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

Floods & storms, 1939

284 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 15

Sixty Millions Flood of Lottery Tickets

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 6

DESPITE the fact that population is not the thick in the country a vast amount of money can be found when there is a…

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Marooned at Chalet Party Cut Off By Snow Storm SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 28 June 1939 · page 1

Communication between the chalet at Charlotte Pass and the Hotel Kosciusko has been, cut off by the heaviest snowstorm this year. Snow…

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Gold Weather But Floods Coming

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 July 1939 · page 6

INIGO Jones reckons that cold weather is likely to be followed by disturbed periods until early in August, when a fine change is…

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Flooding "The Centre." Converting Near-Desert. Into Australian Wealth

Leader · Wednesday 5 July 1939 · page 5

In [?] articles in [?] writes [?] in the [?] magazine [?] has been made to the possibility of flooding the area in…

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Cold Weather Gales and Storms SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 1

VERY cold weather was experienced throughout the State yesterday. Severe storms were experienced in the…

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Calm Before The Storm Tension Over Danzig Defence Preparations LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 1

NO important developments are reported in the international situation. A report from Danzig states that a Polish battery fired a warning shot at a German plane passing over a village…

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Fought Floods Worked All Night on Broken Levee MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 1

By working throughout the night repairing a broken levee in the Shepparton direct a party of men prevented many miles of country…

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38 DEAD Floods in America New York

National Advocate · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 5

Floods took at least 38 lives following a cloudburst at Morehead (Kentucky). Many thousands arc homeless…

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Cheerios’ Good Showing. Norma Flood Notched Nine

Leader · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 4

One all with only a few minutes to play, A[?]iors last year’s premiers, just managed to scramble home [?] their match against [?] after a…

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Floodlighting the Rec

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1939 · page 10

The proposal to flood-light the recreation ground was referred to last Tuesday evening, at the Council meeting by Ald. George Myors, who moved…

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Grant for Flood Damage Engineer's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 July 1939 · page 6

AT the Coolah Council meeting held on 14th instant. Mr. G. J. Cliff, shire engineer, presented the following special report…

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Flood Dangers Serious Position In New Zealand AUCKLAND

National Advocate · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 3

Tremendous damage is feared as a result of the rapid thaw of snow in Otago and Southland. Already many farms are…

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CYCLONE. Sydney [?] SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 1

HEAVY rain fell in the metropolitan area yesterday and further falls are expected to-day. The roof of a house at Manly was…

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Hardcourt Tennis Flooded Courts: No Play TOOWOOMBA

National Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 5

Owing to heavy rains, which flooded the courts, play in the Australian hardcourts tennis championship was abandoned to-day…

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Maher Cup Rain and Flooded Creeks Stop Game YOUNG

National Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 6

The meet looked for Maher Cup match of the season was to have been played to-day between Young (holders) and Grenfell (challengers). The…

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Heavy Rain Centres In State Benefit SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 2

Further heavy rains were reported practically throughout the State yesterday and last night. Mr. Mares, State Meteorologist…

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Cyclone on Coast Liner Misses Call At Brisbane SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 1

During the voyage of the Dutch liner, Nieuw Holland, from Brisbane, cyclonic weather was encountered during which terrific seas smashed…

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A Million Homeless Floods in China Hold Up Japanese CHUNGKING

National Advocate · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 1

A million are homeless as a result of the flooding of 22 districts in the Hopal Province. The Chinese state that the d[?]es on 10 rivers…

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Melbourne Suburbs Flooded Yarra Rises Following Heavy Rains MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 1

Further heavy rain fell in the metropolitan area throughout the night causing flooding in low-lying districts in the southern suburbs. The Yarra…

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District Inundated Floods in Northern Victoria MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 3

Floodwaters have inundated hundreds of acres of land, and many wheat crops over Northern Victoria, but so for there have been no stock losses…

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