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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 8 of 15

The Weather Heavy Rain in South Showery Conditions Fairly General Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

Light to heavy rain was recorded fairly generally over the southern half of the State yesterday, the heaviest fall being 272 points…

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Cyclone's Toll Houses Levelled People Homeless TRANGIE

National Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

Further details to hand show that the cyclone which struck Trangle on Tuesday. came from the West. When first sighted, it had the…

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TRANGIE [?] STORM 100 [?]Wide Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 28

A tornado [?] at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday It covered a track 100 [?]wide and razed every prop[?] its path…

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Again in Flood Talbragar and Coolah Rivers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 32

The weather is still the chief Subject of discussion. After a week of fair weather, rain which. had been threatening for two days…

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THE TRANGlE CYCLONE. Death of Mrs. Ayres. TRANGIE

Leader · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 8

A Trangie message states that Mrs. Ayres. one or the women injured to the cyclone on Tuesday, died to-day. A relief fund has been started for the…

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Wedding Gale Bonham

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 1

On Saturday night, at All Saints Cathedral, Eveline Mabel, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bonham of George Street, Bathurst was married to…

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Loss of Stock. Sheep Caught by Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 5

The district has had its full share of rain and flood, and no doubt it will cost the shire a lot of cash to repair roads and bridges. The…

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Floods Threaten Bagdad. Royal Palace Inundated. BOMBAY

Leader · Monday 12 April 1926 · page 2

The safely of Ragded in seriously threatened by an unprecedented flood. The Tigris River has broken over his banks, near the Royal Palace, a mile…

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The Weather Heavy Rain at Wollongong Warm Temperatures General Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 April 1926 · page 6

Unsettled conditions ruled over the eastern parts of New South Wales yesterday, and rain was reported along the coast and tablelands, and on…

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Scattered Storms Causing Was[?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 April 1926 · page 18

The rain form [?]lding 9 a.m. on April 6, gave a further register of 167 points up to [?] a.m. on the following day, making…

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Hodgson Divorce a Flood of Oratory Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1926 · page 6

Mr. Shand, K.C., who is appearing for Mrs. Hodgson in the big divorce suit, concluded his address to-day, after having spoken for nine hours. Mr…

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Gales Go Eastward Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 2

Mr. Mares, State meteorologist, said to-night that the cyclonic conditions which have been operating along the coast for the past twenty four hours…

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Cudgegong Shire Council. Extensive flood Damage. Deluge of Complaints. Dealing with Noxious Weds

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 April 1926 · page 13

At the Cudgegong Shire Council meeting on Wednesday upwards of fifty communications were dealt with, and the majority of them related to damage all over the shire. Stories of washed-out culverts, dangerous crossings and impassable…

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Newcastle Flooded 4 Feet of Water in Park. Newcastle

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1926 · page 2

Great areas of land north and south of Newcastle, as well as city and suburban streets, are inundated after the heavy week-end rain. The water…

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Japan Has Its Storms. Big Loss of Life

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 April 1926 · page 2

Reuter's Tokio correspondent states that, owing to the storms which are raging over the entire Japanese sea, over 100 fishermen are reported missing. The local authorities…

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Pen-Notes and Pencillings a Second Deluge

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 1

The European flood was a tremendous affair. Nothing like it in any part had been witnessed for a hundred years, but nothing like it, all parts taken together, had been…

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Flood Fatality Feared. MR. R. Edwards Missing Washed Away at Rocky Water Hole Crossing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 10

Mr. Robert Edwards, Mudgee's well-known plasterer, was attempting to cross the river in a sulky on Sunday morning at the Rocky…

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Wild Weather Flood Falls in West Roughest Conditions for Years Heavy Falls Around Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 26 April 1926 · page 2

During the week-end the West experienced the wildest, coldest and roughest weather, so far, this season in tact, It was the roughest…

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Farmers Busy Storms Interrupt Work

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 28

The week end brought 116 points of rain. It commenced to fall during Friday night and continued during Saturday accompained by…

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Cudgegong Council. Lot of Work Waiting Result of Recent Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 28 April 1926 · page 11

When the president, Mr. Williams, took the chair at the meeting of the Cudgegong Shire Council on Tuesday, April 27, there were…

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