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

Floods & storms, 1949

392 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 20

Flood Damage Not Insured

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Only a fraction of the millions of pounds worth of property destroyed or damaged by floods is covered by insurance, fire…

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Aid for Flood Victims Generous Response

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Practically every district in NSW has respond generously to appeals by the Red Cross and Local Government…

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King Winter Maintains Icy Grip Flood Damage in Victoria SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

Extremely cold and showery weather has followed the recent rainstorms in NSW. Cold weather is also being…

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Governor to Visit Flood Areas

National Advocate · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Governor of NSW Lt General Northott, will tour the flooded areas of the Hun[?] next week…

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Glen Davis Recovering From Floods

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 1

Conditions in flood ravaged Gen Davis are improving and the shale works have resumed production, but it will be some…

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Flood Victims Action by Bathurst Red Cross

National Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1949 · page 2

Bathurst branch of the Red Cross has already despatched three cartons of clothing, donated by the citizens of Bathurst, to the flood victims…

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Appeal for Flood Victims: Mudgee's Good Response

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 1

An appeal was made over Station 2MG Mudgee, yesterday for victims of the Maitland floods, and the response was…

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Boy Scouts Help Clear Flood Damage SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 1

Sydney Boy Scouts yesterday helped clear flood damage in the Maitland area. Under the leadership of Area…

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RECEDING Maitland Floodwaters

National Advocate · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, [?]The floodwaters are refreating [?]from the Maitland area. but [?] homes are still partly submerges…

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Flood Damage Rail Services Restored SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

The new South Wales Railway commissioner (Mr. Garside) said tonight that rail services between sydney and Brisbane, via the north coast in the…

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Clearing Up Flood at Maitland

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sunday.— The deputy premier, Mr. Baddeley, and the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Alderman O’Day,…

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Red Cross Fund to Help Flood Victims

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

Orange Red Cross branch opened a special fund last Thursday to purchase food and clothing for flood victims in the Hawkesbury River and Hunter River areas…

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Free Air Freight for Parcels to Flood Victims

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

Bathurst booking agent for Butlers Airways was advised by the company yesterday afternoon that transportation of parcels of food and…

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Governor's Tour of Flood Area

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 2

MAITLAND, Monday: After visiting floor areas at Maitland this afternoon the Governor (Lt. General Northcott) said he was impressed by…

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Relief for Flood Victims

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 28 June 1949 · page 1

Thirteen more cartons of clothing for the flood victims in the Maitland district were sent by rail…

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Heavy Flood Losses Ex-servicemen Ruined

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The NSW president of the Returned Servicemen's League (Mr. Yeo) said today that many ex-servicemen in the flooded…

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Floods Were Nearly Pit Disaster

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.-- While their wives stood by anxiously at the pit head watching a desperate battle between an…

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New Sreel of Floods

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 8

A graphic Fox newsreel of the recent Hawkesbury and Hunter Rivers floods will be shown at the Australia…

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Newsreel of Floods

Central Western Daily · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 6

A graphic For newsreel of the recent Hawkesbury and Hunter Rivers floods will be shown at the Australia…

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Men Rescued From Flooded Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Friday: While their wives stood anxiously by at the p[?]head watching a desperate battle between an improvised winch and…

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