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

Floods & storms, 1931

297 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 15

Gales on Coast But Clearing in This District Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

The forecast: Further showers in eastern districts and on parts of the highlands, but chiefly in central and southern areas;…

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Boisterous Hail, Gale and Thunder

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 31 August 1931 · page 6

Week ends have developed the boisterous habit. last Thursday a thundery change came out of the west and…

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Chinese Disaster 2,000,000 Drowned in Floods Shanghai

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 3

The floods are still taking an appalling toll of human lives in Northern China. More than 200,000 persons have been drowned in North Kiangsu…

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Wild Night Storm on Coast. Damage in Sydney Woman Drowned at Jamberoo Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 September 1931 · page 1

A heavy storm passed over Sydney and suburbs last night, the wind reaching a velocity of 59 miles an hour at times…

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Gale Sweeps Sydney Much Damage Reported Fatality at Kiama Son Watches Mother Snow on Mountains SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1931 · page 2

A [?]oient storm, with wind reaching cyclonic force, hit Sydney and suburbs during the night. Extensive damage was done in many suburbs…

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A Wild Night Terrific Dust Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 September 1931 · page 8

Mudgee had an unenviable experience on Thursday evening last. In the early hours angry-looking clouds banked up in the south and…

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Chapter Vii. the Gathering of the Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 6

a It was only a purely mechanical attention that I was able to give to my work that day at the bank.. All my thoughts were of Larose, and at first,…

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Roaring Gale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 4

The gale experienced on Friday last caused, widespread damage throughout the district. Out towards Gulgong many buildings…

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Terrific Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 4

The storm which struck Mudgee on Friday was widespread. At Gilgandra the heaviest hailstorm in history was experienced. Great…

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Storm Ravages

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 4

Sensation followed sensation during Friday's wild storm. In addition to the damage reported elsewhere, there wore many other…

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Sheep Mortality Toll of the Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 5

The hall, rain and cold winds on Friday last played, havoc with newly shorn sheep [?]ghout the district. Messrs. R. H. Crossing and B. G…

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Storm Sensation Tree Blown Across Tent Woman's Leg Fractured

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 4

A family named Vitnell had a terrifying experience near-Yamble during the fierce storm which swept over the district last Friday…

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Motor Cyclists Injuries. Following Crash at the Gap During Height of Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 September 1931 · page 2

Exposed to hail rain and snow and suffering intense agony, from a probable fracture of the spine, Joseph Preston, a middle-aged…

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Honduras Hurricane Fire, Storm aid Flood. British Honduras

Leader · Wednesday 16 September 1931 · page 2

Fire threatened on Monday to complete the destruction of storm and flood in the city, as the work of burying the dead from Thursday’s…

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Storms Everywhere Japan Is Visited Tokio

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 September 1931 · page 1

A very severe cyclone which passed over Kyushiu at the week-end wrought havoc to coastal shipping. There were very heavy casualties…

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Severe Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 September 1931 · page 12

A severe wind storm accompanied by hall and a little rain passed over the Gulgong district on Friday afternoon last. Quite a number of…

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Yamble Storm Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 September 1931 · page 15

There was a terrific storm over the district on Friday last, accompanied by very strong wind, and in some places heavy hall…

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What Friday's Storm Did

Leader · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 3

Last Friday's storm in Orange [?] bad enough, but it was nothing to [?] blow at [?]gandrs, reports of which are now only coming to [?]. The…

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Violent Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 September 1931 · page 3

During the recent violent windstorm a stable belonging to Mr. Pip[?] that had been erected over [?] years and had stood many a…

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Forced Down by Dust Storms Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1931 · page 2

The Sydney office of the Vacuum Oil Co. slated to-day that the air craft carrier, Albatross had intercepted a wireless message from…

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