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

Floods & storms, 1946

263 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 14

Toogong Topics Dust Storms Follow Heavy Rain Mr. H. Balcomb Wins Seed Wheat Competition

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1946 · page 3

Last week's beautiful rain, registering 130 points, was been replaced by great clouds of dust. We hope it will be followed by…

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Islanders Brave Rescue Work Gale Strikes Pearling Fleet BRISBANE

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 3

Battling huge seas in an island lugger, a Darnsley Islander, Harry Pitt, saved the lives of many seamen in a gale that struck a…

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Brisbane's Storm was Violent and Destructive BRISBANE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 1

One man was killed and 40 people injured in violent hailstorms which lashed Brisbane yesterday with hurricane force…

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Test Field Flooded Resumption Uncertain To-day Weather May Save England BRISBANE

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 December 1946 · page 3

Late reports from Brisbane tonight say there seems to be little chance of normal play in the Brisbane Test match tomorrow…

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No Rain Dust Storms Expected

National Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1946 · page 6

No rain hits been reported in N.S.W. since 9 o'clock yesterday rooming. Conditions generally have been mild, except on the Western…

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Storm at Orange Deluge From Cloudburst

National Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

ORANGE, Thursday: One of the most severe storms for many years occurred here this afternoon. Within an hour almost an…

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Heavy Storms in Bathurst 163 Points Yesterday Freemantle Reports Over Three Inches

National Advocate · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 2

Two heavy rainstorms were experienced in Bathurst yesterday. The first in the morning yielded 75 points and 88 points…

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Freak Storm Brought Torrential Rain, Damage And Accidents in its Wake

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 December 1946 · page 1

Freak storms which ranged the western tablelands yesterday centred at Molong and Orange. and in brief cloudbursts rainfall between one and two inches was recorded at these centres…

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Sydney Heatwave Thunder and Dust Storms Forecast

National Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Sydney people to-day sweltered in a heatwave, and warm sultry conditions were general over the whole of the eastern part of…

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Mopping It Up Flood Of Whisky

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 7

The “Spotters" in this country are going for Australian whisky. The quantity of local brew mopped up in 1944-45 exceeded the…

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Storm in Davis Tea Cup Ends

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE Monday: American Davis Cup team manager Walter P brought the Bromwich Service ball controversy in an abrupt end this…

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Big Storms Did Heavy Damage to Practically All District Roads

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 6

Extensive damage to roads within the district had been caused through recent heavy rain storms said Canobolas boles Shire councillors at Monday’s monthly meeting. “There has been a terrific…

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Europa Sank in Le Havre During Storm PARIS, Tuesday

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 11 December 1946 · page 5

In will probably take a year to refloat the turner German luxury liner Europa (49.746 tons), which sank in the harbor basin of Le…

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Terrific Storm Three Inches Of Rain

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 13

A terrific thunderstorm passed ever the Bathurst district on Thursday, and upwards of three inches of rain fell in…

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Terrific Storm Countryside Under Water Electric Black-out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 1

One of the fiercest thunderstorms in history passed over the district this morning, and in less than an hour 172 points…

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Mopping It Up Flood Of Whisky

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 December 1946 · page 15

The "Spotters" in this country are going for Australian whisky. The quantity of local brew mopped up in 1944-45 exceeded the…

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Terrific Storm at Mudgee

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 2

One of the heaviest thunderstorms experienced in the west caused serious washaways on the railway line between Mudgee and Gulgong…

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Eurimbla Dust Storm Sweeps District

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 10

One of the most severe dust storms seen here for some years swept portion of the district on Saturday afternoon…

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Horse Bolts with Sulky During Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 10

During the past week heavy thunderstorms occurred in parts of the district. In some places rain fell heavily, while other…

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Floods Near Mudgee Rail Traffic Suspended MUDGEE

National Advocate · Friday 13 December 1946 · page 3

As a result of two heavy storms today, the railway line between Mudgee and Craboon, was submergred to a depth of about 12 feet: to a width…

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