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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 8 of 12

Hill End News. Heavy Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 2

Heavy rain fell on Wednesday night…

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Blew Roof Off Terrific Gale Strikes Sydney Narrow Escapes Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 2

The terrific thunderstorm which swept over Sydney late last night blew the roof Off a garage belonging to Robert…

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A Thunderstorm Bursts Over Goulburn District Good Rain Has Fallen Goulburn

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 September 1924 · page 2

A peculiar thunderstorm, accompanied by heavy wind, burst over the Goulburn district shortly before 9 o'clock to-night. It was accompanied…

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Flooded Tunnels. Telephone Service Restored

Leader · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 1

By dint of working continuously for nearly two days and two nights, the local telephone repair staff succeeded in repairing the damage dance…

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Gale Sweeps England Some Narrow Escapes London

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 2

A heavy gale, countrywide, last night descended with particular force at Blackpool. Dozens of holiday markets were awakened by the noise…

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Storm Swept Sydney Deluged. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 3

A heavy thunderstorm swept over the city last night, and at 30 o'clock to-day. Another deluge is predicted for…

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Blighted Hopes Chapter Xi Out of the Storm

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 4

"Come, come," be said, "More tears I am afraid Miss Read that I must have thoroughly frightened you during our former talk. You had been…

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Blighted Hopes Chapter Xi Out of the Storm

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 September 1924 · page 4

But Honour had already torn the blossoms from her hair with, an angry jerk, and she looked up at him with mingled shame and anger, one…

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Local and General Thunderstorms at Oberon

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 24 September 1924 · page 2

Continuous thunderstorms are still breaking over the town and district, causing the country to look beautiful and green writes our Oberon…

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Bighted Hopes Chapter Xi Out of the Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 4

In the mossy path where they were walking lay a huge log which looked so Inviting that it almost seemed to beg them to be seated there awhile…

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Worst Since Last September Bathurst Experiences Storm Church Steeple Cracked

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 2

A dust storm of hurricane fierceness and the worst experienced since September 17, 1923, swept over Bathurst…

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Cyclonic Storm Damage in Bathurst Methodist Church Tower in Danger Buildings Unroofed and Partially Demolished

National Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1924 · page 2

For the third time in successive years, Bathurst, or a least a portion of It, experienced a wind-storm, cyclonic in its Intensity, just before dart…

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Cyclone at Bathurst

Leader · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 6

Luckily, the wind and dust storm which passed over the Orange district on Wednesday evening was not as destructive here as it was at Bathurst…

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A Western Cyclone. Bathurst Reports Heavy Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 4

A cyclone is reported in the west. This occurred on Wednesday night, when Bathurst reports declare that damage estimated at thousands of pounds was occasioned…

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Blighted Hopes Chapter Xi Out of the Storm

National Advocate · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 4

she said, "but I have seen such dreadful misery in London, things which hurt one even to think of, and which seem to squeeze the life out of one…

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The Storm Church Tower Still Stands Arrival of Steeplejack

National Advocate · Friday 26 September 1924 · page 2

The damaged tower of the William Street, Methodist Church was the subject of much interest yesterday. All day long curious crowds remained…

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Storm in the West Much Damage to Property. Crops Affected

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 11

[?] storm, comparable in fury with that of Black Thursday of last year, swept over the west on Wednesday evening…

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Heavy Rain Crops and Pastures Benefit

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 12

Heavy fell throughout the district on Saturday night and Sunday. The gauge at the post office recorded 143 points…

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Wind Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 24

A violent wind storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, swept over the town on Wenesday evening, uprooting trees and…

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Calm After the Storm a Quiet Council Meeting. at Gulgong. Notice for Rescission Defeated

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 15

Recent council meetings at Gulgong have created excitement, and r[?]payers who attended were delighted with the entertainment…

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