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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 8 of 11

Violent Storm Breaks Over Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 2

A storm which broke over the town yesterday yielded 50 points of rain at the P.O. and 56 at the waterworks. It was both sudden and…

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£600 Grant for Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 3

The Coolah Shire Council has received a special Government grant of £600 towards the cost of repairing the more urgent flood damage…

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Assistance to Repair Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 10

THE Hon. A. W. Yeo, M.L.A., Minister for Lands, advises receipt of information from the Department of Works and Local…

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Candidates at Molong a Flood Of Rhetoric

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 6

No less than five speakers addressed the free and enlightened electors of Molong on Saturday night and if they fail to understand the policy of the…

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Flood Damage Crawl Boree Council Discussion

Leader · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 5

The Under-Secretary. Mr. H E. street Informed Monday’s [?] shire Council meeting that a stone or concrete causeway over…

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Narrowly Escaped Injury in Storm

Leader · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 3

The School [?] [?] damaged on Saturday when [?] by a [?]…

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Capertee Storm Disconnects Telephone Will Charcoal Burning Industry Be a Big One ?

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 May 1941 · page 5

The dry spell which had lasted for over two months, was broken by good rain on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, when well over an inch…

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London or Suez? Where Will Hitler Strike Next? Lull Presages Storm LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 2

All reports reaching London indicate that the present lull, which follows the evacuation of Crete, will soon be broken, and…

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Irak Normal Germans Flood Syria LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 1

THE rioting in Bagdad is described as a dying effort of R[?]shid All's forces. The people of Irak are returning to normal…

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Flood Damage Costly to Shire Council DUBBO

National Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1941 · page 3

When the results in the Macquarie R[?]y [?]ed at January this year [?] damage was [?]sted to slives and [?]ties in the week…

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5000 DROWNED Terrible Cyclone In India CALCUTTA

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1941 · page 1

Five thousand people were drowned recently in a cyclone which struck a large village in the Ganges Delta…

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£935 for Repairing Urgent Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 12

THE Department of Works wrote, inter alia, to last Gulgong Shire Council meeting as…

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GUYONG. Symphony of a Storm

Leader · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 4

[?] weather for several day. [?] [?] on Sunday. [?] At [?]…

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Damage Assessed at £200 Electricity System. What Sunday’s Cyclone Did

Leader · Friday 13 June 1941 · page 5

The cost of effecting repairs to the damaged sections of the Orange electricity distribution and reticulation…

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Hitler's Next Move Flood of Speculation Sir Stafford Cripps Disappointed London

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1941 · page 2

Reports of German troop movements along the Russian frontier and in northern France has caused a food of speculation throughout Europe and the United States. The present relations between Soviet Russia and…

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Bluff War on Russia Nazi Inspired Rumors Flood Europe "Treat With Reserve," Says London Concessions From May Be German Aim LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 20 June 1941 · page 2

Within a few hours of the signing of the German-Turkish treaty there are many reports that there may be a Nazi attack on Russia…

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Noxious Weeds Brought Down By River Floods DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1941 · page 5

Taibragar Shire Council notified Dubbo Municipal Council when a grant of £370 was made available for the distruction of noxious weeds that…

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Storm Damage

National Advocate · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 2

Recently both crossings' over Rocky Bridge Creek on the Trunkey-Kempfield road were badly scoured by, heavy rain. Temporary work was…

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The R .A. F. Defies Storms and Cloud Heavy Bombs on Bremen London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 1

Thunderstorms up to 15,000 feet made conditions difficult for R. A. F. pilots raidnig North Germany last night. Thunder-clouds were heavy,…

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Amidst Thunderstorms London

National Advocate · Monday 14 July 1941 · page 2

Last night's [?] on Germany [?] carried out [?] heavy thunderstorms. Many tons of high [?] was drops on industrial…

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