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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 6 of 11

Aorangi Is Still Storm Centre

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Aft.--Seamen walked off four ships in Newcastle Harbor today -as a protest against the Federal…

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Merriwa Shire Gets Another £5,206 Flood Grant

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 12

Mr. F. G. Cooke. M.L.A. has received the following letter from [?] Minister for Public Works. I refer again to your [?]…

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Lithgow Will Flood Bathurst Quarter Sessions

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 July 1951 · page 1

Court officials said they believe Lithgow "will scoop the pool" at the next Bathurst Quarter Sessions, in September. During the past two months Lithgow police have…

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Storms Ravage Switzerland

Central Western Daily · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 3

GENEVA, Friday.— Four people died in severe storms sweeping Switzerland. Two men and a woman were killed by lightning…

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Four Die in Storms

National Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 6

GENEVA, Friday: Four people died in severe storms sweeping Switzerland. Two men and a Woman were killed by lightning and another…

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Lives Lost in Floods Us. Disaster

National Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1951 · page 2

TOPEKA, Kansas, Friday: Record breaking floods surged over Eastern, and Central Kansas yesterday leaving 12 dead and millions of dollars…

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Heavy Rain Upsets Open Cuts

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

Heavy week-end rain which flooded undertakings and turned access roads into quagmires hampered open cut production this morning, but most cuts were reported working on a restricted…

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Gales Lash Coast Shipping Delayed

National Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

HOBART, Sunday: Gale force winds whipped up high seas of the southeastern coast of Australia today, causing delays to shipping…

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U.S. Flood Peril Half Million Homeless

National Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday: United States authorities have declared a disaster area in the States of Kansas and Missouri, which tonight are…

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Rain Drenches Bathurst Miner Flooding Feared

National Advocate · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

Heavy rain which commenced in Bathurst early yesterday morning had recorded over two inches to midnight last night and Police…

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Western Floods. More Rain Expected

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, This Aft. West and northwest N.S. Wales are in danger of flooding as rivers swollen by the rain, continue…

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Floodwaters Recede in Flood Stricken Kansas

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 July 1951 · page 1

KANSAS CITY, Kansas, Mon-- A steady recession of the floodwaters of the rampaging Missouri and Kansas rivers yesterday brought new hope to weary fighters of saving the water and…

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Flood Warning

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday Flood danger was increased, today in parts of NSW and Sydney Weather Bureau said rapid rises can be expected in a…

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Enormous Price Of Kansas Floods

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tues-- Although the twin cities of Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas,…

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Receding Waters New Hope in Kansas Floods

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 3

KANSAS CITY (Kansas), Monday.—Steady recession of the flood waters of the rampaging Missouri and Kansas Rivers yesterday brought new hope to weary fighters of saving the water and power supply of this flood-stricken…

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Backyards Flooded

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 2

Water—of its own accord —never runs uphill, and the Housing Commission’s disregard of that…

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Flood Danger Passes

National Advocate · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The flood danger in N.S.W. has passed, but the cold weather continues Wide areas of the State particularly in the South, were…

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America's Dreadful Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 18 July 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--A flood crest 40 feet high rolled towards St. Louis yesterday forcing…

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U.S. Flood Disaster Truman Sees Devastation

National Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday: "This is one of the worst disasters this country has ever suffered from water," declared President Truman after a…

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St. Louis Expects Crippling Flood

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday .--St. Louis is bracing itself for the beginning of its worst flood in 100 years…

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