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

Floods & storms, 1947

334 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 17

Eurimbla Calm Brings Dust Storm Relief

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 5

Absence of wind during the [?] 10 days has relieved the [?] imbla district of dust storms 4 whirlwinds which had been so…

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Terrific Storm Much Damage Done

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 7

One. of the wildest storms in history struck MasweUbroak last week, and in less than half an hour, 142 points of rain were…

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Thunderstorm Likely

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 1

Central Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms, otherwise warm to hot and sultry; moderate south-east to north-east winds…

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Cloodburst in Pell Area Flood Causes Road Block

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2

The biggest downpour of rain experienced in the Peel district for some years was received Yesterday afternoon. Local residents believe a…

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Hot, Sultry--thunderstorm

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2

Central forecast: Warm to hot and sultry, with isolated thunderstorms; moderate north-west winds…

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Flood Rains Queensland Downpours BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Heavy tropical rain continues to drench the far north and the central-west of Queensland. In places eleven inches of rain…

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Floods in Queensland 15 Inches of Rain in Some Areas

National Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Cyclonic rains continued in Queensland lost night, and flood waters are rising rapidly in the north. Townsville is…

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Thunderstorms Only

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 1

Central Forecast: Warm to hot and sultry, with scattered thunderstorms; moderate to fresh northerly winds…

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Storms Played Railway Havoc Near Junee Sydney

Central Western Daily · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

The N.S.W. Railway property [?] widespread damage and [?] delayed in several [?] night by floodwaters…

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Youth Owned North Queensland Floods

National Advocate · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE Thursday: A youth has been drowned and many people have been driven from their homes in north Queensland floods and…

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Isolated Storms Do Great Damage Sydney

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 1

Yesterday heavy storms did considerable damage in isolated parts of N.S.W. Seme parts of the Riverina were…

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Floods Receding in Queensland Brisbane, Sunday

National Advocate · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 3

Latest reports from North Queensland say that heavy rain continues but flooded rivers are no longer rising, and some are even falling…

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Queensland Flood Position

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: Further rises are reported on tho Burdekin River in the flood-area of northern…

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Pest Time to Foison Gale Timber

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 4

The autumn is the best time to poison green tinker with arsenic. compounds, If the operation is carried our when the sap flow in…

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Airman Killed Crash in Flood Area BRISBANE

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

The pilot of a flood [?] plane was killed when his machine trashed into the main street of the [?] of Ayr this afternoon. The pilot was…

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Violent Storm

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 19

A violent storm, accompanied by much thunder and lightning circled round Coolah on Saturday evening last, but, unfortunately, very little…

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Collah District News Coolah Drainage Scheme Storm Water Channel

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 19

The Coolah Council has arrived at a satisfactory arrangement with the Golf Club for the construction of a…

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Flood Rains Queensland Soaked Big N.S.W. Falls

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

Torrential rain continues in Queensland. In western areas, which had practically no rain for two years,…

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North Coast Flood Warnings Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

As the cyclone (now 60 miles north of Brisbane) continues to press southward, local floods in the inland rivers of north-eastern N.S. Wales…

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