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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 9 of 13

Floods in the North £10,000 to Relieve Distress SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 4

As ten or fifteen Councils in the flooded areas are to be assisted by the State Government, it is expected that the cost to the Government will be…

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Port Kembla Flooded 168 Points in 45 Minutes Port Kembla

National Advocate · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 4

Following heavy rain last night there was a cloudburst this morning and 168 points of rain were registered in three quarters of an hour. The main…

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Merriwa News Flood Relief

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 22

At the Astros Pictures on Saturday night Mr A. M. Jennings and Mr Vic. Budden addressed the audience on behalf of those in…

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Floods in the North £50,000 to Repair Damage Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 28 June 1930 · page 3

The Acting Premier (Mr. Buttenshaw) after hearing the report by the Treasurer on the flood damage in the Maitland district, said it might cost…

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WEDDINGS McKAY— GALE

Leader · Monday 30 June 1930 · page 2

The weather was [?] by St. John’s Presbyterian Church on Saturday [?]…

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Steamer in a Storm Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 3

A tremendous storm that lasted for four hours was experienced near Norfolk Island by the British motor ship Oakworth which reached Sydney…

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Northern Mines Still Affected by Floods SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 3

Although the South Maitland railway resumed services this morning it was not possible for all the collieries to restart because of the heavy…

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Floods at Newcastle Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 July 1930 · page 3

That it will take the districts affected by the floods in the Newcastle area months to recover, was the opinion expressed by the chief Officer of the…

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Remarkable Weather Rain and Dust Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 July 1930 · page 3

A freakish weather change was experienced in Mudgee on Saturday. During tho previous' 24 hours soaking rain had fallen throughout the…

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Devastating Floods Tokio

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 2

Further devastating floods are reported from Korea. Over 120 are drowned and numbers missing including 50 priests from a temple, which…

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Floods in Japan. 120 lives Lost TOKIO

Leader · Wednesday 16 July 1930 · page 5

Further, devastating floods are reported in Korea, where over 120 have been drowned, and numbers are missing, including 50 priests, whose…

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Heavy Storm Wind and Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 12

A heavy rain storm, accompanied by a fierce wind, with lightning in the distance,' was experienced in Mudgee last evening. Following a…

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Violent Storm Roof Blown Half a Mile MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 2

Roofs wore blown off, windows wrecked, and trees and fences levelled by a violent windstorm at Mornington yesterday, portion of the roof…

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East-west Line Floods Stops Trains—Not Ford! Sporting Publican Loses Bet

Leader · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 6

Facing the torrential rains which washed away the East-West railway and held up the transcontinental trains, a New Model Ford went…

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Kyushu Storm Enormous Damage TOKIO

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 2

Communication has been restored with Kyushu following the recent violent weather. but reports are very divergent in assessing the damage,…

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Flood Relief Appeal From Maitland Outside Council's Province

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 30

The secretary of the Maitland Flood Relief Commence [?] to the Mudgee Council last meeting drawing attention to the su[?]…

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Will Reach 5000. Italian 'Quake Death Roll 20 More Killed in Cyclone Rome

National Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 2

The death roll caused by the earthquake in southern Italy is at 2,200 and it is feared it will reach 3,000. At Treviso and Venezia it is…

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Floods in India Many Towns Washed Out Calcutta

National Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 7

There have been heavy floods in the Baluchistan district in the Upper Sind. The town of Kanthur has been flooded and the residents hurriedly…

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More Rain Sunday's Thunderstorm. Whole Countryside Soaked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 7

Since the rain started on Friday 113 points have been registered at at the local post office Outdoor sports, with the exception of rifle…

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Indian Floods Over 100 Villages Submerged Calcutta

National Advocate · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 3

Over 100 villages in the Sind were submerged by widespread floods from mountainous Saluchintan village. The population of over 60,000 at…

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