooking Pozleres bridge, and Thiepval, gives a vivid description of a storm which filled the sky. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in the South. Yass and Temora Flooded. Sydney, Monday
A cloud burst at Yass last night converted the main street into a river. Many business places were flooded. The Murrambidgee is in flood. All…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monday's Flood. Not Much Damage Done
The residents of Molong received a great surprise on Monday morning last when the biggest flood for years occurred in the creek. The heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in Orange. Heavy Damage. Streets Inundated
A disastrous flood occurred at Orange on Monday morning, immense damage being caused along Lord's Place in the vicinity of the Drill Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parliament the Western Floods Increased Police Pay. a Month's Supply. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-night, Mr. Griffith, in reply to Mr. Fitzpatrick, said regarding the matter of giving a special grant to the Orange…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Photographs of the Flood
Mr. Bursle, the Summer street photographic artist, secured some very excellent photos of the recent flood in Orange. The views are very sharp…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Flooded State of the Country
From a great many western and south western centres comes word of extensive damage having been done by the creeks and rivers which have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Surrendering Freely. Tremendous Thunderstorms. London
A Paris correspondent at headquarters states:— Tremendous thunderstorms prevail. The Germans are surrendering freely…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Heavy Flood. The Molong Creek Overflows, and Causes Damage
The heavy rain of the past three months culminated, in a heavy flood on Monday, and as a result about 50 sheep were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Forbes and Floods Preparing for Contingencies. Protecting the Wheat, Orange
Mr. C. James, westo[?] Superintendent of Lines, returned to Orange this mer[?]ing from Forbes, where he had fifty men to work building works se as to protest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italians in Albania Villages Taken by Storm. London, Saturday morning
A striking development of the Italian landing in Albania mentioned on August 26 was the occupation of Tepelini, reported in an official message…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lachlan in Flood Town Inundated. Forbes
Due to heavy rain this week the Lachlan River reached a height of 40ft, and consequently the town was invaded by a flood. The lagoon which surrounds the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flood Record for Forty Years
After a night's heavy rain on Sunday (148 points) there was the biggest flood in the Belubula on Monday morning—vide the oldest inhabitant…
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