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

Floods & storms, 1935

294 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 15

Fierce Storm Damage At Inverell INVERELL

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 4

Although it only lasted for a few minutes, an electric storm which struck the village of Nullamanna, eleven miles from Inverell yesterday,…

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Hail Storm's Toll Orchardists to be Assisted Meeting on

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1935 · page 2

With the object of reviewing the position of orchardists in the Bathurst District who suffered in Friday evening's disastrous…

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Aftermath of Storms

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

Owing to holiday season works for the fortnight ended December 28, were confined chiefly to general maintenance work, reported the city engineer…

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Local Storms Likely SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

The forecast: Cloudy and unsettled generally with rain and thunderstorms chiefly on central and southern inland slopes and…

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Terrific Storm in Melbourne MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Another terrific storm broke over Melbourne and suburbs this morning, and quickly inundated all low-lying parts. Eilzabeth-street, one of the…

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Heat Wave High Humidity in City Storm in Melbourne Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY is experiencing another hot spell to-day. At 11 a.m. the temperature was 91 degrees…

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Lucerne Land Damage by Flood Waters Claim to Council Refused

National Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 2

A claim for compensation for dam age allegedly done to lucerne areas and a request for diversion of water course to prevent a recurrence, both…

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Aftermath of Storms

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Owing to holiday season works for the fortnight ended December 28, were confined chiefly to general maintenance work, reported the city engineer…

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Terrific Storm. Melbourne Flooded. MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

A[?] M[?] this [?]ing [?] all the low [?]ing Pa[?] Eliza[?] Street one of the…

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Violent Storm Melbourne's Sky Fireworks Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 3

When the city and suburbs were struck by a violent electrical storm early this morning there were fears of further disastrous floods, but…

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Heavy Storms Coolah Drenched COOLAH

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

SEVERAL storms passed over the Coolah district last week and on Thursday there was terrific thunder and lightning,…

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Storms at Melbourne . Threatens Scoot Camp. MELBOURNE, Sunday

Leader · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Struck by a terrific storm that swept in form Port Phillip Bay and reached its peak at 4 a.m. yesterday. the scouts Jamboree camp was…

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Liner Aground Gale Off Florida Coast Passengers Leave Safely New York

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 1

The Ward liner, Havana, carrying 51 passengers and a crew of 126 en route from New York to Vera Cruz, grounded on the…

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Storm's Silver Lining £1,000 Insurance for Jamboree Organisers Melbourne

National Advocate · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 2

There was a sliver lining to the Jamboree's cloud of disappointment to-day, when, more than ten points of rain having been registered between…

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Sydney Flooded. Sydney

Leader · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

An extensive tropical depression over south easters Australia during the past 48 hours has causert general rain , associated with thunderstorms…

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Warning of Floods

Leader · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

The following flood warning was issued by the weathar Buraue at soon on Saturday [?] An extansive depression [?]…

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[?]Soaks Eastern States . [?] East Victorian Coast . Danger of Flooding in N.S.W. orange Districk shivers in Sudden Cold Soap

Leader · Monday 7 January 1935 · page 3

Heavy rain , accompanied in some district thumberstorms was experianced throughout New South Wales and south-eastern portion of Australia. With suggestions that heavy rain la doc in Northern Queensland—at present…

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Storm Water Canal

Leader · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 3

[?] his address [?] [?] night Mr. [?] had viewed the [?] [?] layman’s eye. [?]…

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Heavy-rain at Orange Orange

National Advocate · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

As a result of the heaviest rain since the floods a couple of months ago, Lord's Place, the heart of Orange, was again in danger of…

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Fierce Storm

Leader · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, shortly before 5 o’clock, one of the heaviest thunderstorms of the year broke over Orange. Hall the [?]ize of pigeons eggs, fell,…

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