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

Floods & storms, 1950

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Storm Losses in U.S.

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

CHICAGO, Thursday: America worst winter windstorm yesterday turned eastward from the Great Lake region and cut a trail of new…

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Heavy Storms at Burnt Yards (From Our Correspondent)

Central Western Daily · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 2

BURNT YARDS.— During the heavy thunderstorms last weekend, 220 points of rain was recorded…

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Rabbits Die in Floods Dubbo

National Advocate · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 3

Stock Inspector for the Dubbo PP Board (Mr. Ellis) said today that the recent floodings of the Macquarie and Castlereagh Rivers had drowned tens…

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Glen Davis May Secure Flood Proof Bridge

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 4

Blaxland Shire Council will investigate the possibility of giving flood-ravaged Glen Davis a second lifeline in the event of further heavy inundations. On Wednesday the Council…

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Oxford Crew on Floodwater

Central Western Daily · Friday 10 March 1950 · page 16

OXFORD University crew training on the flooded Thames River recently in preparation for its annual race against Cambridge University on the Thames on April 1…

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Storm Water Nuisance

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 2

Turon Shire Council at its meeting yesterday was asked by Mr. S. Kissell of Sunny Corner, to inspect the nuisance created by storm water at…

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Storm Damage in Turon Shire Engineer's Report

National Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1950 · page 3

Storm damage during the past few weeks has been extensive throughout the Turon Shire area and workmen had been busily engaged repairing…

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New South Wales Escaping Cyclone

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.-- N.S. Wales is likely to escape the cyclone which battered the central Queensland coast yesterday as it moved…

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Another Cyclone Sweeping Over Queensland Some Heavy Falls

National Advocate · Monday 13 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: Radio warnings have been sent out to shipping off the Queensland coast, where a depression is forming 300 miles north…

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Floodlights on Sports Ground

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 2

Floodlights have been Installed at the Sports Ground for the purpose of night football training. Four sets of three lights have been erected. The…

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Queensland Floods Vast Area Under Water

National Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1950 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday: Vast sections of Queensland arc still under water and flood rains continue in the south west…

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Big Stock Losses in Qld. Floods

National Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Rain fell again in most parts of Queensland today, with the heaviest falles in the Central and South West…

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QUEENSLAND FlOODS BRISBANE

National Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 4

RAAF planes will supply food and medicine to families marooned by the floods in Central Western Queensland…

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Glen Davis Flood Relief Appeal

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 4

Sixty-one homes at Glen Davis have been inundated by flood waters. Ten of them have been completely dstroyed. The contents of 35 homes…

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Food for Flood Victims

National Advocate · Friday 17 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: In Queensland today an RAAF Lincoln bomber flew more than 1400 miles dropping food, mail and medicines by parachute…

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Qld. Floods Continue

National Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: In Queensland, although there has been little rain. Brisbane Weather Bureau says that floods an elikely for some weeks in…

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South Coast Still Flooded

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--The danger of serious flooding of the South Coast towns is passing, but dozens of motorists and bus…

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Dangerous Floods in Goulburn Valley

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.--Water up to five feet deep is expected to inundate the flood-bound township of Wyuna…

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Tragedy of Victorian Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, This Afternoon.-- The body of a grazier was found in a-tree to-day, about 15 miles from where he was drowned in a flooded…

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Residents Petition Over Flooding Off Homes

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 22 March 1950 · page 1

A number of residents in Cunran Lana petitioned Orange City Council for repairs to be carried out to the roadway, claiming that their homes had been flooded during recent heavy rain storms…

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