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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 13 of 15

Heavy Hail Storm

Leader · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 2

On Friday night portions of the Orange district were visited by one of the most severe hall storms expert [?] some considerable time…

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Storm Strikes West Heaviest for Years

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 5 October 1931 · page 2

Lithgow missed the big storm which hit the west on Friday night. At Orange the hall was two inches deep in places, whilst at Bathurst it…

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Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 8

A heavy storm broke over the town on Friday night, with much thunder and very vivid flashes of lightning. Rain fell very heavily…

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Terrific Storm Crudine Battered Cyclonic Wind

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 October 1931 · page 2

On Friday last, October 2, a heavy hall storm passed over the lower end of Crudine, Monkey Hill and Sofala. The old hands around…

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Hail Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1931 · page 9

An exceptionally heavy hail storm swept across parts of the district on Friday night of last week with dynamic force. A strip…

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Storms Predicted

Leader · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 2

Fine, warmer weather, with rising temperatures, may now be expected writes Inigo Jones, the Queensland weather forecaster. There is also a…

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Floods in India Follow Disastrous Monsoon Calcutta

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1931 · page 1

Disastrous floods followed in the wake of a south- west monsoon in the Madras Province, and communications between many towns have been…

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Storms Predicted Good Rains Likely

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 7

Fine, warm weather, with rising temperatures, may now be expected, writes Inigo Jones the Queensland weather man. There is also…

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Monday’s Thunderstorm

Leader · Wednesday 28 October 1931 · page 2

Although there was every appearance of the day being fine when atoning as broke on Monday, the afternoon [?] responsible for the heaviest…

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Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 6

A storm passed over Elong yes­terday, bringing more wind and thunder than rnln, which Is greatly needed…

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Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 October 1931 · page 14

A heavy storm broke over Kandos on Monday evening, and heavy rain fell, flooding the gutters and doing a lot of good by washing out…

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Boy Drowned Fell into Storm Channel SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 2 November 1931 · page 2

Charles William Long, aged 12, of Wyndham Street, Alexandria, was drowned when he fell into the storm channel known as O'Shea's Creek, near…

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Butler at Jask Few Hours Behind Schedule. But Ahead of Mollison Encounters Storms and Wind

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 November 1931 · page 1

The Lithgow airman, Cecil Butler, who is attempting to establish a record solo flight to Australia, arrived at Jask (Persia) at…

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"Cec" Butler's Grit Flying Through Monsoonal Storms Tired, But Confident Still Ahead of Record

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 1

Lithgow boys have the grit of their country. Cecil Butler is a fine illustration of what ability, coupled with determination, can…

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Yesterday's Storm

National Advocate · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in portions of the Bathurst district yesterday. Around Limekilns about half an inch was recorded and the rain was accompanied…

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Sydney Storm Bondi Flooded Trams Held Up SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 2

THREE distinct thunder storms, described by the State Meteorologist Mr Mares, as the most amazing cyclonic disturbances he had ever…

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Sydney Storm. Cottage Destroyed. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

Leader · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 2

A terrible [?] the [?]ty this afternoon, and [?] damage in the [?] particularly at [?]…

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Terrific Storms Do Great Damage in City & Country Terrific Storms Man Struck Dead Four Other Deaths Buried in Hailstones SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

Thunder storms of exceptional severity passed over Sydney and Coastal districts and the Central inland areas yesterday afternoon…

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Tremendous Storm Doss Damage to Crops Causes Death to Hampton Octogenarian Lightning's Bathurst Tragedy

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 2

The thunderstorm at Lithgow yesterday, while of much less severity than the disturbance experienced in some parts of the…

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Thunderstorms Welcome Showers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 November 1931 · page 1

Thunderstorms passed over the town and district yesterday afternoon and evening and 29 points were registered at the local post…

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