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

Floods & storms, 1928

352 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 8 of 18

Desolation. Floods Out West

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 16

Mr. P. S. Henderson returned homo from Condobolin with Mrs. Henderson and their children on Friday night. Owing to the floods the party was…

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30 INCHES Queensland's Phenominal Heavy Rain CAIRNS

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

The Herbert and Tully Rivera are in high flood and no trains from Townsville have readied Cairns since last Monday. On Monday the mail…

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The Floods in Queensland. Cairns Isolated. SYDNEY, Thursday/

Leader · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 10

Owning in the S[?] state of the railway bridge near Ingham, Queensland, no mall trains from Townsville have reached Cairns [?] last…

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Manildra Flood News

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 15

The additional particulars of the flood at Manildra on Saturday week are clipped from the local paper: It is impossible to estimate the…

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A Flood Incident. on the Melbourne Express

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 19

Mr. F. A. Neylon, formerly of Yeoval, and well-known in this district, writes to us as under: "We had an exciting experience on…

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Queensland Floods Cairns

National Advocate · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

The railway department announced last night that in consequence of a fall in the floods in the Herbert and Tully rivers, trains would leave both…

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Queensland Floods. Waters Receding. [?]

Leader · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 1

After being [?] since Friday [?] running on the lines South of [?], The food [?] have [?]…

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A Great Storm. Does Tremendous Damage in Oberon District

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 3

On Wednesday a tremendous rain and hail storm broke with surprising suddenness over a standing crop country between Norway and Shooter's Hill. The…

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Cheery Flood Victims

Leader · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 2

A resident of Orange, who returned on Friday from the flooded areas in Bogan country, says that when he went out there he expected to meet…

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Flood Victims Search for Bodies Continued. 14 Motor Cars Recovered MONTREAL

National Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1928 · page 2

A Message from San's Pauls [?] that the search for the [?] of the flood was continued with the aid of dynamite and tractors…

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Flood Sufferers

Leader · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 2

At Bonalbo, on the upper reaches of the [?] River the damage [?] by the recent [?] has been extra heavy, and is only now being…

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"Was It The Record Flood?" (To the Editor)

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 20

Sir,—I would crave a space in your paper to vent my idea of the record flood. There appears to be a lot of controversy over the last flood. Was…

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Floods Probable Further Rains to Come Statement by Mr. Mares SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 3

According to a statement issued by the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) to-day, flood conditions threaten in the northern inland parts…

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Floods Probable in North SYDNEY Tuesday

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. Mares state weather officer was pessimistic tonight regarding the position in the north. He said that heavy rain was expected in many…

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More Floods Predicted. Mainly in the North. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

Mr. Mores states that New South Wales is likely to have a repetition of the disastrous floods of last month, probably affecting the Narnol, Gwydir…

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Heavy Storm. Hundred and Three Points

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 28

On the evening of March 25 a heavy storm broke over Uarbry, and 103 points were registered at the local post office…

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Denman News Thunderstorm. Heavy Fall of Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 13

A very heavy thunderstorm, which continued throughout the night, resulted in 145 points being recorded. Other parts registered…

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Murdered Couple Inquest into Bairnsdale Horror Floods Delaying Witnesses MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 3

Floods prevented many witnesses from attending the inquest into the death of Richard Clements (65) a storekeeper and his wife Kathleen…

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Gippsland Flood Imminent. Unless Rains Cease. MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 1

Heavy rain has fallen incessantly incessantly since Monday night and many towns in Eastern Gippsland are in danger of flooding…

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