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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 6 of 15

In Italy Crowd Tries to Storm Border

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1948 · page 2

ROME, Monday: Four thousand angry Italians yesterday attempted to storm into Yugoslavia after smashing a Communist rally in…

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Floodlit Ground For Union Men

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 12

Rugby Union teams on Monday night were able to begin training on the floodlit ground at Orange…

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Heavy Storms in Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

Following a heavy storm in Bathurst last night which was only of short duration, another storm accompanied by thunder and…

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Gales Expected: also Bitter Weather SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

Heavy storms battered Sydney, last night and more are expected to-day. The Government meteorologist…

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Cyclone Sweeps Southern Areas SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

A cyclone of great violence swept over South Australia during the week-end doing great damage…

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Barometer at Orange Told of Gale

Central Western Daily · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 1

Following the remarkably uniform readings of the past week, the barometer fell rapidly two points on Saturday…

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£1,000,000 Storm Damage ADELAIDE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

Damage caused by the hurricane which swept Adelaide yesterday is expected to total nearly £1,000,000. Scores of homes have been…

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Heavy Storm Damage in South Australia Transport Services Interrupted

National Advocate · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sunday: Storm damage to telephone and telegraph, circuits between Adelaide and Melbourne has held up reports of the…

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Heavy Rain But Orange Show Opens to Schedule

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 2

ORANGE, Monday: Although torrential rain has fallen in Orange during the past few days the A. and P. Associations' 70th annual show…

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Cyclone Lashes the Tasman Sea SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 April 1948 · page 1

A cyclone is now raging in the Tasman Sea. North east of Gabo heavy gales have whipped up confused seas and…

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Isolated by Floods

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: The fishing resort of Mario, in East Gippsland is still isolated by flood waters today, although the flooded Snowy and…

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Heavy Rain and Gales in Sydney SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

Last week was the rainiest that Sydney has ever experienced. The total registration was 441…

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Cyclone Causes Heavy Floods SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

A cyclone did great damage in Queensland and on the N.S.W. north coast during the week-end…

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Subsiding Floods in Queensland Heavy Falls in the West

National Advocate · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY; Sunday: Floods are subsiding in Queensland, but, in the past 24 hours, the cyclone has moved into NSW and the Richmond River is now…

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Minor Local Floodings In To-day's Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

Localised flooding accompanied today's heavy downpour and within a few minutes of stormwaters inundating many streets and sections of…

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Floods in the North

Central Western Daily · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Snday: The Richmond River is now in full flood. Further north the floods…

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Flood Centre Shifted to South Coast

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The flood centre in NSW has shifted overnight from northeastern areas to the south coast…

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Swept to Death Over Pass by Flood Waters

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Late this afternoon, Robert Beverley, of Cronulla, was swept away in a flooded causeway at the top of Macquarie Pass…

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No Major Local Damage Caused by Heavy Rain

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 2

Damage to buildings and properties in Lithgow during the heavy rains over the week-end was only of a minor nature…

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Obituary Miss Clare Flood

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 5 May 1948 · page 1

The death occurred at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, at the Carcoar Dis-trict Hospital of Miss Winifred Clare Flood at the age of 34 years…

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