Peanuts for Fuel Fighting a Gale Steamship Wins Through
Tons of peanuts shovelled into the furnaces saved the French cargo steamer Belgrano (4943 tons). The vessel, bound from Beirut,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1929
293 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 3 of 15
Disastrous Floods Northern Districts Suffer
The damage by flood waters in the Gloucester, Kempsey, Taree and Wauchope districts is estimated at a quarter of a million pounds. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods at Taree Railway Traffic Held Up SYDNEY
The Railway Department to-night received advice that the North Coast line, north of Taree is still blocked by flood waters and land slides. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest From Flood Area. Immediate Relief by Government. Sydney, This Afternoon
Many centres are still affected by the floods and the first estimate of the damage shows extensive losses, owing to the destruction of crops and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Rain in Sydney Sydney
Heavy rain in Sydney during the week end caused considerable damage, especially in the Manly district where a number of roads were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Rain Week End Falls Sydney
Heavy rain was recorded in the coastal areas of New South Wales during the 48 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning and also on parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Floods Extensive Damage at Gloucester Man's Body Recovered Heavy Stock Losses Sydney
The body of the railway guard, Leslie Lee, who with John Coulton, was drowned in the flood while attempting to rescue people marooned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in the Hunter West Maitland
The Hunter River is now 23 1/2 feet and stationary. A large area of farming country on the northern side is submerged. The Hunter topped its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Week’s Storm
Reports from outlying centres of the dire effects of last week’s storm continue to arrive, and at Watfluman, in the Wellington district, the hall was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Balloon in Storm a Thrilling Experience LONDON
Three German baloonists ascended at Leipzig on Sunday for a short inland cruise. Shortly after ascending a storm arose and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floods Around Windsor Hawkesbury Calamity Threatened Windsor
Torrential rains which have fallen throughout the Upper Hawkesbury wa[?] and the Blue Moun[?] in the past 24 hours have caused…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fountain Rain 765 Points at Katocmba Light Rain in Flooded Aress Fair Western Fall SYDNEY
Rain was secorded ever [?] of the [?] half of New South Wales during the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning. Here…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North First, Now South. Floods in N.S. Wales. Sydney, This Afternoon
The Hawkesbury River fell nearly six feet at Richmond to-day, but a large area is still under water and great damage had been done to crops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Gloucester Floods. Waters Receding. SYDNEY
The Gloucester River flood is continuing to recede, and residents are setting about cleaning out their houses. It will he months, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Storms District Centres Benefit. Conditions Still Favorable
On Monday last, when Mudgee registered 83 points, other parts of the district benefited to a much greater extent. Down Merrendee way…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Terrific Storm Countryside Submerged Sydney
A terriffic storm visited Duri, near Tamworth, yesterday. The whole countryside was quickly submerged and the township…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Hargraves News Welcome Storm Dams and Tanks Filled
A welcome storm passed over Hargraves on Monday 70 points being registered. Dams and water tanks which had all about petered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gamble Creek News Cleaning Up. Repaying Storm Damaged
Good, rains have been experienced all along the Gamble-plambra creek. Kiora, Hawthorne and other stations which got the full force of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Floods Swollen Rivers Falling Richmond
Since yesterday afternoon the Hawkesbury River has fallen seven feet and fears of a big flood are now over. Settlers are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Rain Heavy Coastal Falls Floods Likely on South Coast Sydney
More rain fell in the coastal areas of New South Wales during the 24 hours ended 9 o'clock this morning, and falls also extended to the table…
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