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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 6 of 40

Mudgee Bowlers Just Beat The Deluge On

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 12

Mudgee bowlers just finished their competition on Saturday afternoon before the delude set in. Play was interfere[?] with on a couple of occasions owing to light showers, but the breaks were only of short duration…

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Sharp Bathurst Storm 50 Points in 20 Minutes

National Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 2

STREETS in the low portions of Bathurst were covered with a foot of water during the heavy storm which broke over the city…

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Flood Damage

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 16 February 1950 · page 15

Although some "old hands" consider the recent flood as the worst since 1926, the damage in the district was light, being mostly…

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Glen Davis Flood Appeal

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

Blaxland Shire Clerk, Mr. Charier Brown, said to-day that the shire's appeal for funds to aid distress in the flood area of Glen Davis, now…

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Queensland Floods Further Damage

National Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE. Friday Queensland has had its seventh successive day of rain and the Weather Bureau this afternoon issued a warning that floods…

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Tremendous Flood Damage in Cudgegong Shire: Council Decides to Adopt Recommendation to Seek Government Grant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 11

It was one long tale of flood damage at the Cudgegong Shire Council on Wednesday last, and it was decided to ask the Government for a grant to assist in the work of reconstruction…

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Queensland Floods Open Cut Mine Deluged BRISBANE

National Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

More than 10 inches of rain in the last week has flooded two big opencut mines at Blair Athol Central Queensland…

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Weather Clears Flood Waters Falling SYDNEY

National Advocate · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

For weather cleared over most of NSW today Sydney Weather Buread [?] a slow drop in the [?] of the Barwon River and…

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Heavy Losses of Sheep in Flooded South-west

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY. This Afternoon.-- Stockmen fear that thousands of sheep have been drowned by floodwaters in the south-western…

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Police Praise For Glen Davis Flood Rescue Workers

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 3

Speaking on behalf of the Police Department and local police who assisted in rescue work during the recent Glen Davis floods, Inspector W. E. Lind said this morning he wished to publicly thank those who assisted during the…

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Heavy Rain Fouls Four Tennis Matches

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

Owing to inclement weather over last week-end, four tennis matches—three First and one Second Division—were cancelled…

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Flooded Mains

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

Bathurst Council sewerage inspector, Mr. L. Humphries, stated that the sewage works, which experienced difficulties during the recent heavy rains…

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Floods Subsiding

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Weather reports in all States indicate that practically no rain fell and that the floods in Queensland and south western…

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Violent Storms Rage Over Central Western District Damage Report

Central Western Daily · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

Violent storms, accompanied by lightning, thunder and torrential downpours of the rain, occurred…

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Application for Flood Relief Grant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 23

The recent heavy rains considerably damaged some of the roads in Coolah Shire. The damage caused to the…

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Opossum, Storm Held Up Wade Park Tennis Exhibition

Central Western Daily · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 12

An opossum held up play in the Bromwich-Brown exhibition tennis match on Wednesday night by his antics on the wire netting of the court. He got within several yards of a large tree near the bottom…

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Flood Damage Worries Mudgee Council: Many Complaints Received At Monday Night's Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 7

The recent rains left a trail of washaways in Mudgee, and at Monday night's meeting of Mudgee Council there were many complaints about defective drainage. Mrs. Paine wrote drawing attent…

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When the Floods Come Down; Drainage Problem in Waterlogged Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 1

The drainage of Mudgee is a problem which has given Councils trouble for years, and permanent relief does not appear to be in sight. In the hillside area particularly…

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Farmers and Floods Trying Times in the North

National Advocate · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Farmers in the Hunter Valley are now trying to reclaim their paddocks after the flood a fortnight ago—the fifth flood they have…

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Flood Rains in North Queensland Deluge

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1950 · page 1

QUEENSLAND. Monday: the Queensland cyclone today brought torrential rain and gales of up to 50 m.p.h. in coastal areas. South from…

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