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

Floods & storms, 1919

128 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Storms Coming. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A disturbance of a cyclonic nature was at 9 a.m. to-day centred over the Eastern Right and extended rapidly in a south-easterly direction and at…

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Violent Storm. Sydney

Leader · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

Preluded by an intense gloom a short but extremaly violent storm swept over Sydney yesterday. An ominous bank of indigo clouds…

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Heavy Storm in Sydney. Much Damage and a Fatality

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

The storm, the fringe of which was felt, in Lithgow on Saturday afternoon, burnt over Sydney about 4 o'clock and for some minutes the city was subjected to a deluge…

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Storm in Sydney Woman Struck by Lightning Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A terrific had and rain storm struck the city and some of the suburbs shortly after 4 p.m., yesterday. In a few minutes some of the city streets…

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Kensington Races Whyariki Wins Lady Elysian and Lord Mooltan. Storm Stops Meeting. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 1

The first meeting under the Associated Racing Clubs was [?] at Kensington this afternoon, in cloudy weather. There was a large…

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Thunderstorms

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A sharp thunderstorm passed over Lithgow on Friday night and for the time heavy rain fell. The registration on Saturday morning was 40 points. Storms threatened at various…

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Paris Streets Flooded. Paris

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Owing to heavy rain the Seine overflowed its banks. The cellars of the Foreign Ministry and the [?]ow-lying streets have been flooded…

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Australian Destroyers in the Storm. London, Sat

Leader · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

Six Australian destroyers from Malta became separated in a storm on the Spanish, coast, but all are now safe in port…

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The Parramatta Emerged From Storm. London. Friday night

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Official advices state that the Australian destroyer Parramatta, which was reported to be disabled off Spain, is not in any danger. She was last…

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Australian Destroyers Caught in a Storm. Uncertain Fate of Two

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Madrid correspondent says that the Australian destroyers, Huon and Parramatta, have arrived at Ferrol for repairs…

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Hot Spell Continues. Ninety-eight on Sunday. Rain Storm on Saturday Afternoon

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

The hot spell continues unabated and without, it would seem, any immediate prospect of abatement. The thermometer attained on…

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Thunderstorm

Leader · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 1

A heavy thunderstorm broke over the town shortly after the lunch hour on Saturday. It rose in the south, and was accompanied by a high wind…

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Floods in Italy. London

Leader · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 2

A Milan message states that there are terrible floods in the Poarno and Tiber Rivers, which have burst their banks. Many villagers and hundreds…

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The Floods in Italy. London

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

Milan reports that scores of village in Tueany are submerged, and the town of Emboli is isolated. The waters threaten to engulf Pisa,…

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Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 26

The recent storms in the district though far from relieving the dry conditions have put the disastrous bush fires out. Many settlers have…

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Terrible Floods. Devastation in Italy. Rome Menaced

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 18

A message from Milan reports terrible floods. The Po, Arno, and Tiber have burst their banks, Many villages and hundreds of…

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Heavy Hail Storm. Severe Damage to Gardens

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

One of the heaviest hail storms the district has experienced for some time fell yesterday afternoon, doing considerable damage to gardens and in some instances smashing,…

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Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 January 1919 · page 30

The past week has been a most trying one Several days the glass got well on to the 100 degrees which developed scattered…

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Heavy Storm. Narromine

Leader · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 7

A heavy storm accompanied with terrific thunder and lightning passed over Narromine last night. An elderly woman was struck by lightning…

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Heavy Storms. Woman Struck by Lighting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

Heavy storms, accompanied by terrific thunder and lighting passed over Narromine on Thursday afternoon. Half-an-inch of rain was…

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