Storms in Bathurst District
Though only a few drops of rain fell in Bathurst during yesterday, there were substantial fails in parts of the district. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms
Floods & storms, 1940
198 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 10
Heavy Storm Sweeps Lithgow Damage to Gardens LITHGOW
Extensive damage was done to vegetable gardens when a heavy storm broke over Lithgow yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Adds to Terrors London
The terror caused by the earthquake has been heightened by great floods in Asia Minor. At least 14 towns and villages are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Terror for Turkey Floods Follow Earthquakes Cities Becoming Vast Graveyards Istanbul
A new terror is sweeping Western Turkey as the flood waters from the rivers in Smyrna, Bursa and Adrianople districts devastate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oberon Peas Dispatched to Sydney Storm Helps Crops
A heavy storm occurred at Oberon on Sunday afternoon, and will considerably assist crops which were in need of moisture, Heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floodwaters Turkish Towns Engulfed Quake’s Huge Death Roll. [?]
Hundreds of men, women and children have lost their lives in the floods which are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scenes of Horror Floods Follow 'Quakes Thousand Dead Throughout Turkey ANKARA
Torrents in the Bursa region of Turkey swept hundreds of persons and many villages into the sea and the downpours and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Earthquake Aftermath Floods Still Cause Danger ANKARA
Following the earthquakes which have wrought havoc in Turkey, the River Euphrates has broken its banks at many points, and whole…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Quake in Turkey. Hundreds Terrific Storms in Europe. LONDON, January 4
Another earthquake shock has been reported from Antalya, but the death roll is alight. Villages in other parts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tragic Floods In Spain And Portugal LISBON
Floods in Portugal are doing much damage, and six villages 20 miles north-west of Lisbon have been inundated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Storms Threaten But Do Not Eventuate
Though storms have threatened during the present warm spell the promised relief has not been realised. The authorities issue warnings to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Portugal Heavy Loss of Life LISBON
There has been heavy loss of life in the floods in Portugal, which were the worst or 20 years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge at Oakey Creek
There was a terrific downpour of rain and hall at Oakey Creek station on New Year's Day. The rain pelted down in buckets and 150…
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A MAN from Cupro, Street, Lithgow is reported to have looked out of the window to get a better view of a terrific…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Heavy Rain Causes Postponement Loco Take Outright; Iona Have Win
Overcast conditions and threatening rain early in the afternoon only allowed a small margin of play in the Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damaged Lines As Result of Storm TAMWORTH, This Afternoon
The Brisbane Express, which was delayed for nearly four hours by flood waters, which damaged railway lines around Tamworth in yesterday's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →‘Patchy’ Storm. Downpour in Town. Few Drops at Park. Isolated Hail
Although heavy rain fell in the heart of Orange yesterday, just before lunch, only a few drops were recorded at Cook…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Floods Ankara
FURTHER floods have occurred in Turkey doing enormous damage. All electric power in Smyrna has been cut off. In places the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Earthquakes. Turkey’s Fears. Storms Rage in Black Sea. LONDON, January 9
Two more earthquake tremors have been reported in Turkey. They occurred near a town of 13,000 inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ambulance Building First Aid Needed During Recent Storm
There was no chance of potting the red, putting it in baulk or anywhere else on the ambulance station's billiard table during the recent…
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