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

Floods & storms, 1951

210 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 10 of 11

Gale Force Winds

National Advocate · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 2

Moderate to gale force westerly winds made conditions unpleasant in Bathurst yesterday. It was warm and overcast. Maximum temperature was…

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Floods and Storms Kill 94 Italians

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 1

ROME, Friday.--Deaths from floods arid storms in Italy this week now total 94. They include 33 drowned yesterday…

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Gale Damaged Roofs, Battered Park Trees

Central Western Daily · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 1

Gale force winds in Orange yesterday took a toll of park tress. City Council Parks Curator…

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Huge Loss in Floods

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 3

ROME. Monday: Italy's worst floods in generations last night rolled down the last stretch of the Po Valley adde[?] the staggering ruin left over…

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Italy's Flood Travail Continues

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

ROME, Wednesday. -- New heavy rain brought more floods and landslides to the upper Po Valley of northern Italy…

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Floods Create Italian "Valley Of Death"

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

ROME, Thursday. -- Many thousands of starving refugees, clinging to trees and points of high ground in Italy's flooded "Valley of Death" are facing new disaster from heavy rains far to…

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Misery and Death Italian Floods and Icy Winds Thousands Hornless

National Advocate · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 2

NAPLES, Sunday: Icy winds blowing down the Alps from across northern Italy tonight are bringing added misery to some thousands of…

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From Flood to Fire Relief

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Committees formed a year ago in the Gilgandra and Coonabarabran districts to help Hood victims, have been re-formed…

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Gale Batters Sydney

Central Western Daily · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Small craft were wrecked or damaged, ships had to heave-to off Sydney Heads, and ferry services…

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Storms May Be On the Way

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

In his latest weather forecast, Inigo Jones says further rain may be on the way…

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Bridge of Boats for Flood Victims

National Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 6

ROME, Wednesday: Engineers of four nations are buildings a bridge of boats lifeline for thousands of people still trapped in the swirling…

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Floods in Argentina

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 1

BUENOS AIRES. Thurs.-- More than 20 persons were drowned in the floods which engulfed Tandil, Argentine resent…

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Gales on Continent

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 1

STOCKHOLM, Monday. Five people died and scores were injured in a gale which swept Sweden at the week-end,…

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Houses Swamped Floods in Lanchashire

National Advocate · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday Houses, and cotton mills and large areas of farmlands were flooded when several Lancashire rivers overflowed yesterday…

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Floods in Cairo

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 7 December 1951 · page 1

CAIRO, Friday.--The heaviest rain for 10 years brought traffic communications to a standstill last night…

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Severe Electrical Storm Hit Orange

Central Western Daily · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

A violent electrical storm, accompanied by torrential rain and hail struck Orange and a number of neighbouring centres at six o’clock last night. Though it lasted only 10…

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Widespread Storms Damage rit Orange Fireball at Bogan Gate

National Advocate · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Freak storms during the week-end have given new slant to the Australian weather picture, already heavily…

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Freak Storm Torrential Rain in Bathurst District Damage to Crops

National Advocate · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 2

A freak storm which broke over Bathurst and district shortly before 7 o'clock last night, flooded local streets, entered many homes,…

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Lachlan Flood Control

The Lyndhurst Shire Chronicle · Wednesday 12 December 1951 · page 4

The N.S.W. Government was urged to devise at once some effective means of flood mitigation in the…

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Freak Storm Strikes Manildra

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 10

A freak wind and duststorm passed over in a narrow strip over the town and district on Thursday…

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