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

Floods & storms, 1926

288 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 13 of 15

200 PERISH Flood-Swept Country Victims Write Wills. Calcutta

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 2

More than 200 lives have been lost in floods in the Mandla district in the Central provinces. The water rose with such rapidity that houses and…

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Wills in Bottles. Desperate Flood Victims. CALCUTTA

Leader · Wednesday 6 October 1926 · page 2

Over 200 lives have been lost by floods In the Mandla and Central prov[?] recently. The floods roa[?] sup[?]lly, houses were inundated and…

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Merriwa. Thunderstorms. Two Inches Registered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 October 1926 · page 17

Merriwa benefited, to the extent of a couple of inches of rain during the past week (mostly thunderstorms), which will crown the wheat…

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Pen-Notes and Pencillings the Thunder Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 October 1926 · page 7

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Coal Crisis Proposed to Withdraw Safety Cook Condemns Flooding Mines London

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1926 · page 2

It will not be known until next Thursday whether the miners' district representatives approve the latest suggestion of the delegate conference…

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Severe Floods in New Zealand. Auckland

Leader · Wednesday 13 October 1926 · page 2

Servere floods are occurring in the North Inland of New Zealand, and all traffic on the main trunk railway lines has been suspended. Houses…

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Merriwa Shire Council Question of Flood Damage. Main Roads Board to Be Approached

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 11

The president (Cr. J B. Bettington) occupied the chair at the last meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council. There were also present:…

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Headless Body Flood Gives Up Dead Hobart

National Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1926 · page 3

When the flood waters of a creek of the Sandy Bay River subsided, a gruesome discovery was made. Lying on a bridge was the body of a woman…

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Steamer on Fire in Gale. Plucky Fight by Crew. ADELAIDE

Leader · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 6

When 60 miles west of Neptune Is-land, in a [?]ging gale, at 2.50 yesterday morning, a fire broke out on the British-India steamer, Janus, bound…

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Floods in Adelaide. Adelaide

Leader · Friday 15 October 1926 · page 6

Following torrential rains last night, five feet of flood water is reported to be coming down the River Torr[?] from the hills. It is expected…

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The Storm Factor

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 7

Reverting to what Sir Alan Cobham said of Australia, as a country made for aviation, and vice versa, and all for a single reason, that she does, not…

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The Havanna Cyclone. New York, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 1

A complete, but unofficial check throughout the district, shows that 58 are dead as the result of the hurricane, whilst 2100' were injured, 400 seriously…

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Unlucky Miami. Harricane Again Threatens. Terrific Storm Expected. Prisoners Reteased. VANCOUVER

Leader · Friday 22 October 1926 · page 8

Reports from Hava[?], to Cuba describe the heavy storms on Wednesday, which heavy storms on Wednesday, which flooded the streets, and…

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Telegrams Lightning Flashes. Several People Struck. Coastal Storms. [?]

Leader · Saturday 23 October 1926 · page 1

Vi[?] light[?] which accom[?]ted a [?] throughout the Tweed district, dazed a number of persons, and stra[?]k a [?] and [?]upted…

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Latest Cables (Australian Cable Association Messages )Columbian Disaster. Floods and Landtslide. VANCOVER

Leader · Saturday 6 November 1926 · page 1

Message from [?] it the [?] [?] of Columlds state [?] floorls at the [?] of parveen on [?] [?] a has [?] persons injured…

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Cable News. (Australian Cable Association Messages). Columbian Disaster. Floods and Landslide. LONDON

Leader · Monday 8 November 1926 · page 1

Messages from Bogota, in the Republic of Columbia, state that floods at the village of Pereira on Friday killed a hundred persons, and injured…

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Cyclonic Storm Damage in Melbourne. Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1926 · page 2

A cyclonic storm swept the city lost night and did considerable damage. Many houses were unroofed, and tho vessels were torn from their moorings…

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Yesterday's Storm. Lightning Strikes Fatally

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 1

During the terrific storm which raged in the city and, suburbs yesterday two men were struck by a blinding Hash of lightning. One was killed…

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A Cobar Shower Sydney's Record Dust Storm Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 3

Sydney experienced one of the worst dust storms for some time, shortly after 1 p.m. to-day. Conditions during the morning were oppressive…

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Fatal Lightning One Man Killed and Another Injured Terrific Sydney Storm Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1926 · page 2

One man was killed and another seriously injured in the terrific storm which swept over Sydney and suburbs this afternoon…

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