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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 5 of 14

Storm Water in the Sewers. Referred to Department

The Bathurst Times · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 4

Tho Health Committee reported to the meeting of the Council on Wednesday night having considered the letter from the Public Works…

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Rain In Bathurst a Beneficial Storm

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

Early yesterday morning a sharp short shower fell in Bathurst, but only five points of rain were officially registered. The day continued to be…

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Monday's Storm

Leader · Wednesday 28 March 1917 · page 2

It is just 25 years ago since a deluge. of the violence of Monday's rain and hall storm visited Orango, but on that occason the hall, thought muck…

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Wiped Out American Town Disappears. Disastrous Cyclone. Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 2

A report from Birmingham (Ilabama) states that a cyclone swept over the town of Petery and wiped it out…

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Germans Flooding Flanders. London

Leader · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 2

The Germans are flooding western Flanders, and, have burned severals villages. It is believed they contemplate shortening their line…

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Heavy Rain Storms Some Big Registrations. Further Rain Expected. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 3

There are south and couth west gales raging along the coast. Several colliers which attempted to get away South in the early hours, were…

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Heavy Rain the City Flooded. Races and Show Continued Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 1

Heavy rain fell in and around the city and suburbs last night, and at 9 o'clock this morning the observatory had registered 316 points. The suburb…

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Canadians Storm Vimy Ridge. Villages Captured After Terrific Fighting

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

The British commenced their offensive in the darkness along the whole front from Lens to St. Quehtin. News from the front received in…

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Randwick Flooded Four Inches of Rain. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 4

Randwick Racecourse presented a peculiar spectacle at times yesterday morning. Since Wednesday night 400 points…

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Germans Use Glass Bullets. Floods in Riga Region

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 13

The Germans used glass bullets against us in the region of the Aa River. Another message from Petrograd…

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[?]eppelin [?] in a Storm. Amsterdam

National Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

[?] reported that a new Zeppelin [?] stroyed on Monday in a stor[?] ship turned over and explod[?] the wreck falling a flames. The…

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Destructive Cyclone. in the New Hebrides. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

A recent cyclone caused great destruction in the southern islands of the New Hebrides group. The storm raged with unabated fury for two…

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Western News Blayney and District Heavy Storm at Carcoar

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 1

A violent storm of rain and wind passed over Carcoar on Sunday night. Trees were blown down in the vicinity of the town, whilst the roofing of some…

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Phenomenal Storm Hailstones As Big As Pigeons' Eggs Probably Much Damaged Adelaide

The Bathurst Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

A phenomenal downpour of hail occurred in Adelaide and suburbs shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The density of the storm and the…

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Unflinching Australians Defy Deluge of Shells. Private's Daring Deed. Accounts for Six Germans. London

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. Keith Murdock, writing from the Anzac headquarters in France says:— "I have been travelling north ward along the British front. I have…

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The "Movies," Criterion, Wednesday. "The Gales of Eden" (Metro)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 2

Viola Dana, in "The Gales of Eden," a five-rail Metro-Columbia production which will be the feature attraction at the Criterion Theatre…

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Flood of Oratory. Healthy in Tone. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 May 1917 · page 2

To help the inhabitants to' endure with greater fortitude their bodily privations there are great effusions in oratory, which include…

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Canadians Again. Storm Positions. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at headquarters writing in regard to the Souchaz River advance, states that the Canadians stormed and occupied…

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Six Drowned Floods in Victoria. Rivers Still Rising. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 1

Consequent on the heavy rains during the past few days, sorious floods have occurred in many parts or Victoria, particularly in the Wangaratta…

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Victorian Floods. Record for Twenty Years Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 3

The flood waters in the Wangaratta district are slowly subsiding, but the water is still higher thyan it has been for twenty years. The Goulburn River…

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