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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 9 of 11

Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 17

The week-end was marked by a useful fall of rain. From scartered storms some heavy falis were registered. The rain will do much good,…

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Cyclonic Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 October 1920 · page 30

Cyclonic, storms have visited (amongst other places) Wagga, Young, Albury, and Geelong (Victoria). where the electric light was…

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Battered by Gales. Vancouver

National Advocate · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 1

The barque Harvard has arrived at Tahul badly leaking. She was bound for Valparaiso from Sydney, and was so badly battered by gales…

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Monday's Storm

Leader · Wednesday 3 November 1920 · page 3

The storm which struck Orange and the adjacent district on Monday was ultra-severe white it lasted, and it was fortunate that its duration was short…

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Vale Creek Floods Seeking Government Aid

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 November 1920 · page 2

Mr. A. Squier Abercrombie Shire Clerk), on behalf of residents of Perthville, Orton park and the Lagoon recently sent a petition to the…

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Cyclone Visits Ipswich. Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 November 1920 · page 11

A severe cyclonic storm struck Ipswich last night, doing considerable damage to private property…

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Disastrous Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 4

A disastrous storm swept over the northwestern portion of Victoria, causing considerable damage. At Warracknabeal a memorial hall was completely demolished. It…

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Flood [?] Bi[?]chel and the Brandy

National Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 3

The add[?] against [?] for stealing cloven bottler of brandy valued at £5 172. 6d. the proporty of William Alfred Colley at…

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Disastrous storm. Damage in Victoria. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 11

A violent storm that did much damage swept the north-west of the State this afternoon. At Warracknabeal a memorial…

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Cherry Growers Lose £30,000 Effect of Frost and Storms Orange

National Advocate · Monday 8 November 1920 · page 2

The cherry growers here will be neavy losers this year. Three weeks ago a cold snap ws responsible for half the crop falling form trees,…

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Wind Storm at Kandos. Considerable Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 November 1920 · page 17

The windstorm which passed over the district on Tuesday night last was particularly severe at Kandos. The house that is being erected by…

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Kandos. Destructive Wind Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 3

A terrific wind storm visited Kandos on Tuesday, night, doing much damage to property. Several roofs wore blown off, and one house which was just completed, was…

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Melbourne Sport Spoiled by Heavy Rain No Cricket or Tennis. Melbourne

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 2

Two days of sultry weather was followed yesterday afternoon by a tropical thunderstorm, resulting in the flooding of many of the low lying…

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Heavy Rain

Leader · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 1
Also in Lithgow Mercury

Monday's threatening break in the weather conditions culminated in a heavy storm falling in the early hours of yesterday morning, when 100 points…

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Heat and Storms Yesterday's Weather. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 November 1920 · page 2

Thunderstorms have been experienced generally over N.S. Wales, accompanied by a cool southerly change in the south this morning, following…

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Victorian Floods. Councillor Drowned. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 November 1920 · page 14

The Yarra is in flood, and the lower lying southern suburbs of Melbourne are practically inundated…

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Disastrous Snow Storms. Ontario

National Advocate · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 1

A message from New York states that Ohio and New York have been swept by the earliest November show storms [?]ion history. Buffalo…

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Queensland Storm Two Lightning Fatalities. Toowoomba

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 2

A lightening fatality is reported from Pratten near Warwick, where Robert Steele. 24, was helping a man named White to harvest. He…

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Electric Storm. Singular Incident. Perth

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 11

An extraordinary electric storm passed over Spencer's Brook, North am. wrecking a number of houses and throwing dawn telegraph poles…

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