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

Floods & storms, 1933

292 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 15

Caught in Flood Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 1

Six people were rescued in flood waters in the George's River at Mllparra this morning, having been marooned on an Island…

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Floods in Sydney Enormous Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 1

A terrific storm again swept Sydney and suburbs this moring. All low lying parts were quickly flooded. The damage to furniture…

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Dreadful Coastal Storm Heavy Toll of Human Life Seven Drowned by Floodwaters Family Wiped Out at Stanwell Park Valiant But Vain Bids to Escape

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

THE TERRIFIC STORM which swept the coastal districts during last night and this morning, too heavy toll of human life…

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Dubbo Doings Hail at Dubbo a Terrific Storm Much Damage Done. Dubbo

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon shortly after 3 p.m. a violent storm struck Dubbo and hall, the size of Pigeon eggs, pelted dawn for sometime. It piled up against…

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Big Storm Bathurst Escapes Lightly But District Suffers "Black Monday" for Perthville Stock Drowned — Orchards Ruined

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

THE VIOLENT and destructive storm conditions that enveloped most parts of the State yesterday, struck Bathurst about 6 o'clock…

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Flood Warnings Sent Out From Bathurst

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

The Bathurst Police Cheif (Supt. M. Gibson) yesterday received official messages containing warnings of possible floods and the news was…

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Heavy Thunder Storms. Beneficial Rain

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 1

Unsettled weather conditions which began on Friday have resulted in a series of thunderstorms which have Isolated themselves in defined…

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Cyclone's Trail Immediate District Escapes Destruction and Tragedy at Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Lithgow and the immediate district escaped the cyclone's trail, although to some extent Portland and Oberon buffered, the former more sever[?]y;…

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Ex-railwayman Drowned in Vale Creek Storm Waters Body Found Entangled in Fence

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

The most unfortunate result of Monday's big storm in Bathurst and district was a drowning fatality. Yesterday morning the…

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Coastal Flood Disaster Bodies Not Yet Recovered Danger of Mobs Floodings. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

WHILE the floods are receding in some parts, leaving a trail of damage the danger of flooding continues in all South Coastal…

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The Floods. Repairing the Damage. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 3

The Pr[?]ter Mr. Stevens, said today that [?] consideration was during given in the question of making good the damage caused by…

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Flood Tragedy. Holidaymakers Drowned

Leader · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Seven persons were drowned as the result of a dam bursting at Stanwell Park, Sydney, on Monday, the rushing flood carrying five members or…

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Heavy Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

Heavy thunder storms were experienced during the week-end with hail and' lightning. Although only an inch of rain fell here, higher up…

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Severe Storms Victorian Visitation MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 1

Several persons were struck by lighting, a public hall was blown away and a station unroofed in fierce storms in the past few days…

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2 Inches in 30 MINUTES Deluge at Lahey's Creek

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

TWO very heavy storms were experienced at Lahey's Creek on Saturday and Sunday, 21st and 22nd inst. The first on…

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Disappointing Storms Plenty of Noise, Little Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

The stormy passage, which commenced on Friday last and finished yesterday, during which rain fell every day or night, was…

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Temperature Rising—more Storms Predicted Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

The local weather bureau predict further storms, the temperature having risen to 98 degrees since last night's 14 points of rain…

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Heaviest for Years Storm Damage at Bathurst

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 14

The storm on Monday was one of the heaviest experienced in the Bathurst district for many years. At Perthville the downpour was…

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Rylstone and Kandos News Terrific Hail Storm Great Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

The thundery weather of the past week culminated in the worst hall storm experienced in Rylstone's history on Monday afternoon, and…

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