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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 8 of 14

Murray Floods. Berrigan

The Bathurst Times · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 3

Advices from the areas flooded by the Murray show that the railway has been washed away in places, and that thousands of settlers are homeless. The water is 19 feet 9 inches at…

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Big Floods MURRAY 9 Miles Wide Berrigan

National Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 3

As a result of the floods, a wash away has occurred on the railway line near Cobran on the Victorian side of the Murray River, and at Nyee, 6…

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Murray in Flood Second Time in Five Weeks. 1000 Acres Ff Young Wheat Submerged. Berrigan

The Bathurst Times · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 1

For the second time in five weeks the river Murray is in flood at Barooga. On the New South Wales side the levee banks have withstood the…

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Murray in Flood Again

Leader · Monday 30 July 1917 · page 2

For I the second time In five weeks tlie Murray is in flood, and about a thousand acros of young wheat crops are inundated by the river at…

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?He Monster Battle Severest Fighting West Front British Forces Improve Captured Positions Prisoners Taken to Date Estimated at Five Thousand. French Continue to Make Valuable Progress. Operations Interrupted by Heavy Rain. Cermans Rushinc Up Re8erves

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 August 1917 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday, 250 p.m. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports We improved our new line by…

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Murray River Floods Damage to Wheat Chops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 August 1917 · page 2

The Murray River, between Balooga and Tocumwal, is slowly receding. A large area of country is still under water. On the Victorian…

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Floods in Western Australia

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 August 1917 · page 20

Further serious floods are reported from Western Australia. The railways in many parts are held up by the floods…

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Women Storm Parliament House. Sydney, 4 p.m

Leader · Friday 10 August 1917 · page 6

About ten thousand men marched in, procession through the streets of Sydney, headed with bands. The men were shouting and cheering. A…

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A Snow Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 8

Laud blew the wind, a chilly blast, Dark vapors hung on high; No shadow on the earth was cast, And not a glimpse of sky…

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Special Police Flood of Applications. Syndey

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 21 August 1917 · page 2

Scores of special constables have been enrolled since Saturday. The Inspector-General of Police slated to-day that more men were offering than…

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Flood Feared at Forbes. Forbes

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 3

The weather during last day or two has been severest experienced for some time To-day was bit and with heavy showers, interpersed…

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Beryl. Heavy Rain Storm—Personal items—A Winter Snake—Tennis News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 25

Improvements.—Mr. J. Campbell is making some substantial improvement to his newly-acquired property…

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Local and General Gasworks and the Flood

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 2

Ald. Hurford moved at the Council meeting last night that the Works Committee report as to the best way to prevent the gasworks being flooded…

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Britain's Harvest Heavy Rain Interferes. London, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 3

Excessive rain has beaten down the corn corps in many parts of England and the seriously affected the harvest prospects…

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Bathurst Gasworks Prevention of Flooding

National Advocate · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 1

The possibility of diverting the present course of Vale Creek, in order to prevent the future flooding of the Corporation Gasworks was briefly…

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Heavy Storm

Leader · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 3

On Thursday night a heavy storm passed over the town and district, doing considerable damage. The lightning was very vivid and the wind…

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British Wheat Crop. Disastrous Storm. Fringent Economy Needed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 1

The "Evening News" states on the bighest authority that the great storm has disastiontisly affected the British whral trops. The position…

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Flood Water and Gasworks

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 4

In connection with the drainage of overflow water from Vale Creek into the river, to avoid the flooding of the corporation gasworks, the council…

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The Air Raids Stopped by Storms. (Continued from page 1.) LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

Terrific thunderstorms, wherein several London buildings were struck by lightning, broke the sequence of the air raids. It is reported that…

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Schooner Damaged Fierce Gale Encountered. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

A schooner bound for overseas ports from Adelaide was towed into Sydney Harbor in a damaged condition this morning. She had met with…

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