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

Floods & storms, 1930

255 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 13

Storm Swept South African Coast Four Sailors Missing Capetown

National Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 2

Many furious storms lashed the coast over the week end. The steamer Sutton Hall, which left yesterday carrying 100 live cattle, wirelessed that…

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Electric Storm Responsible for Two Air Tragedies in Long Distance Flights Britain's Renewed Efforts Tunis

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 1

Experts state that La Salle and two companions, whose bodies were found by the wrecked plane on the Libyan coast, were forced down in the…

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Same Storm Proved Fatal to Both French and English Airmen London

National Advocate · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 1

Coinciding with the funeral of Squadron Leader Jones Williams, who, with Flight-Lieut. Jenkins, lost his life in Tunis while attempting to break…

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80 Miles an Hour Gales Sweep England London

National Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1930 · page 2

During a gale which reached a velocity of 91 miles an hour at Liverpool 80 miles per hour at Glasgow, 71 m.p.h. at Southport, a pinnacle was blown off…

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"Teddy" in a Storm And Has Dinner in Bed Bay of Biscay Frisky London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 1

The steamer Kenilworth Castle, on which the Prince of Wales is travelling, encountered a heavy gale, reaching 60 miles an hour, with torrential…

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Torrential Rain Floods Threatened in Queensland Cairns

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 3

Torrential vain which has been falling in the north has caused the rivers to rise alarmingly and it is probable that train traffic will be held up. In…

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Inch of Rain Cloud Burst at Kandos. Power House Flooded

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 8

Kandos had a very sudden downfall of rain on Boxing Day when a cloudburst near the Kandos Cement Co.'s works flooded the power house and…

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Wedding Howell—meneary Floods in New Zealand Auckland

National Advocate · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 2

St. Mark's Darling Point, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Tuesday, December 31 at 11 a.m. when Violet Mary, only child of Mr. and Terrific gales are sweeping North Island and torrential rain has fallen, Passengers in the express train from Wellington yesterday thought they…

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Crash in Storm Car and Cycle Collide Boy's Arm Fractured

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

While riding a push bike in the height of the storm on the Kelso Road on Saturday afternoon, Claude Monger (15), son of Mr. Reg. Monger, of…

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Storm in Bathurst a Timely Downpour Over an Inch Recorded

National Advocate · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 2

A heavy, thunderstorm, accompanied by hall, broke over Bathurst and district on Saturday afternoon covering a large area, and…

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Suva Cyclone Motor Launch Lost Suva

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 1

During a cyclonic storm at Makogai Leper Islands on Saturday the Fiji Government's motor launch, Lady Escott, was blown from her…

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Fishing Parts' in Storm

Leader · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 7

Nothing but the devotion and mag[?] seamanship of Pedro, a [?]Islander, who is Second [?] on the [?]…

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23 DROWNED 12 Others Killed Gales Sweep England Wholesale Death and Destruction LONDON

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

The worst tempest in England in living memory followed a succession of severe sales and wrought havoc at sea and on land. The…

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English Storm Disaster Survivor's Stirring Story London

National Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

After the St. Genny's survivors were landed at Plymouth from the Snapdragon they were re-equipped with new kits from the naval barracks. The…

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Flooding a Lane Works Overseer Has Remedy

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 3

At the instigation of the works overseer, Lithgow Council is to go into the question of avoiding flooding of property in the vicinity of…

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Storm Damage Emergency Work Cr. Macarthur Disapproves

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 16

At the meeting of the Cudgegong Shire Council on January 15, Cr. Mason drew attention to the fact that considerable damage had been…

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Ready for Emergency Fijians Have Cyclone Experience Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 1

Mrs. Trevor Jones, the wife of the accountant of the Colonial Sugar Company, who arrived in Sydney today, told a graphic story of a terrific…

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Storm Water Scheme Recommended by Public Works Department SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 5

The Parliamentary Public Works committee to-day recommended the construction of the proposed Rosby Creek storm water scheme at…

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Worst for 10 Years Floods Around Alice Springs Adelaide

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

Serious washaways occurred in the Fink River district, 140 miles from Alice Springs, as the result of floods, said to be the worst in the last ten…

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