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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 4 of 14

South Bowenfels Two Storms in a Week

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 3

In the severe hailstorm on Tuesday many places were cut about by the hail, but fortunately it was only a narrow strip. Another storm passed…

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Duckmaloi "Worst Storm for 40 Years"

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 4

A severe hail and rain storm occurred to-day (Tuesday) and did considerable damage to crops, particularly peas and gardens. It was the…

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Terrific Storm Hail Pierces Iron Tanks 'Wang Sensation

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 3

THE hailstorm which broke over the district about 10.50 a.m. on Tuesday scents to have been centred on Wallerawang…

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Cairo Terror Floods in U.S.A. CHICAGO

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 1

SIX thousand weary workers spent a night of terror at Cairo, as the levees broke and "sandboils" burst in the streets of the…

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Weary Workers Fighting Flood a Fatal Quarrel Terrific Pressure on Wall Chicago

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 1

Six thousand weary workers spent a night of terror on the river wall at Cairo last night in such a state of tension and strain…

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Probably Another Storm SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

The forecast: Still unsettled in eastern areas, with further rain and thunderstorms and isolated severe squalls; otherwise mainly…

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U S a Floods Fatal Quarrells One Man Killed CAIRO, Illinois

National Advocate · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 2

The bitterly hard work done by the men who are trying to save the city from the floods has led to much quarrelling…

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Into Mississippi Flood Crest Additional Cities Threatened Chicago

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 1

The crest of the flood waters is now issuing out of the Ohio River into the Mississippi and started on its way to the sea…

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Flood Terror. Bursts Through City. Strain Causes Killing. CHICAGO

Leader · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 4

Six thousand weary workers spent a night of terror behind a river wall at Cairo last night, as “sand boils,” or patches of…

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U.S.A. Floods Waters Subsiding New York

National Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1937 · page 1

The crest of the flood which poured from the Ohio River into the Mississippi at Cairo (Illinois), has now started on its way to the sea…

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Stormy Period Heavy Rain In Parts Rise in River

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 8

A SERIES of wild storms swept over the district last week, and in places upwards of two inches or rain were registered…

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More Storms Likely Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 1

Forecast: At first fine to warm and sultry fairly generally, culminating in some rain and thunderstorms, chiefly in the eastern…

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Kandos Town Lashed by Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 6

Another heavy thunderstorm swept over the town on Thursday afternoon. Commencing shortly after 4 o'clock, it continued unabated for more than…

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Terrific Storm Lithgow Gets It Again But Bowenfels Was Worse

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

Lithgow received another drenching on Friday afternoon, when a terrific storm broke shortly after 4 o'clock. Tremendous black clouds…

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Old Windsor Threatened by Floods London

National Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

[?] is [?] for the sa[?]ety of the Thames flood bank at Old Windsor. The river Ls still rising, and If the bank breaks, the whole of Old…

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Heavy Rain's

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 8

Isolated severe squalls lashed the district during the week, and Narrango received the full force of one blast. It is estimated that several…

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Heavy Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 15

THE weather during the past week has been very unsullied, and thunder storms have occurred in the district on several consecutive…

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Westralian Cyclone Considerable Damage Perth

National Advocate · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

A cyclonic disturbance did considerable damage in the Geraldton and surrounding districts yesterday, wrecking miles of telegraph poles and…

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U.s. Flood Disaster

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 8

Fire, hunger and disease, spread over 1800 miles of flood-ravaged Chic and Miss[?] Valleys has brought new terrors to half a million people in 12 middle West and Southern States of America…

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Flood Rains Falls in the North 13 Inches in Places SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 5

Rain worth thousands of pounds to farmers and graziers has fallen in the last 24 hours. At many places it is still raining…

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