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

Floods & storms, 1920

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Floods in France Seine Overflows. London

National Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Paris correspondent states that the River Seine continues to rise alarmingly. The majority of the city's forts are submerged…

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Storm-Swept. Orange's Bitter Day

Molong Argus · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 2

A disastrous wind, hail and rain storm occurred at Orange on Christmas Day, Half a dozen orchardists may be picked out whose losses aggregate more than…

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Phenomenal [?] Greats Downpour in Rocket District. Greeks Heavily Flooded. Fences Washed Away

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

Another of the phenomenal storms that have been frequent in the Bathurst district during the past month was experienced in the Rockley…

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Heavy Rain Storm in City. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 3

There was a heavy rain storm in Sydney yesterday. Over two inches are reported to have fallen…

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Storm at Goulburn. Goulburn

Leader · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 6

Goulburn experienced a terrific storm, accompanied by vivid lightning last night. The w[?] blow at hurricane force for half an hour, and the…

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Friday's Storm. Considerable Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

Whilst there is every reason to before that Sunday's rain was, like that of Sunday week and Tuesday general to the whole district, and…

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Damage by th[?] Orange Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

The damage [?] by [?] cycle storm at Orang on Charge is [?] far [?] the amount [?] estimated One orchard and [?]…

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Floods in Queensland Brisbane

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 2

Floods have occurred as the result of torrential rains in parts of the State…

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Flood at Geurie

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 13

Geurie, Monday.—Heavy rain fell here on Sunday morning, 87 points being registered in town. The average for the whole…

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Flood at Oueanbeyan

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 13

Queanbeyan, Tuesday.—A storm accompanied by vivid lightning and loud crashes of thunder broke over the town on Saturday. Rain…

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Torrential Rains and Floods in Queensland

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 13

Torrential rains nave fallen in Queensland. The water at Maryborough is over Walkers wharf, and all the low-lying parts of the…

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Seine Floods Recede. London

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

Frosts checked the floods on the River Seine, which has fallen considerably…

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Floods in Queensland. a Man Drowned. Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

As the result of torrential rains at Maryborough the streets have been flooded and some damage has been done. The Mary River is still rising…

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Gales Along English Coast. London

National Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

Wild gales swept the British Coast during the week-end. The gales were the most severe for years. At Sicilly Isles the wind blew at the rate of 68…

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The Storm at Kandos

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon we were visited with a thunderstorm. It was very patchy, and though it rained heavily in the town, at the cement and copper works there was little or…

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Channel Gale 5 Passengers Overboard London

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 1

Gales swept overboard and drowned five passengers of cross-Channel mailboat…

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Five Passengers Drowned a Disastrous Storm. London

National Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

A great storm left an extraordinary trail of wreckage over the country. Roofs of houses were blown off, mine fields flooded, and giant trees…

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Newnes and the Storm. Heaviest Ever Experienced

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 3

As can be readily imagined, things generally here are in a state of suspended animation. The monotony was somewhat relieved on Tuesday by a record rain and hail storm. The…

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Heavy Rain

Leader · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

About 7.30 last evening Orange was visited by an exceptionally heavy thunderstorm, which had the effect of sending the gutters down their banks…

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Storm Waters

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

A letter was received at last night's meeting, of the Bathurst Council from the divisional engineer at Bathurst (Mr. W. H. Hudson) stating that…

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