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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 4 of 12

Storm Orma[?] at Parked

Leader · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 8

The [?] Parkes last Saturday, resulted in much [?] so the streets and [?] of the tows. Nearly two…

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"Back to Bathurst Week" brought many poets to the fore, and now that the week is over the "Times" office has been flooded with efforts that teem

The Bathurst Times · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

George Albert Foo, a Chinese gardener, appeared at the Bathurst Police Court this morning charged with having assaulted Buck Sing at White Rock…

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Heavy Thunderstorm

Leader · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm broke over the Orange district at about 6 o’clock on Monday evening. In and around the town the fall of rain was…

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Spicer's Creek News Scattered Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 12

To-day (Monday) scattered storms have arrived throughout the locality…

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Ben Bullen Notes Heavy Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 3

A couple of rather heavy storms broke on the southern side of our village on the 3rd inst., and steady rain fell during the night…

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To-day's Telegrams. Disastrous New Zealand Floods. Sydney

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 2

To-day's market quotations:--Butter 163s to 164s; eggs, new laid, 2s; rails and rivers, 1s 9d; cheese, local, large, 9½d to 10d; 10d to 10½d; honey 3d to 6½d;…

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N.Z. Floods a Brave Rescue Tremendous Losses of Stock Wellington

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 2

The big sou[?]erly storm, which begun early on Tuesday morning, still continues. The storm has left its mark on practically the whole of the…

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Disastrous Floods Heavy Losses in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.) Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 3

Unprecedented floods have caused heavy damage in the Hawkes Bay district. Rain fell at the rate of an inch or more an hour, inundating the…

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Terrible Indian Railway Accident. Cyclone Blows Train from Bridge. DELHI

Leader · Monday 17 March 1924 · page 2

A message dated 15th states that yesterday evening a train on the Ro[?] Woman railway while parking over a bridge three miles off…

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Great Storms

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 7

By the time this is in print we shall have got to know a little more of the great American storm, and a good deal more of the great New Zealand one Either would…

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Severe Thunderstorm Over Parramatt Damage Computed [?] Thousands SYDNEY

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 2

Particulars of a thunderstorm which ravaged Parranmtta district late yesterday afternoon state that damage to the amounts of fully leu thousand…

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Heavy Rain Five Inches in Places Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 2

A continuation of the unsettled weather is expected along the coast followed by [?]cool southerly change. Heavy rain fell in many parts…

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Frightened of Storms. Casino

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 1

At the inquest on the death of Robert Cowan, who died suddenly at Tatham on Saturday night, evidence was given that ho was frightened of…

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Alhambra Pictures Saturday's Program. "The Sin Flood."

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 9

The idea behind "The Sin Flood" is that human beings are so engrossed In their petty bickering about material things that they…

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Flood Falls Predicted

National Advocate · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 2

The latest forecast is as follows:— Unsettled conditions continue over the southern half of the State with rain and thunder; some heavy and…

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Hand Writing 6,400 Years Old. Third Dynasty After the Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 8

Excavators in Mesopotamia are gradually digging their way back to the time of the flood. The oldest dated example of man's hand writing, and, the oldest known works…

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Storms and Floods Widespread Destruction Many Lives Lost and Thousands' Injured Much Property Destroyed Kansas City

National Advocate · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 2

Another of the [?] storms which have been taking a toll of lives and property this winter has occurred during the last 24 hours…

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Three Towns Gone. Wind Storm's Havoc. London

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 6

Three small towns in Illinois, U.S.A. were completely destroyed when a wind storm cut across the country, demolishing thousands of…

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Flood Follows Thaw 40 Villages Swept Away Warsaw Monday Night

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 1

Thawing snow caused the. River Vistula and its conflen[?]es Poland to overflow, with the result that forty villages were destroyed by the…

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District Rainfall Some Nice Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 April 1924 · page 15

The spell of dry weather was broken yesterday by welcome storms, and prospects of more are very promising. Eigty-four points were…

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