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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 3 of 13

Cyclone at Mumbi[?] Widespread Devastation Many Buildings Blown Down Church of England Demolished Wellington

National Advocate · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

Mumb[?], a township of the western [?]he, about 10 miles from wellington was the storm centre of a disturbance last night that will live long in the…

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Queensland Coast Threatened by Cyclone. Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

A cyclone is threatening the coast north from Cardwell. At nine o'clock this morning it was mid way between Port Douglas and Willis Island. It…

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Mumbil Swept by Cyclone. Serious Damage Caused

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 18

Mumbil was the unlucky centre of a storm of cyclonic character on Friday evening last, and the experience will live long in the memory of the…

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Drowned in Car Plunge Fall Into Flooded River. Doctor's Dive. London, January 10

The Bathurst Times · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

Two men a woman and a boy were drowned in a motor car accident at Stokesay River Bridge, Craven Arms, Shropshire…

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Floods in the [?] [?]

Leader · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

A [?] Floods in [?] and the north-eastern districts is feared as the result of the heavy [?] for the [?] three…

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Floods Predicted Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The Sate Metrologist stated to-night that the possibility of floods on the north coast was becoming less owing to the fact that the weather…

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North Coast Floods Settler Perilous Plight

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 21

Floods continue in the north coast district. The situation is [?] at Lismore, where many houses have already been flooded many…

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Heavy Rain 414 Points at Casino Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

Unsettled conditions prevailed over the north eastern quarter of the State yesterday and further heavy falls were recorded on the north…

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Floods at Lismore Town 6 Feet Under Water Lismore

National Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

The heavy rains which have fallen on the north coast, have caused the Richmond river to overflow its banks and the stream today was 30 feet…

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Drowned While Crossing Flooded Creek. Kyogle

Leader · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 6

When Fred Goodwin was crossing a flooded creek. he was swept from his horse and drowned. His body has not yet been recovered…

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Some Storm. Causes Warships to Shelter

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Madrid correspondent states that the storms in the Mediterranean have been so severe that British warships, bound for Pollensa Bay, have been forced…

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Lismore Floods 5½ Inches Recorded. Lismore

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 2

The flood which threatened Lismore a few days ago shows signs of returning. Heavy rain fell at Lismore yesterday. 5½ inches being recorded…

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Colossal Cyclone Big Death Toll Vancouver, Wednesday Night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

A tornado in tho middle western Stales resulted in 1050 people being killed. Trojillo, the third city of Peru, has…

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North Coast Flood Land Slides and Torrential Rain Heavy Falls in Queensland Murwiiaumbah, Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

Following a serious threat of floods in the Murwillumbah district on the North Coast a big land slide occurred at Stoker's Siding yesterday be…

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Heavy Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 7

The tremendous amount of rain in the north draws some attention to this subject as an item for reference purposes. Any fail of rain is heavy that causes floods,…

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Galli Curci’s Debut. Takes Sydney by Storm. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 30 March 1925 · page 2

Gain Curd made her first appearance in Australia in the Sydney Town Hall, last night, to a crowd of 4000 society folk. She achieved a…

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Deluge Thrills Crocodiles in Garden Hair Raising Experiences London, Wednesday night

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 2

An extraordinary state of affairs is reported from Sonkele in Zululand, where a number of settlers were marooned for some days…

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Taain Smash in Gale Fall Into Ravine

The Bathurst Times · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

Blown from the rails by a terrific gust during a gale, a light, two-conah train was smashed against the parapet of the Owencarrow Viaduct, in a [?]…

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Late Cables. Britain Unfortunate with Airships R33 Adrift in a Gale. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 4

Reuter.--The whole country is aroused by the adventures of the giant airship R33. which broke away from its mooring mast at Pulhnm, to which it had been tied in…

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Giant Airship Adrift in Raging Gale 20 Men Aboard London

National Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

The airship R. 33 while being prepared for some important experiments broke from its morning masts it Pulham during a gale. The airship has…

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