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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 12 of 20

Flood Danger Ends Maitland Families Return Home MAITLAND

National Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

Late this afternoon police reported that the flood danger period at Maitland was over. Police reinforcements troops and Army amphibians sent to…

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Maitland Flood Danger Passes: Families Return

Central Western Daily · Thursday 28 July 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY. Wednesday.— Late this afternoon police reported that [?] the flood danger at Mait[?]l was over…

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Flood Danger Goes Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 4

Level of all northern rivers in New South Wales had fallen today and flood danger has passed. The Hunter River at Maitland, has…

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Securities Weather Storm

National Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Friday: British Government securities were much steadier on the London stock exchange yesterday and Renter's financial writer…

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Flood Disaster

National Advocate · Friday 19 August 1949 · page 6

PRAGUE, Thursday: Sixteen persons have now lost their lives in heavy floods in Eastern Slovakia and the Tatra Mountains. Floodings…

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Gale Force Winds

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 2

Gale force winds which ravaged a large section of the State throughout the week-end reached their peak of intensity in…

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Ship Safe After Wild Storms Over Atlantic

Central Western Daily · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 3

NOVA SCOTIA, Sunday. — Storms in the Atlantic eased yesterday removing the threat…

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Gales Delay Ships Adelaide

National Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1949 · page 3

Gales and high seas in Buss Strait arc delaying several ships on their way to Adelaide. including collier from Newcastle. It is now not…

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Indian Floods

National Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 2

LUCKNOW, Tuesday: Nearly 500 villages in the United Provinces are under water as a result of floods after heavy rains. The River Ganges…

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Flood Damage

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 24 August 1949 · page 11

LUCKNOW, Tuesday. — 500 villages in the United Provinces are under water as a result of floods after heavy…

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Heavy Rain Follows Hail

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon's change in the weather and consequent hailstorm was followed last night by heavy rain…

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Electrical Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 2

A severe electrical storm was experienced in Bathurst shortly after 6 o'clock last night. Vivid lighting and some thunder were accompanied by a…

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Two Killed by Lighting Storms in Ireland

National Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday: Lightning killed two people, knocked several uncon[?] killed stock and damage [?] and farm crops during…

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Thunderstorms Expected

National Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 2

Forecast for Central Districts: Scattered rain deevloping with isolated thunderstorms. Cool to cold temperatures. Light to [?]moderate…

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Local Floodincs Likely

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--Local flooding is likely on the central and north coast following heavy rain along the coastal belt and…

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Floods In Northern N.S.W.

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon. -- Torrential rains in the northern part of the State have caused severe floodings in the Dorrigo…

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Many Homeless in Floods Storm Lashes Coastal and Tablelands Areas

National Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Friday: Flooding of coastal rivers in northern New South Wales last night and this morning left many people…

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Terrible Losses in North Coast Floods SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 1

The losses of stock and, property in the Kempsey area owing to record floods is estimated at £4,000,000…

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Five Dead Kempsey Floods Death Roll Several Others Rescued Widespread Damage

National Advocate · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sunday: The death roll in the [?] floods in northern N.S.W. has now risen to five but the flood waters in the…

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20,000 Homeless, Many Dead Through Floods

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 1

KEMPSEY, This Afternoon.--The deathroll in the disastrous Kempsey floods has now reached seven and two others are believed to have been drowned. It is feared that the deathroll may be even higher…

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