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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 6 of 13

Heavy Rain 10 Inches at Port Macquarie. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 1

HEAVY RAIN was recorded in New South Wales during the week end particularly in the Hunter. Hastings and Manning River districts,…

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Car Struck Sudden Deluge Cloudburst's Freak

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 14

W. Housfield, a well known farmer, of Duri, was driving with two companions in his car to Tamworth on April 10, when the sky…

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Heavy Scours Storm Water Damage. Mendooran Street Suffers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 23

Scouring by storm waters of Mendooran streets and footpaths has bean causing some concern, and the shire engineer reported on the…

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200 Drown During Cyclone River Steamer Overwhelmed Horror on Bengal Calcutta

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 2

Only 24 of the 250 passengers and crew of the Bengal River steamer are definitely known to have been saved, and while it is…

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Disastrous Storm. Causes Heavy Losses. TOKIO

Leader · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 2

The most [?] [?]ow storm on [?] was experi[?] last night, and it de[?]ted the Japanese half of…

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Fierce Storm Two Hundred Killed TOKIO

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 2

TWo hundred and twenty people were killed [?] devastating storm which struck Saghalien. Only 25 vessels of the large fishing fleet…

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150 LOST Storm Sweeps Japan TOKIO

National Advocate · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 2

Last night the most severe storm in history devastated the Japanese in Saghalan, inflicting heavy loss on land and sea. It is estimated that…

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Storm in Japan Kills 220 TOKIO

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 1

Two hundred and twenty were killed in a devastating storm which was centred around Saghilin. Only 25 vessels of a large fishing…

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Cobbora Shire New Clerk Appointed. Objection to New Sports Ground. Grant for Flood Damages

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 7 May 1930 · page 12

At the last meeting of the Gobbora, shira Council, held at Geurie on April 16, the president (Cr. McLeod) moved that sympathy be extended to…

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Cyclonic Storm Queensland Farm Damaged Townsville

National Advocate · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 3

Julia Creek township, about 400 miles west of Townsville, experienced a cyclone late yesterday afternoon, during which buildings were unroofed. A…

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Cobbora Shire New Clerk Appointed. Objection to New Sports Ground. Grant for Flood Damages

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 9 May 1930 · page 11

At the last meeting of the Conbora Shire Council, held at Geurie on April 16, the president (Cr. McLeod), moved that sympathy be extended to…

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Brisbane Deluge Brisbane Saturday

National Advocate · Monday 12 May 1930 · page 2

Practically the whole State has shared in the rain. The coast from the border to the far north has been drenched. Brisbane's 411 points to…

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Monday's Storm Damage in Victoria MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 14 May 1930 · page 2

News of the extensive damage done by Monday night's storm is just trickling through. The visitation was very severe in the southern…

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German Floods the Rhine Overflows Berlin

National Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1930 · page 4

The Upper Rhine has risen seven feet in twelve hours as a result of 100 hours' torrential rain in the rivers and lakes in southern Germany…

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Piles Pull Out Bridge Washed Away. Spicer's Creek Flood

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 28 May 1930 · page 22

In his report to the Cobbora Shire Council last meeting the engineer stated that he had made a search for any old piles from the Spicer's…

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Derailed by Cyclone Calcutta

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 1

Seven were killed and several injured when a cyclone struck and completely derailed an entire passenger train at Monghyr last night…

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Rode Out Storm But It Was Ordeal New York

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1930 · page 1

Making a short experimental flight over an incoming Southampton steamer, Capt. Lancaster and Mrs. Keith Miller in a tiny Sovoia seaplane…

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7 KILLED Cyclone Sweeps India. CALCUTTA

National Advocate · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 2

Seven were killed and several injured when a cyclone struck and completely derailed the entire passenger service near Monghya, in Bikir and…

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Cars Over Embankment. Cyclone Derails Train. CALCUTTA

Leader · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 6

Seven were kileld and several inpured when a cyclone arrack and completely derailed an entire paaaenger train near Mon[?]…

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Floods in Queensland

Leader · Friday 30 May 1930 · page 6

cause a lot of damage and loss. [?] your footwear from Miss [?] at the Ladies Shoe parlor, will prove bene[?] to your [?]…

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