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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 6 of 7

Strong German Defence Line Bars Advance on Rome Hard Fighting in Heavy Rain London

National Advocate · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 3

British troops of the Fifth Army are now right up against the Massico ridge, the main German defence line in south-west Italy, Enemy long-range guns behind the ridge have Been laying down a heavy…

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Cyclone Demolishes Home. Child Escapes Death. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 1 November 1943 · page 1

When a cyclonic wind struck a home in Brambie Street, Bendigo. at 3.45 a.m. on Saturday, a baby [?]carned death by seconds…

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Storm at Dubbo

National Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 2

DUBBO, Wednesday: Heavy and most welcome rain fell at Dubbo to-night. Rain was also reported from the surrounding district. It was…

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Thunderstorms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 12

Following a close, oppressive day, thunderstorms worked up in south-west last evening, and for a couple of hours there was a rare display of…

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Terrific Storm Hail As Big As Eggs Crops Rained

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 5

One of the most disastrous storms in history swept over parts of the Dubbo district last week, and cereal, fruit and…

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Terrific Storms a Foot in Two Hours GRAPTON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 1

Pour terrific thunderstorms in the district between two and four o'clock in the morning did enormous damage…

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Heavy Floods Devastate N. Coast Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1943 · page 1

More than £100,000 damage to stock and property has resulted from the disastrous floods in the North Coast areas, which this week were…

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Night of Terror Record Floods in the North

National Advocate · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. Thursday: People driven from their homes by one of the greatest floods in the history of the north coast spent a night of terror in the open…

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Flood Warning

National Advocate · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The weather bureau has issued a warning that there are flood conditions developing within the next 20 or 48 hours along the Hunter…

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Floods in North-west Homesteads Isolated—stock Menaced

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: In case of the greatest floods in the north-west tablelands towns and homesteads have been isolated and grazing land…

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Heat Wave Coming And a Few Heavy Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 25 November 1943 · page 12

According in largo Jones, there's a likeliho[?] of a heat [?]ve about Christmas. And beer rat[?]oning still in force…

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Terrific Storms Near Grafton

Leader · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

Terrific thunderstorms In the Grafton district last week caused floods which damaged a suction of the North Coast railway line near Glenreagh,…

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Disastrous Storm Blacks Out Lismore LISMORE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

Five people were injured and heavy damage caused to shops, and homes during a fierce hailstorm yesterday. All street lights were smashed and…

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Sewer Floodings Still Cause Trouble Animated Discussion

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1943 · page 2

Possible causes for the flooding of the sewer main were discussed at length at Monday night's Council meeting, when the engineer Mr. J…

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One Bolt Holds Big River Bridge Severe Storms Strikes Southern Tasmania

National Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

HOBART, Monday: As one of the worst storms for years lashed tin Derwent River. a £400,000 pontoon bridge spanning the river was almost…

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Tamworth Cyclone. Nurses Injured at Army Camp TAMWORTH

Leader · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 2

More than 20 people, nurses and patients were injured in yesterday’s [?] near Tamworth. Only a few hundred yards wide…

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Thunderstorms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 8

Heavy thunderstorms passed over the district on Saturday afternoon last, and 72 points of rain were registered locally. Up to date this…

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Heavy Rain and Hail

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 8

A heavy storm passed over the district on Saturday morning. Over an inch of rain was recorded in town in less than an hour. At Gregra, three…

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Heavy Rain Operations Limited in Italy Important Hills Captured LONDON

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 December 1943 · page 1

Heavy rain all along the front in Italy has prohibited any large scale operations. Bad weather also hampered air activity but…

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Terrific Storm Coolab Battered

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 12

Coolah was caked by a terrific storm last Tuesday afternoon. Rain, accompanied by large hailstones, pelted down…

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