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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 5 of 12

The Cyclone Effects Still Felt. Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5

Mr. Mares, acting-divisional officer at the Weather Bureau, issued the following statement this morning:—"The cyclone is now centrally situated…

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Mackay Disaster Fish Caught in Streets. Storm at Rockhampton. Brisbane

National Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5

Fish have been caught in the streets at Mackay. Only three out of three hundred telephone lines in the town remained intact alter the cyclone…

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Cyclone Weather Melbourne Visited. Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The cyclonic weather reached Melbourne yesterday afternoon, bursting in from the west and doing extensive damage. Brighton felt the full force…

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Destructive Melbourne Cyclone. Two Fatalities. Melbourne

Leader · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

A severe storm, accompanied by lightning and hall, swept over Melbourne and suburbs yesterday after, noon. The full force of the gale was…

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Great Wind Storm. Damage at Melbourne

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

A furious windstorm struck Brighton (Vic.), on Saturday. Some houses collapsed, others were damaged, and trees were uprooted. Two deaths occurred, and many people were…

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Cyclone Boy Killed in Melbourne Street. Woman Buried in Wreckage Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

At 5.30 yesterday afternoon one of the worst cyclones that has ever been known in Melbourne struck Brighton, one of Melbourne's principal waterside…

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The Melbourne Storm Damage, £100,000 The Cyclone at Mackay Damage Between Two and Three Millions Closing the Session Federal Shibullding Great Payment to New Zealand Producers Mr. Abbot Resigns Sensational Motor Accident and Fatality Reinforcement Scheme Changes in the Federal Cabinet First Religions Service Anniversary SYDNEY

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

Further particulars of the great storm in Melbourne, on Saturday afternoon (particulars of which are printed in another column), show…

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Big Storm in Melbourne Chief Centre at Brighton Beach. Three Fatalities. Boy Crushed to Death. Woman Buried in Tea Room Desris

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

A severe storm attempanited by ¼ and at places some hart, swept, over Melbourne and suburbs about 4 o'clock on Saturday…

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The Cyclone. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. Meares, of the Weather Bureau, stated this morning that the cyclonic disturbance had worked to the north-east during the night, and was this…

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Steamer Missing Terrific Gales Encountered Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The steamer Marjorie, which left Adelaide on January 26 with the Glaucos for Newcastle, has been heard of since. The Glaucus…

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More Trouble for Queensland. Cyclone at Longreach

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 19

A cyclonic storm of great violence was experienced in the Longreach district of Queensland on Tuesday. A number of business premises in…

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Turondale The Turon in Flood—Trapping for Pelts—Box Ridge Creek a Banker—Cricket News—At Sofala for the Hospital Ball— P.L.L. Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 13

We had 300 points of rain last week. The Turon river is in flood. Motor cars are all the go on…

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Cyclone at Melbourne. Two Fatalities. Melbourne

Molong Argus · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 1

A severe storm, accompanied by lightning and bail, swept over Melbourne and suburbs yesterday after noon. The full force of the gale was…

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Flood Advices

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 17

Mr. H. R. M. Pigott, M.H.R. for Calare, has received the following communication from the Postmaster General concerning…

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The West a Silent Battlefield with Sudden Ousts of Fury the Calm Before the Storm London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 1

Mr. Philip Gibbs writes: The battlefield is hushed before the storm. The enemy's guns hurst into uproar here an dthere for an hour or…

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Huns Prepare for Great Blow Millions Massed by Hindenburg. Allies Confidently Await Storm. First Shots Fired. London

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent at French headquarters states that the Germans are multiplying their attacks in the Verdun region with fury and…

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South African Floods. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Capetown correspondent states that tremendous floods have swept, over parts of South Africa Thirty inches of rain fell in five days…

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Southerly Gale and Rough Seas

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 15

A southerly gale is reported the coast, with rough seas…

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A Fierce Gale. Sydney

Leader · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

The sale which is blowing along the coast this morning roached a velecity of [?] miles, The son is very rough, but not very high. Tweed Honds…

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The Leader and Stock and Station News. Monday, February 18th, 1918. Local and General. Mackay Flood Pictures

Leader · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 2

A true picture of the above will be screened as an extra by the Empires on Wednesday right, showing the gallant rescue by our coastal boats, also…

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