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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 2 of 15

North Coast Floods Train "Missing" No Danger Apprehended Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 1

The Murwillumbah passenger train which left Casino at 3.5 yesterday afternoon, and should have reached The Risk, 14 miles from the…

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Blaxland Shire Council Storm's Damage to Electrical Equipment Reconditioning of Mudgee Road Lidsdale Bridge Tender Accepted

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3

The postponed meeting of the Blaxland Shire Council, was held on Wednesday. The newly appointed engineer (Mr. R. L. Coles) was present. With the exception of an increase of 1d. on the Wallerawang…

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North Coast Floods Widespreead Damage Towns Menaced a Man Drowned Traffic Suspended Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 6

Widespread damage, the extent or which is yet impossible to estimate, was caused over a wide arcs on the North Coast by flood…

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Serious Floods In Northern N.S.W. Towns

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

Large areas in the northern rivers districts have been inundated, and a great deal of damage has been done. Flood waters yesterday invaded the…

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Heavy Rain Likely Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 1

State forecast: More or less unsettled weather, with further rain in the north and. central areas, extending to various parts of the…

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Boisterous Night Dust Storm at Dubbo DUBBO

National Advocate · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 2

The hot weather came to an abrupt but unpleasant ending lost night when a strong gale-like wind struck the town shortly after 5.30 p.m.. and…

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Gilgandra Gale Serious Damage Western Stores Suffer Narrow Escape of Many People Gilgandra

National Advocate · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 2

Struck by a gale of cyclonic force at about 11.30 last night the township of Gilgandra was shaken from one end to the other, and when the large…

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Parched and Dry Then Came the Flood Mudgee's Tribulations

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 5

THE water restrictions imposed last week remind us of other trying periods in Mudgee's history. In 1925 there…

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To Save Planes Struggle In Gale LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

Three hundred members of the R.A.F. fought desperately for four hours in the darkness to-night to save 20 8-ton bombers which were…

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Storms and Cooler Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

State forecast: More or less unsettled weather with rain associated with thunderstorms also likely, and some isolated strong…

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Cyclonic Storms Damage in Victoria MELBOURNE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

W[?] damage was [?] by severe wind and Thunder storms which swept through the…

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Everything Stopped While Dust Storm Raged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 14

MUDGEE thought itself a bit unlucky when the dust storm raged on Saturday, but we were lucky compared with…

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Devastating Storm Does More Damage To Gardens

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

Probably the most worried persons in Lithgow during the hailstorm which broke about 2.15 p.m. to-day were the men and women who are to…

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Affected by Storm Sydney and Melbourne Telegraph Communication Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

For nearly six hours today telegraphic communication between Sydney and Melbourne was cut off through damage which was done by…

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Floods in N.Z. Widespread Damage Wellington. N.Z., Wed

National Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 1

Heavy damage was caused in Hawkes Bay and Hastings district due to widespread flooding. At one place 10 inches of rain was recorded…

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Sydney Deluge House Struck by Lightning Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

Accompanied by vivid Hashes of lightning and deafening claps of thunder, a fierce tropical storm swept over the metropolitan area late this…

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In Bathurst the Story of the Storm

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

Following a comparatively dry spell in recent months, yesterday's storm, bringing with it one of the heaviest falls of rain for some time, was…

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Fierce Storm in Sydney. Wind 60 Miles an Hour. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 2

Accompanied by vivid [?] of lightning and deafening claps of thunder, a violent tropical storm swept over the metropolitan…

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Flood Follows Drought Heavy Falls in Bathurst District Nearly Three Inches in Places Hundreds of Acres Inundated Roads and Crops Damaged Traffic Suspended in Places

National Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 6

The long spell of dry weather, which had assumed drought proportions in many places in Bathurst district, was broken yesterday b[?]ytorrential rain,…

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Storm at Orange Orange

National Advocate · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

A heavy fall of rain was experienced here early to-night. Rain fell in torrents for a time and the streets and water courses were flooded…

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