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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 13 of 15

N.Z. FLOODS. Cause [?]eavy Damage. AUCKLAND

Leader · Monday 30 September 1935 · page 2

During the last eighteen months the far north has experienced t[?] floods causing thou[?]ands of pounds worth of…

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Trouble Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 October 1935 · page 5

When black storm clouds gather o'er you, Blotting happy skies of blue; When grave dangers flash like…

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Floods in China. 5½ Million Homeless. NANKING

Leader · Monday 7 October 1935 · page 2

Five and a-half million people are homeless as a result of recent floods. The damage in three provinces is…

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Heavy Rain. Sections of Town in Darkness

Leader · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 2

Pre[?]ded by high velo[?] [?] companied by thick [?] of dust [?] comrnef[?] to fall in the Orange district hor[?] after six [?]…

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Fish Under the Influence? Liquor Floods Stream New York

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 October 1935 · page 3

Cat-fish leaping madly in the water, flopping on to the banks of the Mississippi, and coming up to the surface to "leer" at the spectators…

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Scattered Thunderstorms Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 2

Tho forecast: Morning mists and fogs, fairly general in the southern and western areas; otherwise more or less cloudy…

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Broken Hill Dust Cyclone Envelops Town SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 2

A message from Broken Hill states that a terrific cyclone swept through the town this morning, being accompanied by heavy clouds of red…

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Cyclone Broken Hill Suffers. Business Suspended Broken Hill

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 1

A TERRIFIC cyclone struck Broken Hill this morning, accompanied by tremendous dust clouds…

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Cyclone at Broken Hill. Wind at 65 Miles an Hour. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 1

A message from Broken Hill status that a terrific cyclone swept over the town this morning, accompanied by heavy clousls of red dust. which…

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Dust Storm Worst in History; Broken Hill Suffers Broken Hill

National Advocate · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 6

Accompanied by heavy rolling clouds of red dust, a cyclone, described as "the worst in the history of the town," swept Broken Hill early…

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Gale Sweeps England Many Deaths Several Steamers Wrecked LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 2

A gale spread tragedy over a wide area on land and sea during the week-end. There were 10 deaths in Britain and many seamen are…

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Storms Around Burraga and Rockley

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 3

Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon heavy rain fell in and around both Burraga and Rockley. It is estimated that about half an inch…

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Rivers Subsiding Culcairn District Floods Rail Washaway Near Brocklesby Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 1

News to hand this morning stated rivers in flood, as a result of the recent rains, are gradually subsiding, although the weather is still cloudy…

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Angus Place Thunderstorm Creates Havoc

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 4

Rain, which began to fall at the week-end, yielded 125 points. A severe thunderstorm on Monday added a further 92 points. Heavy hail, the size…

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Many Floods. Western Road Impassable. Further Falls Predicted. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 2

As a [?] of Stat[?] during the past 72 hours, a number of local [?] were [?] The State [?], Mr.[?]…

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Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 6

ONE of the heaviest storms in the history of Dunedoo struck the town on Monday. It would be more correct to say a series of storms for…

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Raging Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 4

SOME Mudgee folk who motored through from Sydney on Monday encountered a terrific storm on the Mountains, and were very much…

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Capertee Heavy Rain Benefits Pastures

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 5

Heavy rain set in on Sunday morning and continued without ceasing until 10 a.m. on Monday. Heavy thunderstorms passed over the…

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Floods Likely Warning by Mr. Mares Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 7

The State Meteorologist (Mr Mares) issued Warning to-day that although the position is net yet serious, and dees not appear likely to…

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