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

Floods & storms, 1942

105 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Struck by Flying Iron Man's Death During Gale

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The maximum temperature in Sydney yesterday was 99.4 degrees, the highest October reading the 84 years…

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After the Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

During a severe storm work is interrupted, parts of the country may be severely damaged; and some persons will probably be killed or injured…

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Flood Danger Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 9

There is increased flood danger in the central and south coast areas. Clarencetown reports the…

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Heavy Rains Flood Warnings Issued

National Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Flood warnings were issued today by the Weather Bureau in respect to the central and south, coast and…

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Heavy Rain Causes Subsidence And Inconvenience

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2

Caused by the exceptionally heavy and soaking rain, a small landslide and subsidence occurred at the Steelworks colliery yesterday…

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Storm Affects Fish Supplies

National Advocate · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — As a result of heavy seas fish supplies in Sydney today were practically negligible. Bream sold at the record high…

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Flood Danger Rise in Coastal Rivers

National Advocate · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.— The recent heavy rains had Increased the flood danger, said the State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) tonight reports from…

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Open Cut Colliery Flooded by Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2

Commonwealth No. 2 colliery, an open cut coal mine, cannot be worked because it is flooded with water from the recent rains. This was revealed…

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Floods Destroy Potato Crops

National Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. Five hundred acies of [?] have been destroyed by floodwater. These crop would have been reads for…

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Rivers Flooded Best Rain for Years

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 5

Not for 30 years has Lithgow had such rain as was registered last week. It pelted down for days and the rivers in the district came…

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Floods in Virginia. Washington

Leader · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 2

At least 2,000 persons have been [?] homeless in a large area of Mary land, Virginia, and West Virginia, by swirling Hood waters in the Po[?]…

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Flooding Disrupts production At commonwealth No. 2

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1942 · page 2

Pumping operations which followed the flooding of a section of the Commonwealth No 2 Colliery recently, have ceased and working of…

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Capertee Rain Is Needed Assessment of Storm Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 4

Last week was damp and miserable with frequent showers the total registration being 50 points. Only a few miles away several inches of…

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"Together in Crete" Officer Writes Mrs. Flood

The Carcoar Chronicle · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 2

"You will not know [?] probably will not have [?] of me, but Pat and I were together in Crete a time when a man's…

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Flood Rains

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 November 1942 · page 3

The Mudgee district received a rare old drenching last week. Following a sticky, muggy change on Thursday, a pretty fierce…

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Complaint to Council Re[?]ted Sewer Floodings Detailed Investigations to Be Made

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 November 1942 · page 2

Sewer floodings, which at various times have caused considerable inconvenience, in the western end of the town, were exhaustively discussed at…

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Rylstone And Kandos News Cloudburst Serious Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 November 1942 · page 10

Another report of severe damage caused by last Thursday's cloudburst comes from Mr. Frank King's property at Cox's Creek, which was…

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Violent Thunderstorm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 23 November 1942 · page 2

A pretty venomous thunderstorm passed over Mudgee and district on Saturday evening last, and rain descended in torrents at various…

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Sadie Gale

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 November 1942 · page 5

Probably one of Australia's most Famous Vaudeville Stars, who will be appearing with "Mo" in the "Follies Bergere"…

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Disastrous Storm 11,000 People Killed in Bengal

National Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1942 · page 2

NEW DELHI, Wednesday: Troops of the famous Black Watch regiment work duntiringly for several days when a cyclone struck an area in…

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