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

Floods & storms, 1918

227 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 12

Fatality in Bell River. Man Washed Away by Flood Waters

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 37

Word comes from Orange that the Bell River, which is in high flood after the heavy rainfall of Wednesday (last week) was the…

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Thunderstorm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 18

A sharp thunderstorm, accompanied by a smart, but short lived, rain shower, passed over Mudgee shortly afternoon to-day…

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Overwhelmed by Flood

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 13

Mr. J. T. O'Brien and an employee, Mr. A. Barnett, were destroying rabbits with a fumigator last week in the Wellington…

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Storms Heavy Fall of Rain

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 5

A heavy Storm passed over Gulgong on Wednesday night Thunder, the first for the season, pealed loudly, while lightning illumined the sky…

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Baerami. Successful Dance in Aid of the Hall—Sports to Follow—Accident to Mr. Robert Rose—Heavy Hall Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 September 1918 · page 17

In spite of the heavy storms on Friday last, the dance held in Baerami Hall, in aid of the Hall, was largely attended. Visitors came…

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Heavy Gales in New Zealand

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 2

Heavy sales have caused considerable damage in the Wa[?] of New Zealand…

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Liquid Front. Huns Flood the Country

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters, writing to- day, says:-- The British front is now liquid in a literal sense. However, we are pursuing the enemy across fairly…

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Fighting in Floods. London

National Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 2

[?] correspondent at the British Headquarters states that the British front is mow liquid in a literal sense. However, we are pursuing the…

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Ogg's Forecast for September. Bleak Winds, Thunder. Storms and Hail. Ogg's weather forecast for September reads as follows:—

Leader · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

1st to 16th.—Cold and frosty mornings during the commencement of the month, then mild by 3rd, and thereafter decidedly warmer throughout…

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MOLONG F.S.A. A "Storm in a Tea-Cup"

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 3

A meeting of the Molong F.S.A. was held last Saturday. There were present Messrs Evans (president), Wilson, S. Ball, Holt,…

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French Fight in Flooded Valleys. Twenty-four Hours Knee Deep. Beat the Enemy Back

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 17

The enemy resistance to the successful French attack on the Laftaux Plateau, succeeded in flooding the valleys…

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"Dashingly Done" Australians Storm Trenches London, Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 1

Mr. Perry Robinson ("The Times") says that Thursday's was the most significant and satisfying victory for the last two months, capturing positions of…

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A Brother's Love Chapter I. the Storm Fiend

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 October 1918 · page 4

The skipper of the "Guido Me" sat at his wheel peering through the thick smur of blinding snow. The howling tempest hid all sight of land, and no…

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Binnaway. Getting Rid of the Duck Pond: A Questionable Scheme—M. J. Vowles Ill—Binnaway Carnival' Privileges—The Discomfort of a Dust Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 26

[?] State Council have at last made at attempt to get rid of the duck bond in Binnaway Street. The novel idea they have adopted…

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Warrumbungle Crops Calling for Rain—Great Wind and Dust Storm—A Popular Teacher: Presentation to Mrs. Boardman—Patriotic School Children—The Influenza Fiend—A Bad Year—Frosts Do Great Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 October 1918 · page 26

We are just now in the grip of dry weather. Grass and crops are fading off fast. Unless rain comes all crops in these parts will…

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Flooding the Country. London

Leader · Monday 21 October 1918 · page 2

Great fires are raging around Zeebrugge, and the Germans are flooding the country…

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Heavy Gale in Tasmania

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1918 · page 16

A heavy gale visited Western Tasmania yesterday, doing considerable damage to propea[?] and delaying shipping. Nearly every house in…

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Rifle Shooting in a Gale

Leader · Wednesday 30 October 1918 · page 1

The walgett riflemen journeyed to Coonamble last week-end to shoot a match against the local team on Saturday. The wind was fairly tricky,…

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Disastrous Storm Damage in Bathurst. Houses Flooded—streets Covered

National Advocate · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 2

A storm of exceptional violence accompanied by hail and a high wind together with thunder and lightning, broke over Bathurst at about 5 o'clock…

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Terrific Storm at Gulgong. Much Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 17

The most terrific storm yet known in the experience of Gulgong, eventuated yesterday afternoon. Altogether 170 points of…

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