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

Floods & storms, 1945

174 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 9

Cyclone on Coast Vessel Wrecked, Members of Crew Missing Severe Damage to Railway System

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The entire North Coast of New South Wales is being ravaged by one of the worst evcolnic storms on record. Late weather…

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Heavy Rain in W.A.

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 2

PERTH, Tuesday: For four successive days torrential rain haw fallen in the city. The falls are now moving inland to most wheat and agricultural…

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Cyclone Still Racing Search Continues for Missing Men From Wrecked Ship

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: With heavy seas still surging, the coastal freighter Coweambah which was driven ashore on the southwest rocks near Kempsey…

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Sorry Story From Flooded North SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 1

There were no more reports of drownings in the flood-bound areas of the North Coast, but the plight of thousands of people is hourly…

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Storm Brings Unusual Visitors

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 3

Heavy rains yesterday converted the women's hockey ground at Littleton into a miniature sea and to complete the picture three seagulls…

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Great Floods £2,000,000 Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 1

The tremendous floods on the north and south coast of New South Wales, are subsiding, but damage to the extent…

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Floods Chaos in North Damage Totals Over £1 MILLION Rain Received in Eastern Riverina

National Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Floodwaters which are now receding rapidly throughout the far North Coast are leaving in their wake a trial of ruin…

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Floods Ease In North But South Now In Bad Plight SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 1

When the Moruya River broke its bank on the South Coast to-day, Moruya, a township of about 1,000 people, were isolated by flood waters,…

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Receding the Flood Waters £500,000 Damage at Lismore

National Advocate · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: Following on the disastrous floods on the North Coast this week, the South Coast is now under water in some areas, but the…

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The Great Flood Further North Coast Tragedies Feared Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 1

The safety of a number of families at Bora Creek, south of Lismore, is believed to be jeopardised following the failure of attempted rescue…

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Flood Damage in North Rescue Work Still in Progress

National Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Floodwaters are still causing great damage in many [?] of the State. Rough seas washed over a high…

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Tons of Mud Flood Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 18 June 1945 · page 1

The floods on the coast are now receding rapidly, but there are indications that further heavy rain may occur, in which…

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Lismore Floods Business Men Have Heavy Losses

National Advocate · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 3

LISMORE, Monday: Some idea of the appalling losses as a result of the last week's record floods can be gleaned from the tens of thousands of pounds…

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For Flood Victims

National Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 2

A consignment of about 700 mattresses and blankets was supplied from army stores at Bathurst for Food victims in the Lismore district…

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Butter Production Declines. Floods and Droughts. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 3

[?] was being [?] owing to the floods in [?] area making arrivals in [?] In South…

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FLOODS Perth Endangered PERTH

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 1

Flood is have been drenching west coast for over a we [?]nd all rivers are at a high [?]…

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Mandurama Flooding Headache for a Long Time"

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 4

Because too much water is being diverted through the township, flooding at Mandurama has been causig trouble…

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Flood Victims Huge Food Supplies

National Advocate · Friday 22 June 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Supplies provided for the [?] victims at Lismore included 10,000 leaves of bread, hundreds of tins of milk, meat and…

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Flood Rains Heavy Falls in Bathurst and DISTRICT Over Three Inches in Places. Winburndole Dam Fast Filling

National Advocate · Saturday 23 June 1945 · page 2

Last night the rain, which began on Wednesday night continued to fall in Bathurst and throughout the district. At midnight there was no indication of…

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Real Deluge Whole Countryside Soaked River at High Level

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 1

The dry spell-Mudgee rarely experiences a drought—was completely broken last week, when rain poured down for a…

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