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

Floods & storms, 1924

239 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 12

Rode on a Gale Dirigible Breaks From Its Moorings Vancouver

The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

News comes from Lakehurst (New Jersey) that the navy airship Shenan-doah, which had been moored to steel musts for a ten days' tost, broke away…

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Flooding "Dry" America. (Published by Arrangement.) Amazing Figures

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 20

According to the New York "Sun and Globe" 25,000 gallons of whisky were motored into the United States from one spot alone (De Wittville,…

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Heavy Rain at Oberon

National Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

A message from Oberon last night staled that flood falls were experienced in that locality and a tremen[?]ous amount of water was lying…

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Dust and Damage Gale at Orange Orange, Sunday Night

National Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

At about 5 o'clock this afternoon, one of the heaviest dust storms for many years, was experienced in Orange. The wind blew with terrific…

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Terrific Dust Storm at Parkes. Parkes

The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

A dust storm of cyclonic tendencies enveloped the town yesterday afternoon. Beginning about 3 o'clock the wind reached its highest velocity about…

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42-Mile Gale Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

The gale reached a velocity of 42 miles at the Sydney Weather Bureau, but was worse at sea. Ships had a very rough time. The mail steamers…

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Heavy Coastal Rain. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 3

[?] a general character has experienced by the whole of the during the past 24 hours, and of the [?] coast falls have…

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A Terrific Gale. Vends Sheltering. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 3

night’s gale reached a vel[?] [?] miles per how at the Syd[?] bureau, but it was worse where shipping bad a very…

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A Sydney Storm Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

A heavy storm passed over sydney this afternoon, accompanied by lightning and heavy thunder. Tonight, conditions have cleared, but still remain…

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Hail and Wind Storm in Bathurst District Orchards and Gardens. Damaged

National Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm which gave but little warning passed over Bathurst at about 1 o'clock yesterday. A [?]ttle thunder and a few flashes of…

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Severe Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 3

The recent hot weather (4 days last wave with temperatures from 106 to 111) has played havoc with the vegetable gardeners and corn…

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Geurie News Welcome Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 13

The hottest day experienced this summer was last Thursday week when the mercury hovered somewhere about 110 degrees. A relief…

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Storm Damage in Brisbane. Brisbane

Leader · Monday 28 January 1924 · page 2

A terrific thunderstorm swept over the city yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the heaviest full of hall that the city has known in its history…

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Floods in Gippsland. Melbourne

Leader · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 2

The weather to-day was much improved, and the rain has stopped. The tennis and cricket matches will probably be gone on with. Abnormal rains…

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Heavy Thunderstorm at Oberon

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 2

Our Oberon correspondent advises that a very heavy thunderstorm broke over the town yesterday, 20 points being registered. To-day the weather is…

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A Storm in a Tea-Cup

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1924 · page 2

Bathurst, in common with the rest of the world, has had such a number of big thrills during the past ten years that a question has to be…

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Heavy Storms

National Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1924 · page 2

A heavy rain storm was experienced at Orange, last night. The rain began to fall at about 7.30 and within about half an hour fully half an…

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Thunderstorms at Lithgow. Over an Inch of Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

On Monday afternoon about half-past three a thunderstorm broke over Lithgow. During a downpour which lasted half an hour 74 points of rain fell. Temporary…

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Thunderstorms

Leader · Wednesday 6 February 1924 · page 2

Two heavy thunderstorms broke over Orange on Monday, the first taking place at 4.10 p.m., which was purely local, and did not extend far…

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Peculiar Storm Effect

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 2

The heavy rain storm that fell in Bathurst between nine and ten o'clock this morning was accompanied by semi-darkness. Gaslights were showing from…

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