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

Floods & storms, 1937

276 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 14

Floods Followed. Ho[?]se that Cannot Escape

Leader · Wednesday 20 January 1937 · page 5

In the b[?]g in [?]ange [?] the [?]ning of last [?]r an [?]ual [?] that a [?]den [?]hop [?]ord[?] was [?] from…

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Usa Floods Hundreds Homeless Boats in City Streets CHICAGO

National Advocate · Thursday 21 January 1937 · page 5

Hundreds of families in several States are homeless, while in others they are being rescued by beats as flooded rivers continue to rise…

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Heavy Rain Three Years' in 14 DAYS Floods in Central Australia DARWIN

National Advocate · Friday 22 January 1937 · page 6

Heavy rains in Central Australia have made the usual motor tracks impassable and several parties of motorise are bogged…

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U S a Floods 10,000 Homeless Extensive Damage New York

National Advocate · Saturday 23 January 1937 · page 3

Ten thousand families have been driven from their homes by the floods in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky and the damage to property in those…

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CYCLONE Township Battered Considerable Damage MOREE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

THE town of Garah, 30 miles from Moree, was struck by an 80 miles an hour cyclone on Saturday night, and…

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Crew Rescued, Gale Baiters Shipping. S.O.S. from Freighters. [?]

Leader · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

The crow of 20 of the steamer Kar[?] which was pounded by heavy [?] for four days, was re[?] by…

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Dr. Colvin's Story. Peace Hopes and Modern Mercy. Empire As Storm Defence

Leader · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

After II months in Europe, Dr. A. E.Cotvin, M.L.C., vice Chairman of the N.S.W. Hospitals Co[?]ision, together with Mw. Colvin, [?]ned to Australia on Saturday morning by the Aorangi…

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U.S. FLOODS 300,000 Now Homeless CHICAGO

National Advocate · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

At least 23 persons are dead and 300,000 persons homeless with the property damage at uncounted millions in the twelve flooded states…

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Petrol Ignites On Flood Waters Cincinnati Disaster New York

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

THE worst disaster in the history of Cincinnati, incurred to-day when gasoline and oil on flood waters was ignited by…

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Cincinnati Horror Fire and Flood Enormous Damage Reported New York

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 1

The worst disaster in the history of Cincinnati occurred to-day when gasoline and oil floating on the flood waters in the industrial section were ignited…

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Floods Kill Thirteen. Thousands Homeless. CINCINNATI

Leader · Monday 25 January 1937 · page 2

Floods without parallel in the history of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, have claimed 13 lives. the Ohio River and tributaries…

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Four Killed Two Hundred Injured Hail and Rain Deluge in Metropolitan Area Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1937 · page 2

FOUR LIVES were lost, over 200 people were injured, and properly damage at present impossible to asses, was caused by one of the most terrific thunderstorms in the history of the State, which swept the metropolitan area shortly before four o'clock this afternoon…

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Dismissed Dockyard Men Worst Ever U.S.A. Floods Mississippi Deluge Fear That Dykes Will Collapse Chicago

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 1

Muddy flood waters of t he Ohio swept relentlessly into the Mississippi to-day, causing the greatest devastation, recorded in…

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Storm Victims. Government Will Help. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Government assistance will be extended to necessitous persons whose homes were badly damaged by yesterday’s storm. Two…

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Storm Victim. Sad Scenes at Funeral. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 5

There [?] and seene[?] at the funniest of Ar[?] one of the vict[?] of the [?] storm on Monday…

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Counting the Cost Sydney's Terrific Storm Further Damage Reported SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 1

A recurrence of isolated squalls, almost as furious as that which strucK Sydney yesterday, is possible, according to Mr. Mares…

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Usa Floods 500,000 Homeless Chicago

National Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 1

Half a million people are homeless in the flooded area in the valleys of the ohio and Mississippi Rivers, which new extends for 1800 miles…

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Flood, Fire, Famine. U.S. Tragedy Crows Worse. CHICAGO

Leader · Wednesday 27 January 1937 · page 2

Fire, hanger and disease have spread for 1,800 miles is the Food ravaged Ohie and Miss[?] Valleys, bringing new…

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Terrific Floods U.S.A. Devastated 800,000 Homeless Chicago

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

THE known dead in the terrific floods which have devastated the valley of the Mississippi now number 137,…

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Epidemic Feared U.S.A. Floods Disease Likely to Increase Deathroll Chicago

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

The known dead in the flooded areas are now 137, while the homeless are at least 800,000. Damage to property is…

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