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

Floods & storms, 1945

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Good Storms

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 9

Useful thunderstorms have fallen in the district over the past week. Falls ranging from half an inch to an inch have been recorded on…

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Dust Storms Expected in West

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

Todays forecast is Central: Isolated showers on highlands, elsewhere line. Moderate day temperature, cool night, west winds. N.S.W.: Some scattered…

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Floods at Cairns Shops and Houses Affected

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 1

CAIRNS, Monday: Shops and houses at Cairns were Hooded by torrential rains at the week-end. Children in tin canoes paddled through…

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Floods in North Queensland Rail Traffic Held Up

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE. Tuesday : Tropical rains again lashed the northeast corner of Queensland last night. The Rock River is in wood and washouts near…

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Train Trapped Floodwaters Bullocks as Lifesavers

National Advocate · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Trapped in a flood when a goods train broke down on a bridge across the Burdekin River seven persons had a thrilling…

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Train Trapped on Flooded Bridge. Disappears Over Side. BRISBANE

Leader · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

Trapped in a flood when a goods train broke down on a bridge across the Burdekin River, two people are missing…

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About to Burst Flood of Death on Germany LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

The great build-up on the west front along the Rhine in preparation for bursting across that river into Central Germany…

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Germans Flood Kustrin Area To Delay Berlin Offensive: Northern Flank Drive Indicated Steady Progress At Remagen Crossing Gigantic Blow Being Prepared

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

Latest fighting on the eastern, front has not resulted in any big territorial gains, but the Russians . maintain their pressure along the whole line. As a measure to delay the advance on Berlin, the…

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Russians Hampered by Floods. London

Leader · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

[?] are [?] the Russians [?] of the [?] , Since the fall [?] A vast [?] west [?] has been [?]…

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Floods in Q'land

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

BRISBANE, Monday: Heavy down [?]ours have continued in Northern Queensland and flood waters have covered four bridges between Cairns…

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Ship Lost in Cyclone

National Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 1

An extensive scorch by sea and air has failed to locate the merchant ship disabled by a cyclone which swept the Coral Sea last week. The…

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Ship Survivors Resued From Raft Vessel Lost in Cyclone

National Advocate · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: Six native survivors of a ship believed to have been lost in a cyclone in the Cortal sea were picked up on a raft off the north…

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Flood Relief Grant. Boree Shire to Mak[?] Application

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Boree Shire Council will appl[?] to the Department of Local Government for a flood relief grant. This was decided at last Council…

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CYCLONE Heavy Damage on Coast SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 1

Sydney was visited by a cyclone on Saturday night, when the wind blew at over 65 miles an hour…

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Flood Warnings Heavy Rains SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 April 1945 · page 8

Heavy rains have continued on the north and south coast and in some parts of the interior…

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South Coast Floods Heavy Damage

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 2

All towns south of Nowr[?] were [?]ed from telephone communication Torrential rain has been falling since Saturday, a[?]ponied by…

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Canberra Flood Worst for Years Three People Res[?]ed

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: I h[?] people had to be rescued today from the [?] since it [?] the Federal capital…

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Poor Old Government Attacked for Woodburn Cyclone

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Because the application for release of supplies to repair the cyclone damage was made to the wrong department many business…

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Floods Subside Milder Temperatures

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Flood conditions have subsided generally and the heavy rains is of the week end were followed by moderate falls in the south…

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Canberra Floods Cause Milk Shortage

National Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tuesday: Canberra faces a milk shortage this winter because feet stored and growing along the banks of the Molonglo have…

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