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

Floods & storms, 1921

195 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 10

Worst Storm for 20 Years. Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

The most remarkable storm for years burst over the city at 7 o'clock on Saturday night. Wind the force of a gale was followed by hail, lightning…

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Heavy Rain Dungog

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 2

[?]orrential rain is reported from the upper regions of the Williams Riven Much land has been flooded…

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Yesterday's Weather Heavy Rain in Places Temperatures Rising Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 1

At 9 o'clock this morning raul was fatting steadily. At Lauricton to-day the total of 300 points were recorded during the previous 24 hours, while…

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Heavy Mountain Rain Yesterday's Weather Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 2

At Byron Buy and Lauredone on the North Coast the registration for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m., to-day was 7 1/2 inches, while other places on the…

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Disastrous Cyclone

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

A cyclone visited Dilga and Red Hill, in the Molong district, yesterday and played havoc with the wheat, corn, and fruit crops. Hailstones as large as a man's hand were…

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Big Storm at Molong Crops and Property Damaged Molong

The Bathurst Times · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 2

A terrific storm occurred here late yesterday afternoon. Crops were severely damaged and homesteads ruined. One house had thirty windows…

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Cyclone Near Molong

Leader · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 2

A cyclohie disturbance visited the Dilga district the other day, and caused considerable damage. Rain poured down in torrents, and was…

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Great Storm on Land and Sea. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 11

A gale of extraordinary violence and suddenness has passed over Britain. The velocity of the wind was 50 to 60 miles an hour. The…

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Grant for Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 January 1921 · page 19

Coolah Shire Council is to persists in its, effort to get an additional grant from the Government towards meeting the cost of making…

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Disastrous Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

The Weather Bureau has received particulars of a terrific storm, accompanied by exceptional thunder and lightning, at Cooma yesterday. The creek rose rapidly and…

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Phenomenal Hail Terrifying Storm in Bathurst This Afternoon Big Lumps of Ice Most of the Orchards Escape

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 2

On few occasions within living memory has such phenomenal hail been experienced as fell in Bathurst about 4 o'clock this afternoon…

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Heavy Rain Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 10

Heavy rain storms on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning [?] a total registration of 70 points. A heavy shower on Friday…

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Heavy Storm

Leader · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 4

A very heavy thunderstorm accompanied by rain, and in some ports hail, passed over the town and district on Friday afternoon last. The damage…

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Storm at Burraga and Rockley

National Advocate · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 2

A phenomenally heavy shower fell over the Burraga and Rockley districts on Saturday night, to the accompanient of extremely heavy thunder and…

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A Thunderstorm

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1921 · page 2

A light thunderstorm was experienced in Lithgow on Saturday,afternoon, followed at intervals during the night by several steady falls of rain. A little over half an inch was…

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Saturday's Storm at Bathurst

Leader · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 4

[?] of the damage caused by [?] [?] hallstorm [?] [?] of pounds [?] of [?] and vegetables were…

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Hot Spell. Ends in Storm and Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1921 · page 9

The hot spell of several days' duration came to an end quite unexpectedly early last night, about seven o'clock, when a strong and very…

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Floods of Liquor Pouring From Canada Into U.S.A. (Published by Arrangement.) Situation Beyond Control

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 1

The following item from the New York "Herald" of November 7 speaks for itself:— "The Now York 'Herald' begins…

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Floods of Liquor. Pouring From Canada Into U.S.A. Situation Beyond Control. (Published by arrangement)

Leader · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

The following [?] from the New York "Herald" of November 7, speaks for itself:- "The New York Herald begins…

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Floods of Liquor. Pouring From Canada Into U.s.a. Situation Beyond Control

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 12

The following item from the New York "Herald" of November 7 speaks for itself:— "The New York 'Herald' begins…

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