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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 11 of 12

The Storm Big Rush of Water Over an Inch in Half an Hour Damage in Bathurst

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 October 1918 · page 3

The storm which blow Bathurst about yesterday afternoon was the heaviest experienced for very many years. In fact some of the old hands…

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Heavy Hail Storm. Causes Considerable Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 4

Wednesday's hail storm, the heaviest experienced in Lithgow for a number of years, wrought havoc to gardens, trees, streets, windows, homes, and shops. Following on the…

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The Storm Bathurst Almost Isolated. Telegraphic Communication Interrupted

National Advocate · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 2

Wednesday's storm effected considerable damage to local telephone and telegraphic services and as a consequence much inconvenience was caused…

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Devastating Storm. Chunks of Ice Six Inches in Circumference. Crops Levelled to the Ground. Trees Denuded of Fruit and Foliage

Leader · Friday 1 November 1918 · page 3

Within a day or two of the second anniversary of the memorable storm in the Millthorpe district, whereby Mr. William James and a youth…

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120 Miles an Hour. Cyclone at Gilgandra

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 1

The cyclone storm struck Gilgandra late on Wednesday afternoon. The wind attained a velocity of about 120 miles an hour and kerosene…

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Storm Swept. Damage in the Country. Buildings and Crops Suffer. Huge Hailstones

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 1

A devastating storm remini[?] of the one which occurred just two years ago when Mr. William James and a youth named Oates…

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Floods at Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 November 1918 · page 2

A storm of exceptional viole[?] accompanied by half and a sign wind together with thunder and lighting broke over Bathurst and…

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The Storm Serious Damage Caused Houses and Crops Suffer £1,000 Crop Destroyed

The Gulgong Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1918 · page 5

A storm of unprecedented violence swept over Gulgong on Wednesday afternoon last shortly after 5 o’clock. The storm did consideration damage,…

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The Big Storm

Leader · Wednesday 6 November 1918 · page 1

It is stated by many farmers that the damage done by the hailstorm on Wednesday last is very much greater than at first thought. The crops…

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Storm at Wollar. Giant Hail. Much Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 15

A very violent storm of wind and hail followed by a heavy fall of rain, massed over Wollar on Thursday afternoon last…

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Flood Damages

National Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1918 · page 1

A storm of last week passed over White Rock road through to Brewongle, Glanmire, across the Wamebool road to Yetholme and damaged…

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Revolution Coming in Germany Internal Storm Gathering. (Published in the "Times") LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 8 November 1918 · page 2

Reports of increasing dissension and mutterings of revolution and popular disorder in Germany have been received in spite of the newspaper…

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Terrific Storm at Mt. Knowles

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 2

A terrific storm occurred at Mr. Knowles (half a mile from Wall's Siding) last night, where the dolomite is trucked. There inches of…

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Violent Thunderstorm Some Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 11 November 1918 · page 2

A violent thunderstorm passed over Mudgee on Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'clock. The lighting was very vivid…

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The Big Storm at Geurie

Leader · Monday 18 November 1918 · page 4

During the high wind on Monday last some sheets of iron were blown in the direction of Mr. V. Miller, who was working on a wheat stack at…

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Electrical Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 November 1918 · page 8

A brief but violent thunderstorm passed over Merriwa and was remarkable for its great electrical disturbance. Fifty-three points of…

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Saturday's Thunderstorm

Leader · Monday 25 November 1918 · page 2

The heat and wind of Saturday culminated in a heavy thunderstorm at about 7 o'clock in the evening. In Orange only 35 points fell, but at the…

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Cyclonic Storm at Forest Reefs. Hotel Razed to the Ground

Leader · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 3

The Forest Reefs district had another storm visitation on Saturday evening, which left great damage in its track, although not so much as…

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Terrific Wind Storm Hotel Blown Down. Houses Unroofed. Orange

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

A terrific wind storm broke over Forest Reefs at about half past 5 on Saturday afternoon causing considerable damage to the…

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Terrific Storm Damage at Forest Reefs. Hotel Blown Down and Shops Unroofed

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 4

A terrific windstorm blew over Forest Reefs at about half-past 5 on Saturday afternoon, causing considerable damage to the township…

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