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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 5 of 20

Heavy Rain Falls in Northwest

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: More rain is expected to fall in northwestern. New South Wales during the next 24 hours. Over 10 inches of rain has fallen…

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Sharks and Storm Sydney Beach Incidents

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Thousands of people scattered from Sydney beaches this afternoon when a storm struck, some of the coastal suburbs at 4 p.m…

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Floods in Queensland and Western N.S.W. BRISBANE

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

Severe rains have caused floods in two States, namely Queensland and the western districts of N.S.W…

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Queensland Floods Foot Of Rain In Places Hundreds Stranded

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: All of Queensland, except the Far North and the Southeast, is now affected by flooding Train services on the North Coast…

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Flooded Rivers Isolate Towns SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 1

Torrential rain over Queensland and northern N.S.W. has caused severe floodings isolating many towns. Some areas of western…

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Floodings in Far West Food Supplies by Plane

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 1

BROKEN HILL, Monday: Heavy rains have transformed part of northwestern New South Wales into an inland sea. Areas with an average…

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Homes Short of Food North Western Floods Ending

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Fine weather is expected [?] the flooded areas of northwestern N.S.W. tomorrow [?] many properties in this…

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Great Floods in Broken Hill Sector Broken Hill

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

Broken Hill police to-night called a[?]line and road transport operators into conference to plan continuation if the Tibooburra airlift for an…

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Storm at Warren

National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

WARREN, Wednesday: A heavy storm this afternoon flooded the streets and footpaths of Warren, which has recorded nearly half an…

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The Rainfall Welcome Storms in Bathurst and District

National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

A sudden heavy rain storm in Bathurst shortly after one o'clock, yesterday was followed by a similar storm two and a half hours later…

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Floods In Tasmania

National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

HOBART, Wednesday: Heavy rain in the last 24 hours has caused local flooding in some northern Tasmanian rivers but no serious floods are…

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Airlift for Flood Victims Broken Hill, This Aft

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

Planes from Broken Hill today began the airlift of food and medical supplies to people washed out of their homes by…

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Flood -Lighting of Old Court House

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

Blaxland Shire Council will request the caretaker to continue the floodlighting of Hartley Court House following, a suggestion made by Cr…

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Aid for Cyclone Victims

National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday: The Federal Government has made a grant of £2500 for relief among necessitous cases arising from the recent cyclone…

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Another Heavy Storm at Warren Warren

National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

Today's weather in the middle west and th ecentral districts has been hot and sultry with isolated heavy storms…

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Search for Missing Settlers Plane Survey in Flood Areas

National Advocate · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Thursday: A search is now being made for a number of persons who have been missing since the floods in the northwest…

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Heavy Rain 5 1/2 Inches at Newcastle Sydney Drenched

National Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Several of New South wales more than three feet of water in heavy rain today. There was…

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Floods Worse in Qld

National Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: The floods in Queensland are now worse than ever The people of Windora have asked the Federal Member for their district…

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Queensland Floods Food by Air

National Advocate · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday: Help from air is being organised for townships and station properties in southwest Queensland which are Isolated by…

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Floods Stopped Electors From Voting

Central Western Daily · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

COBAR, Sunday. — It has been estimated that thousands of people could not vote in the Cobar by-election on Saturday because they were mummied by floodwaters…

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