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

Floods & storms, 1925

258 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 13

Floods in Greece Death and Destruction Damage Estimated at £130,000. LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 26 November 1925 · page 2

The "Daily Express" Athens correspondent states that numerous deaths resulted from floods due to sudden torrential rain, which transformed avenues in Athens into…

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England Storm Swept London

National Advocate · Friday 27 November 1925 · page 3

Terrible north easterly gales have raged on the east oast of England accompanied by heavy falls of snow and considerable loss of life…

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Gale in Melbourne Claims Three Victims. Melbourne

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 30 November 1925 · page 2

Further particulars of the Browning of Michael Ward, his wife and Mrs. Dennis, who were in a yacht that healed over in Hobson's…

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Opposition Storm Among Hospital Committee. Proposed Erection of Tablet. To Lady Hospital Workers

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 5 December 1925 · page 5

There was a storm of opposition at Thursday night's meeting of the Hospital Committee, to the motion that a tablet be…

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New Zealand Floods. Wellington

Leader · Monday 7 December 1925 · page 2

The heaviest fall ever experienced in New Zealand is reported from the [?] Island especially in [?] and on the West Coast Twelve…

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Kandos News. the Coming Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 9 December 1925 · page 18

Kandos is fairly quite at present possibly the calm before the Christmas storm. The coming Christmas should prove a record…

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The Weather Heavy Rain on North Coast Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 2

Light to heavy rain was recorded yesterday in the north-eastern parts of the Suite, the heaviest fall being 183 points at Lismore. Otherwise…

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Operation at Sea. During Height of Gale

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 10 December 1925 · page 1

LONDON. Wednesday—The steamer Aquitania struck at very severe gale arriving a Southamp twenty hours late…

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Drought Broken. Heavy Rain at Montreal

The Bathurst Times · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 1

MONTRTAL, Thursday—A New York message says it appears that the dronght has broken affer series of heavy [?] which have…

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Phenomenal Rain America Swept by Storms Heavy Damage in Florida New York

National Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1925 · page 2

Though the drought which has been causing so much anxiety over a large part of America has broken, the rain in some localities came too late…

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Capertee News. a Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 23

Last week was very hot and su[?]ry the thermometer running up to as high as [?] degrees. A change set in on Saturday…

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Wedding. Ward-gale

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 1

A [?] wedding was celebrated at Sa Aidan's Church of England. Annandale. on Saturday, December 19, when [?] may, third daughter…

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Storm at Rockley

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 2

Yesterday a heavy storm, accompanied by heavy thunder and vivid lightning passed over Rockley district. About 40 points of rain were…

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Japan Again in Trouble Storm Swept North

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Tokio correspondent states that northern Japan is storm-swept. Heavy losses are reported, including 20 fishing boats, containing crews totalling 150…

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Heavy Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 29 December 1925 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm broke over Lithgow just before two this afternoon. Rain, accompanied by hail, fell in torrents for a while, and soon the gutters were running a…

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Port Kembla Flooded. Terrific Thunder-storm Six Feet of Water in Houses.'

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 30 December 1925 · page 1

POUT KEMBLA, Wednesday.—One of the severest thunder-storms ever experiented here passed over the town last, night…

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Cyclone Strikes Western Village

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1925 · page 4

Bobbadah, in the Dubbo district, was struck by a cyclone last night. Practically every building in the town was unroofed. Trees were uprooted and generally much…

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Bombadah Cyclone. Houses Unroofed. Much Damage Done

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 December 1925 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday,—A message from Bombadah says that a cyclone hit the town near Condobolin at 6 p.m. yesterday…

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Terrific Storm Worst for 30 YEARS. Havoc in Wireless & Shipping. London Deluged

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 December 1925 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.— Meadows. falls and vathays for the past few days have been transformed into schcets of water,…

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