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

Floods & storms, 1920

213 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 11

Girl Drowned Before Parents' Eyes. Flood Causes Tragedy

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 1

One of the biggest floods ever experienced at Marengo, says the Young "Witness," resulted from the heavy thunderstorm that passed over…

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Floods Follow Drought in Africa. CAPETOWN

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 26

The protracted drought has been followed by continuous rains, causing serious floods in the Free State and Cape provinces…

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Blizzard and Floods Rough Times in America New York, Thursday Night

The Bathurst Times · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 2

Simultaneously with the occurrence of a blizzard around the North Atlantic States, floods have occurred in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania…

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Cyclonic Storm ' Toowoomba (Q.)

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 2

The town of Mitchell on the wes[?]line reports a severe cyclonic [?] as a result of which extensive age was done to the local…

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Caught in Flooded Cave a Thrilling Experience

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. C. C. Bailey, of Goulburn, recently cycled to a place called Lookdown, on the Shoalhaven River, where the Bungonia Caves are He…

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Floods in N.Z. Lives Lost. Buildings Swept Away. Husband Awful Predicament Auckland

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 2

As a result of a disastrous flood at North Auckland several persons were drowned and much damage was done. At a small settlement near Vapuroa…

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Disastrous Cyclone Death and Damage. Vancouvert

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 1

Two hundred are dead and £3,000,000,000 worth of damage wrought as a result of tornadoes at Illinols, Ohio, and Georgia, on Sunday…

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Heavy Rain Heavy Falls on North Coast Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

Heavy rain fell on the North Coast this morning, while showers fell in other portions of the coast. The highest registrations were Seal Rock…

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Heavy Rain Good Falls in Queensland. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

Heavy rain has fallen in Queensland between nine and ten inches being registered at several stations. Cairns reported 989 points, Townsville 955…

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Heavy Rain in North-west. a Railway Washaway

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 6

A prominent railway official, who has just returned from an inspection of the Mudgee-Coonabarabran line, says that the district between Craboon and Coolah was…

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Weddings Higks—gale

The Bathurst Times · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 2

[?] very pretty wedding was cele[?]ed at All Saints' Cathedral on [?]day evening, the parties being [?] Anthony Deane Hicks, son of Mr…

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Wedding HICKS—GALE

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 1

A very pretty wedding was celebrated at All Saints' Cathedral at 6 o'clock on Saturday evening, when Anthony Dean Hicks, youngest son…

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Most Violent Storm. Paris

National Advocate · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 2

A storm on the Oise was the most violent in living memory. The Delta was flooded and communication interrupted by the destruction of bridges…

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Fatal Hail. Record Storm in France. £1,000000 Worth of Oamage. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

The most severe storm in the memory of the living stated the Department of Oise (France). The Celle was flooded, and the…

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Town Flooded. Great Loss of Life. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

Owing to a heavy rain storm a canal bank in Louth, in Lincolnshire, burst and the town was flooded…

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Disaster in Lincolnshire. a Town Flooded.--many Casualties

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

Reuter, Landon.--Owing to the breaking of the canal bank at Louth, Lincolnshire, the town was flooded. A street was destroyed and there was much damage and many…

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Cloudburst a Disastrous Flood Fifty Lives Lost London, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

Owing to a cloudburst during Saturday's storm the tiny river Lud overflowed and flooded the town of Louth (Lincolnshire), sweeping away bridges…

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Floods Heavy Rains in New Zealand. Public Works Officer Drowned. Auckland

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

Extensive floods throughout the district have dislocated the railway servicer, the water doing much damage to roads and bridges…

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Floods in New Zea[?] Wellington, Tu[?]

Leader · Wednesday 9 June 1920 · page 2

An Auckland [?] [?] [?] extensive flood[?] [?] [?] throughout the [?] [?] [?] disclosed the [?] [?]…

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The Floodgates Australia and the Yellow Tide. Japanese Viewpoint and the Alliance. Our Part in the War. Tokio, Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

The "Daily News" correspondent interviewed Count Kato regarding the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance…

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