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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 3 of 11

Flood Aftermath Devastation at Lismore

National Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: People in the Lismore district and on the far North Coast, today took advantage of the fine weather to start cleaning mud…

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Flood Relief Fund Payments at Warren

National Advocate · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

WARREN, Thursday: Residents at Warren have received a total of £2000 from the Lord Mayor's Flood Relief Fund, while the shire surrounding it…

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"Dry" Storm

National Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

An electric storm which broke over Bathurst at 1.30 a.m. yesterday registered 4 points of rain at the Bathurst post office. The storm was…

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Maitland Flood Relief Aid for Man on Land

National Advocate · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

MAITLAND, Sunday: A meeting at Maitland tomorrow afternoon will consider help, both now and in the future to farmers suffering from the…

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More Victims in Storms European Losses

National Advocate · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday: Fresh avalanches, floods and storms in Europe have claimed at least 12 more victims and injured many others. Those dead…

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Freak Storm at Mudgee

National Advocate · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2

MUDGEE, Sunday: More than one inch of rain and lumps of Jagged ice fell during a violent thunderstorm tonight at Mudgee in the Central West…

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Vicious Storm Hits Coolah

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 19

The hot and sultry weather last week end was broken by a vicious thunderstorm, interspersed with lightning on Sunday night…

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Thirteen Die in Snow Storms Swiss Disaster

National Advocate · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 4

GENEVA, Wednesday: Avalanches again cut off the St. Gothard railway line into Italy yesterday covering the track with enormous masses of snow…

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Heavy Storm Strikes Katoomba

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

Lithgow missed a big storm yesterday afternoon, although the clouds hung heavily for some time and then veered away, this city only getting…

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Gales Sweep Vic. Havoc on Seafront MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 2

Gale force winds and soaking rain are sweeping the southern half of Victoria and mountainous seas are pounding the coasts…

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Electrical Breakdowns Katoomba Storm Aftermath

National Advocate · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Sunday: A thunderstorm over the Blue Mountains late this afternoon brought traffic on the Great Western Highway to almost a…

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Heavy Rain on Mountains Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

Heavy rain continued to fall on the Blue Mountains today, and a dense mist reduced visibility. In the 24 hours ended 9 am today…

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“Rainmaker” Caused Severe Storms

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 11

NEW YORK, Tuesday .—Claims totalling 1,288,333 dollars (£575,-149) in damages have been filed by three small towns and 13…

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Flood Threats to Castle

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday.—Parts of Windsor Castle grounds and Eton College playing fields are under water from the Thames…

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Heavy Rain at Coonamble

National Advocate · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Heavy rain has seriously delayed traffic on the far south coast, but is welcomed in the Central north west, where it has…

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Camden Has It's Sixth Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Aft.--The Camden district is experiencing floods for the sixth time in 10 months. The Nepean River has risen four…

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Flood Warning

National Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1951 · page 2

The Weather Bureau has issued a flood warning to residents along the Shoalhaven, Nepean, Macquarie and Lachlan Rivers. The report predicted…

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Floodlighting of Carillon

National Advocate · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 2

Bathurst Chamber of Commerce at its meeting last night decided to approach Bathurst Council with a view to improving he floodlighting of the…

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Storm in Bathurst

National Advocate · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

A heavy storm, which broke over Bathurst shortly after 12 o'clock yesterday soon had streets and gutte: awash and halted traffic in the streets…

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Storm Climaxes Sultry Day

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 2

Heavy rain in Lithgow last night from a storm which had been building up over the city during previous days registered 93 points…

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