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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 7 of 14

Speicer's Creek Fine Rain.—Storm Dislocates the Telephone—Bare pastures— Worms in Sheep—Bad News of the Soldiers—Death of an Old Identity

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 12

Grass Fire Out of Hand.—A few local landowners have tried to burn the dry grass, and caused a little excitement through the fire…

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Murray Falling at Albury. Danger of Flood Gone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 14

The River Murray at Albury has fallen several inches. It is now hoped that all danger of floods has passed…

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Riverina Flood SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 1

The rivers in the Riverina district are generally in flood. At Deniliquin almost the whole township is tinder water, the height of the…

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Another Antarctic Disturbance Gales on the Coast. Shipping Interfered With. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 2

Boisterous weather set in in Sydney to-day. It was the result, according to Mr Wilson, Commonwealth Divisional Officer, of the…

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In Bavaria. Drought, Hail, and Devastating Storms. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

A most serious drought is being experienced in Bavaria. All the streams have been dammed up in order to inundate…

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Victorian Floods Subsiding

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

The floods in the north-western areas of Victoria, consequent on the recent heavy rains and rises in the rivers, are now steadily…

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Storm Clouds. Allies and Mexico

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 17

The Washington correspondent of the "New York Evening World" says that a crisis is developing between the Allies and the Carranza…

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Flood in Deniliquin. Much Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 12

The flood waters are causing anxiety at Deniliquin. The surrounding country is flooded for males, and a large number of…

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The Canadians' Dash. Battle in a Thunderstorm. London, Friday Night

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 30 June 1917 · page 2

The Onited press correspondent with the British headquarters telegraphs. The British advanced southward…

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Thunderstorm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 26

A thunder-storm passed over the town last week, and resulted in a smart shower of hail, which is very unusual for this time of the…

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Old Bathurst Fifty Years Ago the Big Floods. Destruction of Denison Bridge

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 July 1917 · page 1

A flood such as no man recollects has visited our plains, which now present to the eye a vast sheet of water, dotted here and there with…

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Militant Opponents. Storm I.w.w. Rooms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 2

A crowd of soldiers and civilians totalling about 300, made several attempts last night to force an entrance to the I.W.W…

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Russians Further Advance 1600 More Prisoners. Austrians Driven Back. Rain Floods the Country. London, Sunday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 3

The latent ofliciul news concerning the Russian operations indicates further progress, with the capture of coniderable number of prisonors…

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Floods in South Africa. Capetown, Monday night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 3

Following continuous rains, the most serious floods for many years have been experienced in the western provinces…

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Vale Creek in Flood

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 3

The Vale Creek at Pertville was a banker at 4 p.m. to day and the water was still rising. Heavy rain was experienced higher up the creek…

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Disastrous Floods. Capetown

Leader · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 2

Following the heavy continuous rains the most serious floods for many years have occurred in the western province. Much damage has been…

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Gale on the South Australian Coast. Great Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 16

A north-westerly gale of unusual violence raged along the South' Australian coast yesterday. The gale caused great damage…

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Another Murray Flood Impending

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 16

As a result of the heavy rains in the border districts another big flood, in the Murray is feared…

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River Murray in Flood Damage Feared. Albury

The Bathurst Times · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 3

The Murray is nearly at the 15ft. level here to-day. It is feared that when he waters come down from the tributary streams much damage will…

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Murray Floods Bridges Washed Away. Albury

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 2

There was over a week's continuous rain on the Upper Murray, and the weather is still unsettled. The roads are in a shocking condition, and the…

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