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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 15 of 15

Capertee Storm Havoc

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 3

The past week has been a very bad one. Heavy wind and dust storms commenced on Wednesday, and except for a calm spell on…

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Iron-for Japan A.R.U. Declares Trucks Black Lull Before Sydney Storm SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 1

No attempt was made to-day by the agents to call for labor to long pig iron into the Nellore and Taiping and the only fresh development in the…

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Gale Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 6

The State-wide gale on Saturday week last destroyed a brick building, which was half completed to house plant, etc., for a…

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2000 DROWNED Yellow River Floods SHANGHAI

National Advocate · Monday 19 December 1938 · page 2

The Yellow River has flooded 300 square miles inland and It is feared 2000 are drowned…

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Recent Gales Government to Assist Sufferers Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 2

Assistance to fruit and vegetable growers and poultry farmers who lost he welly as a result of the recent hurricane will be provided by the State…

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Thunderstorms Possible SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 1

The forecast, Central Districts: Tendency to thunderstorms, hut weather mainly fine, warm and sultry, with showers…

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Storm at Tarana Wind and Hah. Tarana

National Advocate · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 5

A fierce storm passed over [?] town shortly after two o'clock to-day but fortunetly only lasted about ten minutes…

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Britain Warming Up. Floods are Now Expected. LONDON. Doc. 27

Leader · Wednesday 28 December 1938 · page 2

The British Isles are warming up. The temperature In London Jumped to 38 degrees, resulting In the rapid disappearance of snow from many parts…

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