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

Floods & storms, 1938

288 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 14 of 15

Heavy Storm Hail Damage and Local Floodings Perthville and George's Plains Suffer

National Advocate · Monday 28 November 1938 · page 1

A rain and hall storm of consumable severity potted over the Wambpledon. George's Plains anil Perthville districts shortly afer…

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Violent Storm Brisbane Battered BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 November 1938 · page 1

A VIOLENT storm swept over the city and suburbs on Saturday. The lightning caused much damage, striking houses,…

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Merriwa Shire Council Comprehensive Reports Serious Storm Damage Cassius Road

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 November 1938 · page 8

THE monthly meeting of the Merriwa Shire Council was hel on Monday last, Cr. H. O. Bensley presided, and leave of absence was…

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Thunderstorms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 November 1938 · page 2

A RATHER vicious looking thunderstorm worked up yesterday afternoon, but the rainfall in town was disappointing, although the…

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Heavy Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 December 1938 · page 8

Heavy storms over the district on Sunday night delayed harvesting operations here and practically inundated low-lying lands in the…

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Fierce Storms Hail Damages Crops

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 December 1938 · page 16

WILD storms are reported from various pans of the west. Bathurst district was right in the firing line, and rain and hall descended…

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Electrical Storm Damage in Victoria Melbourne

National Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1938 · page 4

Considerable damage was caused first by a vivid lightning flash and then by a cyclone which passed over portion of the metropolitan area…

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Bold Boost Flood of Tourists

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 December 1938 · page 14

BATHURST proved beyond doubt at the week-end that the tourist business is not to be [?]zed at…

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EUGOWRA. Thunderstorm

Leader · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 4

After a week’s [?] and [?] weather a thunderstorm on Sunday night registered 50 points. Stripping was only held up for a day. and the…

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Coolah District News Cyclonic Storm Town Battered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 8

A TERRIFIC storm passed over the town on Sunday, 27th November. The wind was a howling gale and rain pelted down in torrents…

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Floods Sweep N.Z. Damage on South Island Wellington. (N.z.)

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 1

Great damage was caused during the week-end when floods, whirlwinds and snow struck the South Island. The worst flooding was at Dunedin,…

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Flour Tax Flood of Questions in Parliament Mr. Lyons Pilloried CANBERRA

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 2

Criticism of the flour tax throughout Australia crystallised into a [?]d of questions by members in the House of Representatives as soon…

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Violent Storm Inter-State Lines Down MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 2

For Five Hours all telephone and telegraphic truffle between Sydney and Melbourne was suspended to-night due to a violen storm blowing…

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Gale in Bathurst Saturday's Visitation Damage to Orchards and Tree's

National Advocate · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 2

Although BAthurst luckly m[?] the full fury of the gale that swept parts of the Sate on Saturday, and was extraordinarily fierce and most…

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Week-end Gale Was Most Severe Though Damage Is Light

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 2

The gale which lashed Lithgow on Friday night, and at the week-end caused surprisingly little major damage, which was in…

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What Fierce Storm Did to Sydney. Sydney

Leader · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 2

Sydney to-day appeared as if it had has bean bombed. A [?] blast which struck the city yesterday, at a [?]…

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Wild Gale Destruction Around Sydney and Suburbs Buildings Blown Down SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 2

One of the wildest and most destructive gales that has been experien many years swept sydney and suburbs to-day leaving…

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Damage at Randwick The Fury of the Gale SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 2

Survey of the racing tracks presented a scene of desolation to-day after Saturday's hurricane. At Randwick tan and sand rinks…

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Air Liner Wrecked Breaks Moorings in Gale Darwin Disaster DARWIN

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1938 · page 2

Swept from her moorings and dashed against the rocky shore during an 80-mile-an-hour gale shortly after midnight last night,…

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Gale Damage Report

National Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 2

A report on the gale damage in Bathurst last Saturday was given by the City Engineer to the meeting of the City Council last night. He…

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