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

Floods & storms, 1922

173 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 9

Gales Sweep England Several Lives Lost London

National Advocate · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 2

The worst gale for many years swept England yesterday. While no great disaster is reported, there have been many serious accidents. A…

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Wild Weather Gales and Rain Heavy and Dangerous Seas Sydney Storm-tossed Worst Day for Years Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 2

Boisterous weather conditions prevailed along the coast this morning and the wind raged to the force of a gale at sixty miles an hour. From…

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Worst to Come More Cold Weather Predicted .. .. 611 Points at Robertson Floods on the Coast Likely Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 2

Though the weather had moderated a good deal this morning from the [?]ompestuous state of yesterday, there were no signs of the clearing of the…

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Heavy Rain. 348 Points on Monday and Tuesday. 555 for December. the Year's Total: 3819

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 January 1922 · page 3

The Christmas holidays were marked by a deluge of rain, following and alternating with close and oppressive weather…

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Sydney Storms Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 2

Temperatures dropped with a rusu after the midday thunderstorm in the city to-day. At 9 a.m. it was climbing steadily, and just before noon, the…

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Devastating storm Dunedoo Suffers £1000 Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 8

Dunedoo was the victim of a cyclonic disturbance that has damaged a lot of variable property, wrecked more, amd created a [?]ne…

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Thunderstorms Predicted

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

The forecast issued this afternoon reads:—Warm to hot and sultry generally; Thunderstorm conditions developing inland; northerly winds;…

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Flood Damage in Turon Shire

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

The engineer, (Mr. J. O'Neill), in his report to the meeting of the Turon Shire Council yesterday stated that during the Christmas vacation, a heavy…

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Storm Effects

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 15

On Saturday last, during _ the heavy storm that passed over House Rule, a flock of 30 goats took shelter under a tree, when a flash of…

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Destructive Cyclone Strikes Queensland Township Blackall (Q.)

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 2

A destructive cyclone struck the township of Tambo late yesterday afternoon accompanied by a thunderstorm. Two inches of rain fell in…

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Mendooran a Thunderstorm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 4

On Friday night there was a very heavy thunderstorm here, which [?]asted for an hour or so. Except for an few trees being struck, no…

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Flooded Creek. Bridge Urgently Needed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 8

The urgent need for a bridge across the Reddy Crock, near the Wyaldra School, about five miles from Gulgong, on the Uarbry road,…

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Last Night's Storm a Heavy Downpour

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

Yesterday evening a thunderstorm broke over Lithgow district. There had been in tense heat during the day, and immediately after sunset there was a heavy Hill of rain…

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Flooded River Emphasising Need of Bridge Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 2

Paddy's River is again, flooded. Many motorists were held up on both banks yesterday owing to the frail bridge being totally inundated, and…

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Thunderstorms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 10

The thunderstorm which visited Mudgee on Thursday night, accompanied with heavy wind, was pretty general Fifty points of rain fell…

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Eleged Flooding of Property

National Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

Messrs. McIntosh and Co., wrote to [?] Bathurst Council last night on behalf of Miss Eileen, Curley, with [?] to the damage sustained by…

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Heavy Rain

National Advocate · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 2

The oppressive weather conditions yesterday culminated in a particularly heavy storm which passed over the district about 8 o'clock last night and…

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Big Storm. Streets Flooded, Two Inches of Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 4

The storms which visit Lithgow seem to moves in cycles of seven days, unless the one which occurred last night was only a coincidence. It was heavier than that of a week…

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Disastrous Storms Wagga Inundated Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

The storm which broke over Sydney last night was the heaviest experienced for some time. In the city the disturbance yielded 80 points in…

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Gingkin Items. Effects of Heavy Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

The Gingkiii J.C. race meeting held on Tuesday was well supported by the public. The racing, however, from a sporting point of view, was very poor, only a few horses…

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