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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 4 of 20

Bad Storm at Cargo

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 5

CARGO—A terrific storm passed over Cargo last Friday, with heavy rain and wind…

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Fuses Blown by Storms

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 7

Several blackouts were caused throughout Amaroo Shire by electrical storms during January and February, according to the…

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Storm at Oberon

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

A heavy rain storm bit Oberon shortly before 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Reneficial rain continued to fall for nearly an hour. Bathurst…

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Floods in West 10 Inches in Bourke District

National Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1949 · page 2

ORANGE Tuesday: Heavy rath fell in area os the Far West today and last night. Grasshut 37 miles west of Bourke…

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Bombo Disaster Storms Prevent Search for Victims

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: A ceaseless watch has been kept all day on the South Coast of N.S.W., but no trace has been found of…

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North Qld. Floods Trains Diverted

National Advocate · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: Heavy Hooding of the Burdekin River has cut the coastal railway in North Queensland. The Burdekin is…

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Cyclone Approaching Queensland Coast BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 1

A violent cyclone is raging 200 miles east of Brisbane off Island and is gradually advancing south west…

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Cyclone in Far North Rockhampton

National Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 4

The effect of the cyclone disturbances now located about 300 miles north of Bowen, have already been felt at Rockhampton and Mackay…

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Floods Likely on North Coast Cyclone Moving South

National Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday: The cyclone, which has been operating northeast of Brisbane, is now moving south or southeast towards Northern N.S.W…

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Gales Cause Terrific Havoc In Many Countries LONDON

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 1

Violent gales which yesterday swept Britain, Europe and America killed many people and left behind hundreds of wrecked buildings and badly damaged shipping. When darkness fell last night one…

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Heavy Rain on N.S.W. Coast SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

Cyclonic rain was experienced along the New South Wales coast to-day and it is still raining heavily…

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Gales Sweep Britain, Europe Germany Hit Badly

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. — Violent gales, which yesterday swept Britain, Europe and the United States, killed many people and left behind wrecked buildings, disrupted…

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Qld. Battered by Cyclone SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 12

A terrific cyclone has been battering the north coast of Queensland for the last two days and damage is estimated…

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Queensland Cyclone Fading Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

The cyclone which caused havoc along the Queensland coast yesterday killing four persons, is moving inland slowly…

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Two Killed in Cyclone North Qld. Towns Suffer

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Two deaths have already been caused by the cyclone in Northern Queensland…

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Big Death List in Gales U.S., Europe Suffers LONDON

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

Violent gales which yesterday swept Britain, Europe and the United States, killed many people and left behind wrecked buildings, disrupted…

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Forged Petrol Tickets Flood Sydney Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

Flooding the city with thousands of forged 10 -gallon petrol coupons an organised gang is reaping a rich harvest…

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Costly Queensland Cyclone Sydney, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

Wednesday's cyclone in Queensland is estimated to have caused damage of more than £500,000. Reports disclosed that wind reached a velocity…

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Four Die in Cyclone Queensland Losses Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 1

Th ecyclone which struck the North Queensland coast this week is described by the Government Meteorologist (Mr. Richards) as the worst in…

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Thunderstorms Expected

National Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 2

Central Districts Forecast: Scattered rain on the plains. Isolated thunderstorms. Hot and sultry. Mod-trate to fresh northeast winds…

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