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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 6 of 20

Fire at Height of Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

At the height or last night's heavy, storm a lire broke out in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Robert Pryce Jones of Esrom Road, Bathurst. shortly…

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Heavy Rain at Orange

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

ORANGE, Thursday: After a hot ana sultry morning a heavy storm was experienced for 10 minutes in Orange this afternoon when 30 points…

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Storm Blackout at Mudgee

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

MUDGEE, Thursday: A fierce storm, in Central NSW this afternoon paralysed the electric lighting system at Mudgee…

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Freak Storm 161 Points in 40 MINUTES' Floodings in and Around Bathurst

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 2

As a result of the freak storm which swept over Bathurst and district between 11 and 12 o'clock on. Wednesday night 161 points of rain…

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Severe Damage to Elect. Lines by Storms Boree Shire to Order Six Circuit Breakers

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 4

Severe damage has been caused to electricity lines in Boree Shire by lightning, the electrical engineer (Mr. C. D. Oats) told Council this week in his report…

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Food for Flood Areas Brisbane

National Advocate · Friday 18 March 1949 · page 1

Airborne relief should reach the floodbound Windora region South-western Queensland tomorrow. The State Premier (Mr. Hanlon)…

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Floods Again Threaten More Rain Likely Appeal for Assistance

National Advocate · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY. Sunday: More rain today in the southwestern districts of Queensland will probably cause a rise in the flooded Barcoo and…

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Food Appeal for Flood Area

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday.— The postmaster at the flood bound settlement of Windora. Mr. H. N. Easton, today made an…

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Q'land Floods Big Areas Under Water

National Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Almost every district in Queensland' is now affected by flooding. Rain is falling over most of the…

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Floods in Queensland Brisbane, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

Torrential rain is falling in many parts of Queensland, particularly in the central west and in the far north-west…

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Huge Floods in Louisiana New York

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 1

Army engineers are working to combat raging floodwaters which are spreading over the Port. Allen area of Louisiana…

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Flood Warning in North West

National Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Warnings of local flooding in the upper [?]arwon and Darling districts have been [?] by the Weather Bure[?] Rain[?] of…

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Floods in U.S. Break in River Check

National Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 2

NEW YORK, Friday: Army engineers are working to combat raging floodwaters which are spreading over the Port Allen area of Louisiana…

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Raging Floods In Louisiana

Central Western Daily · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Friday.—Army engineers are working to combat raging floodwaters which…

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Northern Flood Waters Subsiding SYDNEY

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

The flood waters in northern New South Wales have greatly subsided. The Richmond River at Kyogle…

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25 Killed in U.S. Floods New York

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

Twenty-five people have been killed by floods in the U.S.A. The flood waters have broken the…

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Floods in North Third Within 12 Months

National Advocate · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Farmers on the lower reaches of the Richmond Ri[?] in northeastern N.S.W. are fac[?] their third flood within 12 months…

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Floods on North Coast

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The North Coast is threatened by Floods, but although rivers are rising steadily, there is…

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Flood Damage in North

National Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: In northern NSW and south western Queensland, while the flood danger has not increased, the rivers, and creeks are…

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Half an Inch of Rain in Storm

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Wednesday 30 March 1949 · page 8

Falls of about half an inch of rain were registered in the district last night. A storm came up in the early hours…

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