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

Floods & storms, 1917

274 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 14

Hunter River in Flood. 22 Feet Above Ordinary Level

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

Consequent on the heavy rams on the watershed of the Hunter during the past few days, the Hunter River at West Maitland…

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Floods in West Australia. Mailman Missing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

Heavy rains have swollen the creeks in the south-west of West Australia. Brusselton reports that J. A. Thurkel, aged 75,…

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Floods Feared at Tamworth. Areas Inundated

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

Tamworth narrowly escaped disaster by flood on account of the swollen state of the Peel River. Only a very little margin saved the…

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Hill End. Successful Market Day.—Mining Items—Record Flood in the Turon—A Gallant Soldier's Death

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 16

Much Better.—Mr. R. Northey. who has bee so ill of late, is now much improved, and is looking his good old self again…

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Leadville. Fine Patriotic Effort—River in Flood—Denison Bridge Damaged.—Serious Accident to a Boy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 12

Illness.—The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Hobbins has now taken a turn for the better.—The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Walter…

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Sofala. Death of Mrs. Pittendrigh—Heavy Rains—Turon in Flood—Hospital Ball

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 12

The Flood.—The flood in the Turon is fast subsiding. On Saturday 145 point of rain fell accompanied by terrible gusts of…

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Uarbry. Phenomenal Rain—358 Points in a Night—The Taibragar In Flood —Mortality Amongst Sheep—Driving Accident

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 12

The River.—The Talbragar River has been in flood most of the week, but the flood has done no serious damage…

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Monster Battle the West Front Fighting Furious Struggle Proceeds —Heavy Carnage German Attacks Disastrously Defeated. Anzacs in the Storm Centre. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 2

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports on Wednesday night's fighting: After a severe daylong struggle the English, Scottish, and Australian…

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Gigantic Chinese Flood. Pekin, Wednesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

Tientsin has been inundated in the worst flood within living memory. There is enormous damage and loss of life, among the natives. The…

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Floods in China. Peking

Leader · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 4

Tientsin is inundated by the worst floods in living memory. There has been onormous damage and loss of life among natives. The situation is grave…

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Swept Away by Flood Bridge Across the Abercrombie. Proper Structure Imperative. Trunkey

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 2

The low-lying culvert which the Works Department put across the Abercrombie River at the Junction has been swept away by flood. This…

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Steamer on Fire. at Miller's Point. Flames Extinguished by Flooding. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 2

A large steamer lying at Miller's Point caught fire this morning. The hold of the steamer was flooded, and the hames were thus…

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Crudine. Damage by Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 3

Last week over five inches of rain fell, causing the largest flood for 29 years. It was responsible for great damage to the farms through washing wire netting and other fences…

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Thunderstorm. and Heavy Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 21

After several days of close and weather, and muggy weather, and immediately preceded by a considerable amount of electrical activity through the…

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Germans Cry for Peace. Grave Political Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 17

A report form Amsterdam states that demonstrations against the German Government occurred in Essen, as a result of the res[?] of…

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Floods

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 3

A private wire from Essington this afternoon indicates heavy rain in the Oberon district. The creeks are flooded and residents have been unable…

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Vale Creek in Flood

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 3

Tho Vale Crock went very close to putting up a record to-day. Tho rush of water was so great that the creek overflowed its banks and spread away…

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Flood Anniversary

The Bathurst Times · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 2

To-day is the anniversary of the big flood when the soldiers had to march out of the show ground with water up to a their knees…

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Floods in Japan. New York

Leader · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6

Tokio reports that a destructive typhoon and flood has occurred there. Over a hundred are dead and many are homeless. All traffic has been held…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

Leader · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6

Between the hours of 3 and 4 yester-day morning some very heavy claps of thunder awoke our residents, and almost immediately a terrific downpour…

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