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

Floods & storms, 1943

121 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 7

Allied Planes Fight Weather Battle Way Through Tropical Storms

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

Allied bombers made hazardous trips yesterday through extremely bad weather to bomb Japanese bases along the northern New Guinea…

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Snow Storms and Dust Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 17

"It seems funny to have first snow storms and then almost straight after terrific dust storms," wrote Sergt. Barry Croft to his…

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Gulgong Shire Council Road and Bridge Matters Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 7

At the ordinary meeting of the Gulgong Shire Council, held on Thursday. May 20, there were present: Crs. D. E. McGrath…

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Shooter's Hill Sev[?]ere Flood Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 4

We are at present experiencing very favorable weather, with frosts at night, after three weeks of rain, sleet and snow. It was the most…

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Church News "Storms Should Create Faith, Not Fear"

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 June 1943 · page 16

As evening's pale and solitary star, But brightens as the darkness gathers round. So faith, unmoved amid…

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More Wire Netting Wanted Repair Damage Caused By Floods

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 18 June 1943 · page 2

Carcoar P.P. Board wants more supplies of wire netting made available. At the moment the problem is quite a big one…

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Bleak Weather with Unusual Snowfall Big Gale at Sunny Corner

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 June 1943 · page 2

Lithgow in late years has had few snowfalls of any magnitude, but it was obvious during the last four days, according to the "old hands,"…

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Roughest For Years Terrific Gales, Heavy Snow

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 June 1943 · page 6

No wonder Mudgee citizens shivered in their shoes last week. Snow fell in practically all southern localities, and in…

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Gwydir Electorate Colin Gale Opens Campaign What He Stands For

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 July 1943 · page 7

Mr. Colin Gale, endorsed Country Party candidate for Gwydir, opened his Federal campaign on Tuesday last at…

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A Flood of Eloquence

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1943 · page 12

At the Annual Conference of the Agricultural Bureau of N.S W., held at the Havrkesbury College last week, it was decided to stage the Annual…

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Takes World by Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 July 1943 · page 6

The sudden news of Mussolini's resignation took the world by storm. People in Britain hailed it as the best since the…

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Mussolini Resigns Martial Law in Italy Badoglio in Change Flood of Speculation London

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1943 · page 2

Dramatic news was flashed from Rome radio early yesterday when it was anno[?]meed that Mussolini and his Fascist Cabinet had resigned. What amounts to martial law was quickly…

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Colin C, Gale Candidate for Gwydir

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 July 1943 · page 8

Mr. C. Gale was educated at Fort Street High School. The King's School and Hawkesbury Agricultural College…

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Most Intensive Storms for Years

National Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Then Central and South-western portions of NSW are being swept by the most intensive snow storms recorded for some…

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Neville News Creek in Flood

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 2

Mr. A. Collins, stock and station agent of Neville, left for Sydney on Wednesday. "THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW"…

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Flood Warnings Snow Still Falling

National Advocate · Friday 6 August 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: Although the past week's bllzzard-like conditions cased somewhat, slow is still falling a Carcoar, Blackheath, and Hill End…

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Floods Expected

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Floods were reported throughout NSW this morning while snow was experienced on the southern tablelands…

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Federal Elections Colin Gale For GWYDIR

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 19 August 1943 · page 5

Mr. Colin Gale, Country Party candidate, has completed a tour of the Gwydir electorate, and this week is making his final…

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Factory Flooded Clarence-street Incident

National Advocate · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: When employees arrived for work in premises in Clarence-street this morning they found every floor flooded…

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Bryansk Falls Russians Storm On Big Gains in the South LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 September 1943 · page 1

Red Army units are storming past blazing Bryansk under clouds of smoke and are striking hard blows in the direction…

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