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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1950

796 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 40

Narrandera Now Flooded

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- Several districts along the Murrumbidgee River are threatened by the floodwaters which swamped Wagga…

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Narrandera Threatened by Flood

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday.— Floodwaters from the Murrumbidgee River are creeping towards the town of…

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Floods Hold Up Milk Supplies

Central Western Daily · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The rain at the weekend in the Shoalhaven district has brought the total fall this year to 25 inches…

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Cyclone and Mine Threaten Queensland Coast

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 2

BRISBANE, This Afternoon.-- Shipping off the North Queensland coast has been warned of a floating mine and a cyclone which…

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Hea­­vy Death Roll in U.s. Cyclonic Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday.--Cyclonic spring storms which have raged throughout the United States for the past two days have caused the deaths of at least 15 people and left heavy property and crop damage…

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Flood Situation in South Narrandera in Danger

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Main centres in the NSW floods are Narrandera, where the flood waters of the Murrumbidgee River rose another six inches…

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Serious Flood Danger at Narrandera

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--While Wagga is "mopping up," flood-waters racing down the Murrumbidgee have swamped Narrandera. About 70 houses are already submerged, but the main…

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Could Not Get Back Home Because of Floods

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 8

MRS. VAGG, of “Moo[?] Ivanha[?] after a short visit to Orange to [?] her schoolboy son, Robert, went on…

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Sharp Storm

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

A heavy thunderstorm was experienced in the Evans Plains-Dunkeld district yesterday afternoon, yielding 80 points in half an hour. Mr. E…

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US Storms Kill 15

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday, —Cyclonic spring storms which have raged throughout the United States for…

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Cyclone Leads to Flood Warnings in North Queensland

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, This Afternoon.-- Northern Queensland towns have been warned to expect floods at the fifth cyclone on the east coast…

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More Flood Rains Predicted Families Moved From Danger Areas SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

WITH two Southern NSW towns. Darlington Point and Hay, still in the path of the Murrumbidgee waters, the Weather Bureau…

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Venturesome Trip For Holidaymakers During Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

After being held up by the flood-waters for 48 hours on the South Coast, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Phillips, of Ferro-street, and Mr. and Mrs. H…

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Floods Claim First Victim

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Although the floods at Wagga have subsided they claimed their lira victim today…

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Flood Rains Severe Bathurst Storm

National Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

THE heaviest rainstorm received in Bathurst for a long lime was experienced last last night. The downpour was of a flood…

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What Storm Did to Lithgow and District

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 2

The rain in six hours of storms: Flooded many homes, washed away gardens and footpaths and carried silt into buildings…

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Rain Causes Flood

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 9

A total of 152 points were registered this morning (Thursday) as the result of heavy rain, first showers of which fell on…

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Floods Around Bathurst Mails and Traffic Held Up Bridges and Culverts Destroyed Macquarie River Breaks Banks Vegetable Crops Destroyed Many Residences in Danger

National Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

Wednesday night's tropical storm in Bathurst, which yielded 295 points at the Bathurst Post Office in a few hours, left a trail of damage and destruction estimated at many thousands of pounds…

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Heavy Damage at Portland Cement Works Flooded

National Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 2

More extensive damage [?]were is expected at Portland, following cloudburst early yesterday morning. The town was deluged with [?]…

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Flood Victims Rescued Riverina Incidents Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

REFUGEES from the Murrumbidgee floods at Darlington Point in Southern NSW had to be rescued today with Army ducks…

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