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

Floods & storms, 1941

215 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 11

Floods at O'connell 250 Points In An Hour

National Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 2

O'Connell received the full force or Tuesday night's storm and 250 points were recorded there in an hour. The flood waters did considerable…

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Local Floodings

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. The forecast:- Central distrists: Unsettled and sultry, with further general rain; some heavy…

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Heavy Rain Past

National Advocate · Monday 6 January 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The monsoonal rain which has caused fairly widespread rains during the past few days has waned, according to the State…

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Big Floods Sweeping Northern Queensland Brisbane

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 3

Alpha Creek in Northern Queensland is flooded and now covers the railway bridge to a depth of 19 feet…

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Yeoval Floodwater Sweep Mother and Son to Death Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Jane Cooper (76), and her son George (35), were drowned, and considerable damage done over a wide area when the swollen Sandy Creek burst its banks near Yeoval this morning, and spread…

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Flood Havoc Tragedy in the West

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

Flooded by continuous rain, rivers and creeks have brought devastation to the Wellington-Molong-Orange districts…

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Floods Sweep Mother, Son to Death. Aged Father Rescued From Tree. Wall of Water Smashes Eight Homes. Tragedy and Damage on Yeoval Creek

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 2

Engulfed by flood waters which swept down Sandy Creek at Yeoval yesterday morning, Mrs. Mary Jane Cooper, 76, and her son, Ronald, 30, were drowned. Her husband, George Cooper, 77,…

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Floods Hold Up Trains

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

The Western [?] Orange last night [?] The delay was [?]…

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Body Still Missing. Survivors Arrive at Yeoval. Floodwaters Subside. YEOVAL. Last Night

Leader · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 3

Although a large party was searching up to nightfall no trace of the body of Ronald Cooper, 30, one of…

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Floodwaters Threatened Dubbo Township Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

Shortly after middleweight last night the Macquarie River, which had been rising rapidly, burnt its banks and threatened the township of…

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Floods Throughout State Cause Loss of Life and Dislocation of Traffic Western Districts Suffer Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

The north-western and northern portions of New South Wales have been cut off from railway communication with Sydney as a result of a large three-span bridge collapsing on the main northern line between Bracfield and Quirindi. The worst railway…

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Dubbo Floodwaters Prevent Wedding Dubbo, Wednesday.—When the

National Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

Macquarie River burst its banks and flooded sections of Dubbo early today it did more than cause considerable damage to property…

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Flood Damage Westera Areas Suffer Mudgee Line Blocked

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 3

SERIOUS floods have occurred in the west and north-west of N.S.W., but are now subsiding. Lives have been endangered by…

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Great Rain Causes Heavy Floods Northern Line Is Reopened Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

The Railway Department announced this morning that passenger traffic on the main northern line has been resumed…

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Heavy Rain Another Bathurst Deluge 87 Points In Three-quarters Of an Hour

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

[?] another violent rain storm swept over Bathurst and district late yesterday afternoon and in points were recorded. As usual…

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German Storm Trooper’s Song

Leader · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

This song has replaced the old “[?]land Uber Allen.” It was the battle hymn of the Nasi youth organised by the Henlein party in…

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Nearly Inch in Hour. Sharp Storm at Bathurst. Baths Open To-day. BATHURST

Leader · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Eighty-seven points of rain were recorded in an hour at Bathurst last night, when a sharp storm passed over the town…

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Flood Victim Alive and Well Oranbe

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Reports circulated fearing the death of Charles Albert Brown (13) of Cumneck, infloodwaters in the Yeoval district on Tuesday, have…

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Trains Run Again As Floods Recede Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

Passenger traffic on the main northern railway line was resumed today. The broken bridge over Quirindi Creek has not been…

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Late Flood News Warren Now Threatened SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

A message received today revealed that waters which broke the banks of the Macquarie River at Dubbo have now moved down on to Warren,…

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