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

Floods & storms, 1932

217 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 11

Tide of Death. Floods Sweeps U.S. Towns. Many Fatalities. Los Angeles

Leader · Monday 3 October 1932 · page 3

[?] people have been drow[?] in [?] winch resulted [?] wall of [?] [?] of [?] in the [?]…

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Won't Work Weekends P.W. Department Again Serious Sewer Floodings at Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 October 1932 · page 2

Conditions unfit for human beings to endure, following sewer floodings caused by the recent rain, were described at Monday night's Council…

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Patchy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 8

Last Friday night's storm was remarkable for its patchiness. In the western end of the town it just "fell down," to use a popular expression…

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Locals Hail Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 13

On Friday last a hall strom passed over the Birriwa and Tallawang districts, Some hundreds of acres of wheat crops were…

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Sydney Storm Two Premises Struck by Lightning Sydney, Saturday

National Advocate · Monday 10 October 1932 · page 4

Two premises were struck by lightning during the sudden storm which struck the city early to-day. The rear portion of an iron-roofed…

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Severe Storm at Armidale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 October 1932 · page 1

So severe was a thunderstorm in Armidale last week that residents thought there was an eathquake as well. Thunder shook the whole…

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Cyclone at Roma Brisbane

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 October 1932 · page 1

A fierce storm struck the township of Roma (Queensland) yesterday, wrecking many private residences…

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Stop-press Dole Storms Gather. Trouble at Broken Hill. More Police Sought. Broken Hill

Leader · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 5

A state of tension exists in the town, as a result of the dissatisfaction over the dole. Thirty-six men appeared in the court today on a…

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Squally Winds and Storms SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 1

The forecast: At first hot in northern and eastern areas of the State, with strong, squally, north to north-west winds to gales…

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Flood of Words Last Week of Presidential Campaign New ricks and New Stunts VANCOUVER

National Advocate · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 5

NEVER in a previous Presidential campaign have the electors been treated to such a flood of verbosity. Silting at home, they are…

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Petrol Flood Leura's Unique Experience When Tank Leaves Rails

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 November 1932 · page 1

When four trucks in a goods train going from Sydney to Lithgow were derailed near Leura about 6.30 this morning, a petrol waggon on one of…

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Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 8

There were thunderstorms in the district on Monday, but in the town the rain was very light, barely [?]eying the dust. The weather remains…

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Disastrous Gale HAVANA

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 2

At least 12 persons known have been killed and more than 100 injured and many houses destroyed today, when a 130 mile an hour wind…

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Dust Storm Probable SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 2

The forecast: Warm to hot, with dust storms inland followed by unsettled weather in southern districts and about the…

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A Cuban Cyclone. Heavy Death Roll. HAVANA

Leader · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 2

Twenty[?] people were killed many Injured, and a number of houses destroyed as a heavy storm struck the [?] Cuban storm struck the…

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The Latest Returns Democrat Flood Flows on New York

National Advocate · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 7

Early this morning 301 Democrats had been elected to the House of Representatives, Republicans 100 and still doubtful 29…

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Battered with Batons Unemployed at Lithgow Three in Hospital a Serious Conflict a Storm of Indignation Lithgow

National Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1932 · page 2

THE Dots deadlock broke in conflict shortly after 11 o'clock this morning, whop a baton charge by the police culminated in 9 men, including three constables, being injured. All were taken to hospital, where…

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Bazaar Rodeo. Spoilt by Heavy Rain

Leader · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 1

[?] [?]the members of the St. [?] Paul Society for the forth [?] Catholic bazaar, on Saturday…

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Bylong Battered Destructive Hail Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 14 November 1932 · page 1

A very heavy hall storm broke over Bylong on Tuesday last, and as a result hail-stones were piled up in many places 2ft…

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Tennis. Heavy Rain Stops Play. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 3

Heavy rain prevented the conclusion of today a round of the N.S.W tennis championships. The Americans to-day began to show…

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