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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 2 of 15

British and Continental Floods. London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The King and Queen of Belgium have subscribed 2,000,000 francs to a national fund for victims of the floods. The situation in several of the inundated regions…

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The Floods in Europe. Hundreds of Families Homeless. BRUSSELS

Leader · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

Their [?] of Belgium have subscribed two million francs to the national fund for the victims of the flood, comprising the money presented…

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Storm at Kandos. Torrential Downpour. Ensures Summer Supplies

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 11

A very heavy thunderstorm parsed over the town on Monday night when rain tell in torrents for 40. minutes. It is estimated…

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Cloudburst. Floods at Junee. Girl Trapped in Dairy

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 22

Many cattle were drowned, hundreds of miles of fencing were swept away, and a young woman was trapped in a flooded dairy when a…

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Floods Likely. Torrents of Rain. Many Bridges Endangered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 33

Widespread rains, averaging up to six inches in the west, have fallen in Queensland. In some places the downpour was accompanied by…

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Disastrous Floods Farmers Suffer Heavily. Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 26

Further particulars of the heavy trains in the Southern districts show, damage amounting to many thousands of pounds. The great…

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Flood Rains Armidale Deluged Gasworks Damaged Armidale

National Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 2

After Sunday's torrential rain, Armidale yesterday received a further [?]. Heavy rain fell between 5 and 6 and the gutters ans storm water…

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Kandos. Storm Causes a Fire

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

A very heavy storm fell at Kandos on Monday night. About two inches of rain fell within one hour, causing a deal of damage to roads and streets. It also…

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The House of Storm. (Copyright.) Chapter I.

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

William Hewins, coastguard, once chief boatman and gunlayer of the Arrogant, stood looking seaward with a fixed gaze. From that height, on a fine day, he could…

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Violent Hail Storm North Sydney Battered Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

The northern suburbs of Sydney were struck by a violent hailstorm, this afternoon which caused considerable damage to crops and fruit…

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Rains Cause Floods. Fish in a Street

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

Heavy storms which occurred on Tuesday evening caused serious washaways on the southern and western railway lines. As a result there was a disorganisation of…

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Earlier Cables. Admiral Defends Admiralty. Effects of the Floods. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon has joined issue with Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Lambert on the subject of the Jutland engagement. Any suggestion that the Gorman fleet was…

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The European Floods

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

Router's Cologue correspondent states it is estimated that the damage done by the floods in the Rhinelands. is immense. The damage to Dusseldorff harbor is alone…

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Floods Delay Trains. Sydney

Leader · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

The Melbourne Express train to Sydney was delayed for nearly forty minutes owing to the failure of an engine at Wagga. All the trains from…

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European Flood Subsiding. Estimated Damage, £1,000,000. LONDON

Leader · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 6

An Amsterdam message says that the floods are subsiding everywhere except in the northern area at Ling burg. Another dyke in the Yael River…

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European Floods Immense Damage in Rhineland Amsterdam

National Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

While the Rhine, Waal, and the Meuse have fallen, the River Yser is at a record height. Thousands of people have already been rescued…

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A Second Deluge

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 1

It certainly sounds like one at this writing. Quito extraordinary rains had fallen when the last mail left London, first here, then there, and if looks as though this kind…

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The House of Storm. (COPYRIGHT.)

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 4

The stranger had already put out his right hand from the rock to make the mad attempt to swim, when he seemed to see and understand her. He desisted. When…

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Reorganisation of Coal Industry. World-wide Floods. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

A London newspaper indicates that the Coal Commission is almost certain to recommend State control of the country's mining rights. It adds that royalty owners will…

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Pope’s Relief to Flood-stricken. Amsterdam

Leader · Monday 11 January 1926 · page 2

The Pope has given 20,000 florins towards the flood relief funds, in order to prevent pillaging. The authorities have prohibited unauthorised…

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