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

Floods & storms, 1924

239 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 12

Gales & Cold Unprecedented Weather in U.S.A. Many Deaths and Narrow Escapes Autumn Turned to Winter New York

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1924 · page 2

A sudden nation wide cold wave with, a 70 mile gale, followed the rain loss spell in U.S.A. causing eight deaths from exposure, six of which…

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Heavy Rain at Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 4

Lithgow this week experienced some heavy rain. The downpour commenced on Wednesday afternoon and continued at intervals during the night. The…

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The Trangie Deluge

Leader · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 6

At Trangie last week, 31 inches of rain fell, and out of that amount 518 points were registered in two days. vic., Wednesday and Friday. It was…

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Terrific Hail Storm. Crops Damaged

Leader · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 6

A terrific rain and hall storm yesterday swept through the Spring Hall, Lucknow and Spring Terrace districts. The hall came down with such…

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Violent Storm Sydney and Suburbs Deluged Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 21 November 1924 · page 2

Early this morning a violent storm passed over Sydney and in a few momenta the streets were flooded. At Randwick over an inch fell in a…

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Heavy Thunderstorms. Further Rain Likely

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 12

Muggy conditions ruling over, the Molong district on Wednesday last culminated in thunderstorms of limited area during the afternoon and night…

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Last Week's Storm

Leader · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 4

Last week's hell storm did not reach the town of Cargo, but visited parts of the district. which suffered to a great extent. At one holding over…

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Millthorpe Heavy Storm

Leader · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 1

Heavy storm passed over the town district on Saturday afternoon. [?] was so heavy that most of [?] places, as well as private…

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Storm Near Goulburn Goluburn, Sunday

National Advocate · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

a terrific storm burst over toe divide between Goulburn and Pojar, the countryside being swept by heavy rain and scourged with enormous…

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Undamaged by Storms Wheat Crop Reports. What the Season Promises

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 18

Reports from reliable sources state that the State great wheat areas have not suffered materially as a result of the recent storms…

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Crops Ruined by Storm Wide Area Hit West and South West Sutler Residents in Danger

The Bathurst Times · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

Unsettled conditions continued in the western districts during the week-end and reports indicate some heavy falls of…

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Floods Predicted Warning by Mr. Mares Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

Widespread rain occurred over the State during the week-end and floods are predicted in the northern portions of the State…

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Devastating Rain. Minor Floods and Some Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

Lithgow has experienced many days of exceptionally heavy rain, and minor damage has occurred in many, parts of the town. The rain on Friday night was heavy, but…

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Storm at Millthorpe

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 2

A heavy, storm passed over the town and district on Saturday afternoon. The rain was so heavy that most of the business places, as well…

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Terrific Storm at Temora Temora

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1924 · page 2

A terrific storm passed over Temora yesterday, 80 points of rain railing in a few minutes. The storm waters caused much damage to the…

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Heavy Rain in Bylong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 November 1924 · page 8

Already surfeited with a luxuriant growth of every description of vegetation, Bylong received three inches of rain on Friday and…

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48 Perish Struggling in Storm London

The Bathurst Times · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 2

A Moscow message states that 40 lives and 1500 fishing boats were lost in a storm in the Caspian Sea. Seven hundred of the fishing boats…

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4 FOR 312 New South Wales' Good Start South Australian Bowling Flooded Rock's Century Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 2

A serious impasse was narrowly a[?]orted in the New South Wales v. South Australia Shofileld Shield match this afternoon…

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Storm Damaged Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 21

The recent rain has done a lot of damage in so many ways within the Cobbora Shire as to entail a lot of oira expense. Much of this could…

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Earlier Cables. Foreign Borrowing and British Exports. Great Gales in Europe. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 2

Egyptian troops in the Sudan at first refused to obey the acting Sirdar's order to leave the country. Orders were subsequently sent by the Egyptian authorities…

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