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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 8 of 9

Today’s Weather: Thunderstorms

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 1

Today’s weather forecast for the Central Western Slopes and Plains is: Fine and hot. with…

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Isolated Storms

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 1

Central Forecast:--Chiefly cloudy, warm and sultry, with northerly winds and isolated thunderstorms; bushfire danger…

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England Lashed by Gale London

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 2

Two persons were killed and another seriously injured during a gale which battered a wide area of England on Tuesday…

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Thunderstorms Likely

National Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 2

Today's forecast is: Central Tablelands warm with northerly winds, followed in the morning by a slight south to southeast change and…

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Great Gales Return London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 1

As the high tides came in yesterday afternoon, the gale, which has been battering the British Isles this week, returned with renewed…

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Gale Havoc in Britain. London

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 2

All Central Europe is threatened by a great 90 m.p.h. gale, which last night gave many parts of southern…

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Indonesians Storm Dutch Barracks Batavial

Central Western Daily · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 3

After a 18 days’ tour of Western Java, the self-styled “President of the Indonesian Republic” (Dr. Soekarno) claims that…

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Thunderstorms Likely

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 2

Central Forecast: Warm to hot, with northerly winds and local thunderstorms; bushfire danger…

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Gales, Mines Menace Britain. London

Central Western Daily · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 1

Mammoth liner “Queen Mary” was among the ships hold up when, as high tides came to yesterday afternoon, the gale which has been…

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Mines, Gales, Endanger Giant Liner London

National Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 2

The 80,000 ton liner, Queen Mary. which was due to enter Southampton on the return trip from New York has been anchored off the Isle of…

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Cyclone in India

Central Western Daily · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 4

The cyclone witch last week swept the east coast of India killed 21 in the Godavari district of Madras Presidency…

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Channel Gale Subsides Giant Liner in Dock

National Advocate · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: After riding out last week's violent gale for 50 hours off the Isle of Wight, the liner, Queen Mary, carrying 1000 passengers…

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Refugee Flood Starvation Threat LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 1

Despite all precautions refugees continue to flood into the British zone in Berlin. Every effort has been made to…

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Storm Brewing in Batavia Batavia

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 1

Although by daytime all see the normal there Is an uneasy feeling In Batavia where the rattle of rifle tire last night resounded at internal…

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Heavy Rain Good Fall in and Around Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 2

Heavy rain with intermittent hall, bell in and around the Bathurst district shortly after 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Roads and street…

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Storm and Lightning Holds Up Orange Dogs. All Blather, Heavily Backed Flops

Central Western Daily · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 4

Vivid lightning at the height of a sudden storm struck a power line in Endsleigh Street, near the Wade Park greyhound track on Saturday afternoon, fused the wires, and held the club’s meeting up for nearly an hour…

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Member Walks Out: Storm at Hospital Board Meeting

Central Western Daily · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 1

During litter discussions at a meeting of Orange Base Hospital Board of Directors, last night the chairman (Mr. M. P Martin)was…

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Flood Damage Work

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 3

The acting engineer (Mr. B. C. Rowe) reported to Monday's meeting of Boree Shire Council that aproval had been received for the…

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Heavy Rain 8 Inches on North Coast

National Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY. Friday: Soaking rain continued over the north coast last night and dairying areas of N.S.W. Places between Nambuc[?] and Mackville have…

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Freak Gale Causes Terrific Havoc in Sydney Suburbs. Sydney

Central Western Daily · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 1

A freak gale which struck several of Sydney suburb today, unroofed houses, blew down trees and caused damage estimated at several thousand pounds. The suburbs were…

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