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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 4 of 11

IN S.A. FLOODWATERS. Mother and Baby Caught. Six Believed Drowned. ADELAIDE

Leader · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

Mrs. Albert Miller (22), and her two-year-old baby were swept a mile and a-half by the terrific floods that have…

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Carried Sheep in Arms. Floods on Roads. But Got to Orange in Time

Leader · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 4

Wading through extensive stretches of wafer which flooded Western roads last week, three graziers carried…

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Further Rain Causes Flood Fears Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

Further heavy rain over the greater part of N.S.W. has created further, fears of flooding. Falls up to four and a half inches were…

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Storm Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

Storm damage this year on the Rylstone Shire roads is the worst in the history of the council. Glen Alice, Bylong and Lue roads…

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Mudgee Battered Heavy Rain Does Much Damage Lorry Washed Away

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 7

ON Saturday afternoon last torrential rain fell throughout the Mudgee district. The downpour was accompanied by a high…

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Rylstone Shire Council Storm Damage to Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 6

THE monthly meeting of the above council was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday last. T[?]. president (Dr. W. R. Darton)…

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Cudgegong Shire Finances Storm Damage Pretty Heavy Rates Remain Unaltered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 11

THE Cudgegong Shire Council, with a full attendance of members, on Wednesday adopted the Main Roads programme and estimates for the year. No change has been made in the rating figure…

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Flood Damage to Roads

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 3

It is estimated that the damage caused to the shire roads during the severe storms at the beginning of the year will necessitate an…

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Dredge at Work After Succession of Floods

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

THE Cullengoral Alluvial Gold Sluicing, No Liability, report: "Work was retarded for the first week in January by a succession of…

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Trail of Damage Flood Waters Bridge Washed Away

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 9

THE flood waters early in the new year left a trail of damage throughout the Cobbora shire. The Boyben low level bridge on…

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Soil Erosion. Floods Increase Problem. Instructor’s View

Leader · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 2

“The flood mint did a great deal of damage, and increased the problem of soil erosion on many farms. Fortunately,…

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Heavy Rain Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 5

Light rain fell in town on Saturday morning and this was followed by an exceptionally heavy storm at 1 p.m. The rain fell in torrents for half an hour,…

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Gestapo Chief Will Organise Storm Troopers in Norway

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Friday.—The real object of the arrival of Herr Himmler, chief of the Gestapo, in Norway is given by a Stockholm papery…

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Suggested Firing Squad for Workers Brings Down Storm on Country Party Man's Head Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 2

The attack on strikes and industrial unionists made by Mr. W. O. Manning at the N.S.W. Country Party Conference yesterday met with strong condemnation to-day from U.A.P. Ministers, and members of the Labor Party,…

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North-west Again in Flood Danger After Queensland Rains Sydney

National Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 1

Several small towns in the north-west of the State are in dancer of inundation by swollen rivers., carrying floodwaters from…

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Violent Storm and Heavy Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

The mid western section of the State right through to Sydney, was lashed by a violent thunderstorm yesterday afternoon, and, in the city…

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Cyclone and Rain SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 1

ACCORDING to the State meteorologist a cyclonic depression would probably bring rain in the north of New South Wales…

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Sydney Storm Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 1

A HEAVY storm with a high wind visited Sydney and suburbs yesterday. Over 1½ inches of rain were registered on the catchment…

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Rain Follows Bathurst Storm

National Advocate · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

Although a heavy storm which passed over Bathurst yesterday afternoon yielded only 28 points, steady rain commenced to fall late…

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