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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 11 of 14

Heavy Storms. Flood Waters Around Bathurst

National Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 2

Early yesterday heavy rain fell in and around Bathurst, with the result that in places, flood waters carried away fences, roads became impossible,…

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Friday's Storm

Leader · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 4

The storm of Friday morning was one of the heaviest experienced in Orange for some time, and had it lasted much longer we would have…

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Three Months' Flood Murray River Still Rising

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 1

Increased anxiety has been occasioned in regard to the Murray floods. There were heavy falls of rain on Thursday night, measuring…

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Great Floods at Albury South Albury Submerged. Residents Marooned. Biggest Flood Since Jo. the Worst Feared. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 October 1917 · page 3

An Albury message states that a great flood came down the Murray River yesterday. The flood overtook South Albury by surprise…

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Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 39

A heavy storm passed over Dunedoo on Monday evening. 70 points of rain being registered…

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Beryl. Heavy Rain.—River and Creek Running High—Fishing Outlook

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 24

Snakes.—Quite a number of snakes of various varieties have been hilled in the vicinity of late, some of them of large size…

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Huge Floods the Chinese Disaster. Tientsin, Wednesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 3

Business is almost at a standstill owning to the flood. Fifteen thousand square miles have been inundated. The Frenchmen, British and Japanese…

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Turondale Flood in the Turon—Grass Abun-dant—Stock Fat—Thanks to the Trappers—Departing Soldier

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 24

Mrs. Allie Macartney is coming from Lifhgow to spend a couple of weeks with Mrs. S. Johnson. We had a very large flood in the…

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China Disastrous Floods. London

National Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1917 · page 1

Messages from Peklin state that there has been enormous floods in the north of China, in the densely populated area. Fifty thousand square…

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500 Prisoners Taken. Heavy Rain Stops Advance

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 October 1917 · page 1

Sir Douglas Haig's report states:— Notwithstanding the night's heavy rain the troops formed up for this morning's attack made progress along…

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In the Mud the West Front Isolated Activity Early Winter Arrives. Boys Working in Piercing Gold. Heavy Rain Continues. London, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy last night heavily bombarded our positions on the line…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

A particularly heavy thunderstorm passed over the district on Sunday night, about 8.30 o'clock. Particularly heavy thunderstorms, accompanied by…

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Damage Disclosed the Gasworks and the Last Flood

National Advocate · Thursday 18 October 1917 · page 2

The actual damage done to the reports at the Bathurst Gasworks 12 months ago has just been revealed by the reconstruction of one of them…

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Murray in Flood Moving to Higher Ground. Residents Alarmed. Albury

The Bathurst Times · Monday 22 October 1917 · page 3

The flood in the Murray has compelled practically all the residents on the flats to leave their homes. The Albury Wodonga road is impassable. There…

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Telegrams. Floods, in the Murray, Albury Again in Trouble. Record Rise in the Mitia Mitta. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 22 October 1917 · page 2

The latest particulars of the food in the Murray show that the waters have already entered many houses, whilst hundreds of tenements are…

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Highest Ever Known the Murray Floods. Albury

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

The Murray has reached the highest point ever known—16ft 8½ inches above summer level—the same height as in 1867. Every inch now adds…

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Big Flood Albury's Plight Albury

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 1

There was a recurrence yesterday of the big flood which inundated the southern portion of Albury two weeks ago. Practically all the residents have…

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Albury Flood Highest for 50 Years. Albury

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 1

At 12.30 this morning, the flood reached the highest point, 16 feet 9 inches, above summer level, that had been attained for 50 years. This…

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Town Under Water. the Murray in Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1917 · page 2

Reports from Cobram state that the Murray River rose with startling rapidity, and has overflowed the level banks. Last night practically the whole of Cobram was under water…

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Telegrams. the Murray Floods. River Ten Miles Wide. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 19

The Murray is now in many places ten miles wide and the flood waters are covering all the country on the Victorian side between Tocumwal…

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