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

Floods & storms, 1929

293 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 15

Southern Cross Gale Delays Flight Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 3

Owing to the continuance of the strong westerly winds the Southern Cross was unable to leave Richmond aerodrome to-day on the first stage…

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Cyclone Follows 'Quake Palmerston North Wrecked

National Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 2

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. The earthquake damage at West Port is estimated at £150,000. Palmeston North was struck…

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Dreadful Assam Floods Over 100 Villages Submerged Calcutta

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 1

Assam floods are still, taking toll of life, and relief parties' boats are trying desperately to reach hundreds of starving villagers with food…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams. Tasmanian Floods Appropriation Sought HOBART

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

The Tasmanian Minister for Lands has asked Parliament to appropriate £160,000 for he relief of primary producers who suffered loss by…

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Floods in India Starvation and Death Calcutta

National Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 5

The Assam floods are still taking toll of life. Relief party boats are trying desperately to reach marooned and starving villages with food…

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Disastrous Floods in India. Villages Completely Inundated. CALCUTTA

Leader · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 7

All Assam message states that the floods are null taking toll of the ilves of those in the inundated area, and relief parties in boats are trying…

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Gale Raging a Warning to Shipping Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 2

The State Meteorolo[?]st issued a warning to shipping to-night that high seas and winds reaching gate force are raging on the coast of New South…

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Heavy Coastal Rain 8 Inches in Places Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 1

Practically the whole of the coastal area recorded rain over the week-end. Totals reached as high as eight inches at a number of places on the far…

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Northern Floods Main Road Damaged Tweed Heads

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 2

Investigation to-day showed that many thousands of pounds worth of damage had been caused to the main Tweed Heads-Brisbane road…

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Northern Floods Young Girl Missing LISMORE

National Advocate · Wednesday 3 July 1929 · page 2

The flood in the Richmond River has apparently claimed another victim. It was reported last night from…

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No Deaths in Flood Premature N.Z Report Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 July 1929 · page 1

The report that settlers at SeddonvillE and St. Helens, on the Mokihonui River, Westland, New Zealand, where floods have occurred, had taken…

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Clarence River Bridge Damaged by Gale Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 2

One of the caissons being used in connection with the erection of the Clarence River Bridge burst on Sunday morning under wind pressure from the…

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Floods in N.Z. Many Houses Invaded WELLINGTON, N.Z.

National Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1929 · page 3

Further reports from the Postmaster at West Port state that Mokihinui flood invaded houses at Seddonville and St. Helens. It was the highest…

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Flood Victims' Plight. Camped Out in Cold. CHRISTCHURCH

Leader · Monday 8 July 1929 · page 2

Further particulars of the floods which overwhelmed the town of Seddonville, on Thursday night, show that the residents camped on the hills…

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Cyclone Wrecks Buildings. Auckland, N.Z.

National Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1929 · page 2

A cyclone caused severe damage at Waiuku during the week-end. Trees were uprooted and thrown across the power line cutting off electricity, while…

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Serious Floods in Turkey. 500 Drowned. CONSTANTINOPLE

Leader · Wednesday 17 July 1929 · page 2

Thirty villages are submerged following lowing torrential rains In the Trebizond district. The death roll totals £00, and the…

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Worst for Years Floods in N.Z. WELLINGTON N.Z.

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 19 July 1929 · page 2

The South Canterbury district is in the grip of one of the worst floods experienced. for years. All the rivers are reported to be rising rapidly…

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England's Big Storm. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 1

The total casualties in the storm and tidal wave which swept the east and south coasts from Yarmouth to Worthing were two drowned and two…

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Storm Sweeps London. Tidal Wave on South Coast. LONDON

Leader · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

A fierce storm, accompanied by [?]dal waves on the South Coast, drenched London and southern parts of England last night, and several deaths…

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Tidal Wave Great Storm in England Lightning Strikes Buildings Many Killed and Injured London Saturday

National Advocate · Monday 22 July 1929 · page 2

The Government is becoming alarmed over the drought. The Metropolitan Water Board had Just forbidden the watering of gardens when a heat…

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