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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 2 of 14

Heavy Rain Coolah Deluged

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 10

The long dry spell was broken on Friday night and Saturday, with thunder and heavy rain. Up till 9 a.m. on the Saturday, 120 points of…

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FLOODS Queensland Deluge BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Flood rains have continued over the whole of Queensland for nearly a week. The whole State is practically bogged…

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The Deluge 365 Points of Rain Heaviest for Years

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 13

Following a period of sweltering heat, a change worked up on Thursday evening last arid, on Friday, soaking showers…

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Floods Subsiding Railways Still Cut SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 12

The heavy floods in the north-west, which isolated Moree, Inverell and other towns, are subsiding and fine weather…

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Floods Recede in North Damage at Moree Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

The danger of further floodings in the Moree district seem to have passed away. Overnight there was heavy rain in the Tenterfield area and…

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Great Damage in More Floods Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 2

Floodwaters which had endangered More since Tuesday, are now subsiding, but thousands of carcases of animals…

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N.-west Towns Isolated by Great Floods Tamworth, Wed

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 January 1946 · page 1

Flood waters from the McIntyre and Mehi Rivers completely isolated Moree early this morning, with…

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Stranded in Flooded Creek Excitement At Yullundry

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 3

Over two inches of rain fell during the wet break, writes our Yullundry correspondent. It caused a fresh in the creek and…

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Moree Cleans Up After Flood Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 25 January 1946 · page 1

Although the weather conditions are settling down in northern areas of NSW, the Weather Bureau says that here is still a danger of flooding on…

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Northern Floods Subside Heatwave Conditions Over Wide Area

National Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The heat wave continued in N.S.W. today. Richmond, with 102, topped the readings, and Mascot, like Newcastle…

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Freak Storm at Newcastle NEWCASTLE

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1946 · page 4

A flunk storm at Waratah this afternoon brought a strong wind which lifted the roof oft the local town hall and flung it several yards…

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Flood Inspection by Plane

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Using RAAF Transport Command aircraft the Director General of Land Transport. Sir Harold Clapp, this week will…

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Lithgow's New Headmaster Faces "Flood Waters"

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 31 January 1946 · page 2

Arriving at the High School this morning for the third day of the term, the newly appointed headmaster, Mr. V. Plummer, discovered that his office had been flooded. Water was still splashing down from the ceiling, his desk was…

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Heat Wave Ends with Gale

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 February 1946 · page 1

Saturday's fierce wind and heavy storm came as a climax to the close of a month of heat-wave temperatures…

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Bearding the Lion Town Clerk Storms Departments Electricity, Parks, Housing

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 3

The town clerk (Mr. B. Swindlehurst) recently visited Sydney at council's request, and he tabled the following…

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Cloud Burst Near Burraga Substantial Falls in Oberon-Burraga-Rockley and O'Connell Districts Creeks and Rivers Flooded

National Advocate · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 2

As a result of torrential rain which fell late yesterday after and which continued for a couple of hours, all creeks and rivers…

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Inigo Jones Predicts Heavy Rain Brisbane

National Advocate · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

Inigo Jones said last night that some possibility of the cause of violent rainstorms which lashed NSV and Queensland coasts yesterday was…

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Floods in England and Europe London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

One person was killed and, 3,000, made homeless when flood-waters tore a breech in the dyke along the Enscher. River between…

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Floods in Rhineland Wide Area Affected

National Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Floods in the German Rhineland are the worst for 35 years and in the British occupied zone only one bridge over the Rhine is…

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Planes Grounded by Storm

National Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Planes were grounded from 11 p.m. last night until 5 a.m. today when storm conditions closes Mascot aerodrome for the second…

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