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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 4 of 7

The Northern Floods. Lismorb

Leader · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

Two lives have been lost through the floods in the Lismore district, and considerable damage has been done. Many people are homeless, their…

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Floods in the North. Two Lives Lost. Homeless Families. Party Rescued From Roof

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

[?] were lost in the [?] waters in the vicinity of Lismore. The victims were a youth, Frank Jones of Keerong and David…

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Richmond River in Flood

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

The Richmond River, which [?]risen to nearly to feet, is in [?] Part of Lismore is also under water and in parts the flood waters have…

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Meets His Waterloo. at Hands of Irish-american. Flood Waters Fail. the Eternal Feminine. Sydney, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

The Chinese who ran anion met his waterloo this morning. During the night all sorts of suggestions wore made as to the best means of bringing the celestial from his hiding…

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Kyogle Safe. Delayed by Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 1

A message [?] Friday from Hobart to the Sydney agent for the steamer Kyogle which was seriously overdue at Tasmania stated…

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District Conditions. Stock Inspector's Report Good Effects of the Rain Passing Off. Early Heavy Rain Needed. Kurrajong and Mountain Oak As Scrub Feed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 22

At the meeting of the Mudgee Pastures and Protection Board. on Tuesday, the Stock Inspector (Mr. F. H. Whyte) reported as follows on…

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Britain's Coalfields Threatened. Yorkshire Mines Flooded. London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1919 · page 2

A grave development in the Yorkshire miners' strike (owing to the increase in the price of coal) threatons the coal mines with ruin and destruction. The 290,000 men on strike…

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Cable News. Grave Coal Crisis. Miners Strike Against Increase. Many Mines Flooded

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 July 1919 · page 19

The miners in North Nottingham have struck as a protest against the increased price of coal. Two hundred thousand men are…

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How Denikin Took Tsaritsin. Storm Troops Suffer Heavily

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 2

"The Times" correspondent with [?] armles sends a graphic [?] of the capture of Tear[?] key of the Volga…

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Avoiding Storms Prime Minister Cautious Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 2

Wireless advices received today states that Mr. W. M. Hughes (Prime Minister) and Sir Joseph Cook, may not arrive in Australia on August 21…

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Thunder Storm. and Light Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 3

A couple of days of neat, quite unusual for this time of the year and in marked contrast to the very cold weather preceding it culminated in…

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Mr. George Flood

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 16

We regret to report the death of Mr. George Flood, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Flood, of Gulgong. The deceased was one of the best…

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The Mystery of Meg Chapter Vi the Storm Breaks

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1919 · page 4

But Walker was no country bumpkin, to be overwed and silenced by a man of superior social status. He was puzzled, and stung, stung…

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The Mystery of Meg Chapter Vi the Storm Breaks

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 4

There Armathwaite released him, a limp and profane object. "Now, go to Nuttonby. and stop there!" was the parting injunction he…

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The Mystery of Meg Chapter Vi the Storm Breaks

National Advocate · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 4

He took her to a chair, but did not [?] to [?] one thing he had a man's [?] that a woman's [?] system [?]…

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A Disastrous Storm. San Francisco, August 20

National Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 2

A storm on the Island of Formosa destroyed the city of Tiloa, ono of the principal ports…

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The Mystery of Meg Chapter Vi the Storm Breaks

National Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 4

"Certain murderous sounding thumps which I heard last night, materialized into a charming young lady," he continued, Why shouldn't a death…

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Air Crash in Gale Pilot Killed at an Exhibition London, August 18

National Advocate · Friday 22 August 1919 · page 2

During the high wind one of three military aeroplanes which each day have been giving exhibition flights in connection with Worcester's Peace…

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Cyclng Storm. Further Rains

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 August 1919 · page 20

The disturbance responsible for the recent general rain over New South Wales worked castward and on reaching the coast assumned a…

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Wedding JOHNSTON—GALE

National Advocate · Friday 29 August 1919 · page 2

The marriage was celebrated at the William-street Methodist Church last night, of Mr. James Johnston, late of the A.I.F. and son of Mr. James…

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