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

Floods & storms, 1940

198 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 10

Disappointing Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 11

Weather conditions augured well for some heavy thunderstorms on Thursday, 21st. When the sky was very overcast and a sultry…

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Repairing Flood Damaged Roads Shire Engineer's Report

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 5

THE engineer (Mr. I. F. Barnes) reported as follows to last Thursday's meeting of the Wyaldra Shire…

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Storm Disappointed

National Advocate · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

Storm clouds which made their appearance over Bathurst last evening did not yield the expected rain. The clouds just passed away leaving…

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Fierce Electric Storm

Leader · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 2

One of the severest electric storms experienced in Orange recently occurred late yesterday afternoon. Vivid flashes of…

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Yesterday's Storm

National Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 2

Heralded by a high wind, which did considerable damage, a violent storm burst over Bathurst yesterday afternoon, and in a short time, 27 points…

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Storm Follows Heat

National Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1940 · page 2

The oppressive heat of yesterday was followed by a storm and a sharp drop in temperature. The maximum yesterday was 90 and the…

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Mudgee Deluge Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 2

In some country areas, the rain was accompanied by violents thunder storms. At Mudgee, 168 points of in two hours in a tropical deluge…

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Mudgee Flooded The Artillery of Heaven

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 3

FOLLOWING a heavy thunderstorm, with terrific wind and some hail, on Thursday, a circular storm of greater…

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Lithgow Receives A Deluge; Temporary Flood In Main-st

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 2

The violent thunderstorm which broke over Lithgow about 4.45 p.m. on Monday had all the elements of a cloudburst. The rain fell in torrents, and soon gutters were overflowing and streets submerged. There were temporary inundations at low-lying…

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Storms Coming Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 2

The forecast:--Contrail district Becoming cloudy and unsettled during the next 36 hours, with thunderstorms and variable…

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Lithgow Municipal Council Gasworks Extensions Are on Big Scale Flooding in Main-street

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 5 December 1940 · page 4

A major proposal for the construction of works in connection with the gas department was approved in in principle at the fortnightly…

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Heavy Rain at Inverell SYDNEY, Thursday.—Up to three

National Advocate · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 2

o'clock two indies of rain had been recorded at Inverell. Other falls registered up to that hour were Glen Innes 155, Tenterfield 52. Goulburn…

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Bridle Track Road Damaged by Storm

National Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1940 · page 2

A very severe storm last Friday caused damage to the Bridle Track Road. stated the Turon Shire en[?]eer Mr. R. Co[?] at yesterday's…

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Heavy Rain at Rockley

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in and around Rockley on Sunday afternoon. The fall averaged from 150 to 240 point and was the best for months past. It has…

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Storm Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 6

A very heavy storm passed over Ballimore on the Monday afternoon of the rains, and considerable damage was caused to fencing on Mr…

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Heavy Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 2

AT 2.30 o'clock this afternoon a heavy storm with vivid lightning broke over the town. At time of going to press (3.30 p.m.) it was…

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Cloudburst Floods Lithgow's Streets Causes General Havoc

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 12 December 1940 · page 2

A cloudburst which occurred in the Lithgow area to-day caused local floodings, resulting in considerable property damage, the most severe ever known. The storm broke about 1.45 p.m., and continued with extreme…

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Stop Press To-day's Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 1

A thunderstorm this afternoon in the vicinity of the State mine was exceptionally heavy. The crock overviewed, and…

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