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

Floods & storms, 1948

292 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 11 of 15

Floods Sweep Jap Quake Area

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 2

TOKYO, Monday: While wording parties were still clearing up earthquake damage, the Kuzuryu River, swollen by three days of heavy rain…

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China River Flood

National Advocate · Thursday 29 July 1948 · page 7

SHANGHAT, Wednesday: The Yangise Kishg River is rising ominously and Nanking is reported to have been threatened with flooding…

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Storms Lash England

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 August 1948 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday.— Although London’s weather continued to be fine, fierce electrical storms lashed…

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English Wheat Harvest Heavy Rain Threatens Crops

National Advocate · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 2

LONDON. Sunday: Britain's record harvest is threatened by continued heavy rain. Much of the harvest is likely to be ruined unless there is a…

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Great Storm Washes England LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 1

One of the fiercest storms ever experienced in the English Channel, swept southern England during the weekend…

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North Coast Floods Curtailed Demand Oberon Seed Potatoes OBERON

National Advocate · Monday 9 August 1948 · page 3

The recent disastrous North Coast floods are believed to have been responsible for there being so much seed left over from this…

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70 M.p.h. Gale Lashes Britain

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1948 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: A number of yachie on the South Coast were missing from their mooring, and many were in difficulties in…

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Cyclone Lashes South-east Coast SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 1

A violent cyclone is lashing the Tasman off the south east coast of Australia. Storm warnings have been issued…

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Dreadful Flood Devastation On Scottish Border LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 August 1948 · page 1

Army reconaissance planes in the flood-stricken Scottish border country have reported widespread devastation in the wake of the receding flood-waters. Troops, equipped with Bailey bridges and engineering engineering…

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Tasman Cyclone

National Advocate · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A cyclone is still raging in the Tasman Sea, with gales and high seas in an area of 300 miles of the centre of the disturbance. The…

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Gale Played Havoc

National Advocate · Monday 23 August 1948 · page 2

A gale which yesterday swept through Bathurst district for most of the day played havoc with some farms. Bathurst city fortunately escaped the…

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Severe Hail Storm

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 5

[?] Tuesday [?] was convert while with one of the [?]…

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Freak Storm Hits Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1948 · page 2

The storm which threatened Lithgow during the latter stages of yesterday afternoon commenced shortly after 5.30 in a…

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Hurricane Abating Another Storm Looming

National Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 7

MIAMI, Wednesday: The six day old Atlantic hurricane skimmed past the North, Carolina .capes without strind land yesterday as a new…

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Manila Floods

National Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 7

MANILA, Wednesday—Big areas of Manila were floodedtoday. Torrential rain, following: in the wake to a typhoon, lashed Central "Luzon. The…

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Flood Danger in Pakistan

Central Western Daily · Thursday 2 September 1948 · page 5

KARACHI— According to latest Information, Gidu. 11 suburb of Hyderabad, Sind has been flooded owing to the…

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Manila Flood

Central Western Daily · Friday 3 September 1948 · page 3

MANILA, Thursday.—Damage of several million dollars was caused by torrential rain which in the wake of a…

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Floods in Europe and Asia LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 6 September 1948 · page 1

Record floods are sweeping the Rhone Valley in Switzerland and France. Thousands of square miles have…

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Gales Ravage Vic

National Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Gales, which during the past four days have caused widespread destruction, are continuing, and heavy seas are still…

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£6,000 Flood Damages Claim

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 9 September 1948 · page 2

Flood damage to the extent of £6,000 is being claimed by Mr. Arthur Kerma, works engineer, on behalf of property owners in…

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