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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 16 of 20

Flood in Mudgee Dist. Mudgee

National Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 7

All traffic from districts around Lue near Mudgee, has been cut off because of a flood in the Lawson Creek…

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Sprinklers Flood Randwick

Central Western Daily · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —An attempt was made last night by some unknown person to…

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Oberon News Flood Relief Finn Effort

National Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1949 · page 3

OBERON, Friday: Mr C Cole[?] presided at the meeting of the committee organising for the sports day at Oberon on October 15 in ald of the…

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Big Grant Sought Flood Damage Repairs

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The Macleay Shire Council decided today to ask the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) for a grant of £140,000…

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Forgers To Flood U.K. With Bad Dollars

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 11 October 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Monday (AAP). — An international gang of forgers, using Belgium as a base,…

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Heavy Rain and Cement Lorries "Break" Shire Roads

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 5

Springs swollen with unusually long Tains and the added weight of cement traffic on the weakened ground have almost chopped sections of the Portland-Wallera-wang road to pieces…

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Fierce Storm Damages Station Brisbane

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 1

A fierce tornado swept down Barcaldine Downs. Station, twenty miles from Barcaldine in central Queensland this afternoon…

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War Damage Insurance for Flood Victims. Lyndhurst Shire In Favour

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 5

Lyndhurst Shire Council is in favour of the Government allocating portion of the money collected by it as War Damage Insurance…

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Kempsey Flood Relief

National Advocate · Wednesday 12 October 1949 · page 2

Mr. Eddie Williams, manager of 2BS. has been advised by Mr. Lloyd, of 2 KM. Kempsey, that a land line has been made available between…

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Gulgong Action for Kempsey Flood Relief

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 17

Correspondence was read at the annual meeting of the Gulgong Show Society on the subject of the appeal for relief for Macleay River…

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Oberon Kempsey Flood Relief Committee Meeting

National Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1949 · page 6

Mr. C. Cole (Presidents) presided at the Committee meeting to complete the arrangements for the sports and gymkhana day at Oberon on the 15th…

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A.i.s. Flood Losses

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1949 · page 6

Among tho losses suffered in the disastrous September floods in the Macleay River were those of members of the Australian…

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Mt. David Deluge Two Inches in 20 Minutes

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 2

Two Inches of rain fell in 20 minutes at Mt. David on Saturday, shortly after 11 o'clock. The storm washed, many fences…

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More Rain Storms in Bathurst and District

National Advocate · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 2

A brief tout heavy fall of rain was experienced in Bathurst shortly before noon on Saturday, causing gutters to overflow and pedestrians to…

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Gale Force Winds Caused Extensive Minor Damage

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 2

Lithgow over the week-end experienced one of its most boisterous periods so far this year. Statewide gale-force winds played havoc with week-end sport, and, in Lithgow, were at their peak of intensity late on Saturday afternoon and on…

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Gale Damage Slight at Orange Telephone Pole Uprooted

Central Western Daily · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 1

The 50 miles-an-hour westerly gale which swept Orange on Saturday up-rooted a telephone pole and smashed a number of overhead street lights…

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Floods in Guatemala LONDON

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 17 October 1949 · page 1

Extensive damage has been caused by floods in Guatemala. The little South American republic has had its heaviest fall of rain…

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Storm Damage

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1949 · page 2

A minor land slide in Piper St. near the Jordan Creek, at the Rankin St. intersection occured as the result of Saturday's heavy storm. A big hole…

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Flood Toll in Guatemala

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 October 1949 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.-- In an appeal for United States aid the Guatemalan Government, estimates that 1,000 persons are dead and…

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Flood Disaster

National Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Wdnesday In an appeal for United State aid the Guatemaian Government estimates that 1000 persons are dead and 70,000…

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