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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 5 of 17

FLOODS ? [?]

Central Western Daily · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

[?] that this morning [?] headwaters of the Burdekin River there had [?]…

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Floods, High Seas and Gales Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

Tremendous seas are lashing the eastern coast line of Australia, disorganising shipping. Ships are racing for shelter. At…

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Manildra Magazine Some Local Floodings Welcome Rain at Manildra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 10

Manildra district has benefited by some good falls of rain in the last 10 days. Thirty-four points were recorded as…

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Cavanagh—Flood

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

The marriage of Miss Mary Agnes Flood, to Flying Officer Maurice Andrew Cavanagh (late RAAF) was solemnised recently at Nuptial Mass…

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Queensland Floods Rescued From Tree Top

National Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 5

BUNDABERG, Queensland. Thursday: Nineteen year old Douglas Hindruarsh; was rescued from a tree top this morning by police and…

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Gale Subsiding

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Although the gale which has hit eastern N.S.W. had somewhat subsided tonight, the danger of heavy floodings in many…

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Rain and Gales Many Rivers Flooded Heavy Falls in West

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A giant storm system of lashing rain and gale-force easterly winds is sweeping the State. Inland rivers are…

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Cargo Cyclone Blew Several Housetops Away

Central Western Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 9

A very severe cyclone passed over Cargo on Thursday night. Roofs of houses were uplifted, and…

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Gale Batters Coast of N.S.W. SYDNEY

Central Western Daily · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 1

An easterly gale the entire fire coast of N.S.W. today, hat[?] ships at sea and playing [?] with [?] craft and ferries…

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Turon Shire Roads Extensive Storm Damage Reports to Yesterday's Meeting

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

At yesterday's monthly meeting of the Turon Shire Council the Shire Engineer (Mr. R. C. Cox) reported that numerous heavy storms in recent…

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Oberon Shire Heavy Flood Damage, Reports Overseer

National Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 5

OBERON, Friday: Cr. E. Spicer, presided at the February meeting of the Oberon [?] Council and also present were Crs. P. [?] Howell, J…

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Wanganella Weathers Storm

National Advocate · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

WELLINGTON, NZ. Sunday: The Tasman liner. Wanganella, was again gravity endangered yesterday after her tow lines had parted in…

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Flood Dangers in Nsw Pass

Central Western Daily · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—With no rain reported throughout cut the State today, danger of flooding in areas where…

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Postal Employees' Demands Send Deluge of Telegrams

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Post office employees in N.S.W. made a fresh attack today in the Australia-wide, campaign for higher wages for…

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Turf. Enzed Champion Weathered Cyclone Sydney

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 5

One of the early favourites for the Sydney Cup, Golden Souvenir was among 20 horses to reach Sydney today by the Washine…

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra Took Bathurst by Storm

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

Lovers of music, as against those who prate and preen themselves as patrons of "highclass music." attended Bathurst Masonic Hall to fill it…

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Freak Storm Rapid Rise In River

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 15

A freak storm which broke over the Charlton area, near Rockley, on Monday night, brought down the Campbell's…

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£200 for Sandy Creek Road Storm Damage To Be Repaired

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 10

Amaroo Shire Council will spend more than £200 on repairing storm damage to the Sandy Creek Road…

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Probable Thunderstorm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 2

Central Forecast: Fine except for isolated thunderstorms; warm to hot; moderate north to north-west winds…

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Another Freak Storm By-Passed Orange

Central Western Daily · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 1

Another freak storm, bypassing Orange yesterday afternoon, deluged areas adjacent to the Mitchell Highway, only four miles from the city…

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