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

Floods & storms, 1934

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Rain Storms

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 5

Rain storms on Saturday and Sunday yielded 240 points of rain locally On Monday 25 points were recorded, making the total 265 points…

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Ganbenang Valley Extensive Storm Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

Heavy storms passed over here on Saturday evening, and rain fell in torrents until midnight, accompanied by thunder and lightning, which affected…

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Oberon Storm Damage Is Heavy; Peagrowers Meet; Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

Torrential rain during the weekend caused considerable damage throughout the district, pea crops being badly damaged in some instances…

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Capertee Terrific Storm and Heavy Damage, Lucerne Cut to Chaff, Lefthanders at Tennis

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 4

Several severe thunderstorms occurred last, week. On Wednesday a terrific hail storm did hundreds of pounds worth of damage about…

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Receding Floods in the South Fears Allayed SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

At least six persons had been rescued by police from their flooded homes, and severed cars had been washed away and were now in the…

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Devastating Floods Giant Span and New Bridge Washed Away Enormous Damage on Far South Coast Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 1

A report from Orbost (Vic.) declares that the Hood is the greatest in the history of East Gippsland, and the losses in the Orbost district alone…

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Weather [?]Ving. Floods Steadily Subsiding. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

The Weather Bureau advises advises to-day that there is now a definite Improvement in the weather conditions in N.S.W. In the coastal areas the…

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Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 8

SEVERAL severe thunderstorms passed over the district last week. The one last Wednesday at Running Stream did hundreds of…

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Wild Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 8

A TORRENTIAL downpour during Saturday afternoon and night resulted in close upon two inches of rain being, registered at…

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Hargraves Races Heavy Rain Interferes With Sport Good Crowd in Attendance

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

THE Hargraves Race Club was decidedly unfortunate in striking such moist weather for its annual meeting on Saturday…

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Adrift in Gale Launch Disabled SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

DURING a gale between Morna Point and Port Stephens last night four men were rescued from the disabled…

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Rough Crossing Big Liner Storm Tossed LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

The Anchor liner, California, reached Glasgow to-day after an extremely [?]vere Atlantic, crossing. She ran into heavy weather soon after leaving…

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Flood Waters Recede Bega Danger Over Bega

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

No further damage is anticipated from the flooded Bega River, which has dropped considerably since yesterday. The river dropped several feet…

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The Floods Position at Wagga Constable's Plight WAGGA

National Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 2

Although the, weather locally is fine, concern is felt as to what will happen when the full force of flood waters come down the river to-night or early…

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Flood Danger Passed Wagga

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

THERE is now no danger of serious floodings at wagga…

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More Floods a Tip for the Season

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 16

ACCORDING to Mr Inigo Jones, of the Brisbane Seasonal Forecasting Burcas, the year 1934 promises to be a wet…

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Danger Over Flood Waters Subside Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The flood, position in New South Wales is better than it has been for the past week. A report from Wagga states that a big volume of water from…

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Murrumbidgee Flood. No Danger Settlers. WARRA

Leader · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Although there has been a rise in the volume of water In the Murrumbidgee River, there is no danger of flooding here…

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Storms

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 10

Some good falls of rain occurred on Saturday afternoon and night last, accompanied with thunder and lightning, and amounting to 260 points…

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Hospital Full Children's Ward Flooded Dubbo

National Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 3

The Dubbo Hospital which is the largest outside the metropolitan area and Broken Hill is again full to capacity. Just over 100 patients are…

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