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

Floods & storms, 1953

187 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 10

More than one inch in deluge

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 1

More than an inch of rain was recorded in the deluge which struck Orange early yesterday morning. Between 3 p.m. on…

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Severe Hail Storm in Capertee District

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 5

Following electrical storms which developed late last week, wide areas of the Capertee and Ben Bullen areas were battered by severe hail storms. The storms were preceded by…

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Floods in Italy Increasing Danger

National Advocate · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 3

ROME, Sunday: Reports from Southern italy tonight paint a grim picture of devastation. Rivers are still rising and continuous…

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Many Lose Homes in Flooded Southern Italy

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 October 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.--Italian police yesterday had to evacuate many reluctant villagers by force from their…

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Heavy Rain in Bathurst

National Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

Heavy rain fell in Bathurst and district yesterday afternoon. It was accompanied by thunder and lighting and there was a night…

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Big storm hit Cowra

Central Western Daily · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

Violent electrical storms and gales hit Cowra yesterday and damaged more than…

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Storm Damage in West Many Homes Unroofed

National Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, ThuRSday: Violent storms lashed wide areas of the Central We [?] today. At Cowra, damage is estimated at several…

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Cowra Storm Damage

National Advocate · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Plumbers, bricklayers and carpenters worked at Cowra today repairing damage caused by last night's storm…

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Italian Mob Tries to Storm U.k Embassy

Central Western Daily · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 3

TRIESTE, Sunday.— Fifty police and about 30 demonstrators were hurt, some seriously when students and schoolboys tried to storm the British embassy in Rome and the consulate at…

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Storm Wrecks Four Roomed House, Unroofs Buildings, Uproots Trees

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 November 1953 · page 1

The weather experienced in Mudgee and district last week was, for November, perhaps the most weird in history. Record frosts wrecked gardens in areas just south of the town, while terrific wind and thunderstorms on Thursday night left a trail of rain in their wake…

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To Beat Floods

Central Western Daily · Monday 16 November 1953 · page 13

PISA, Italy (by Reuter),— The river Arne, whose annual floods have plagued Pisa’s countryside for…

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Heavy Storm at Dam

National Advocate · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 2

A heavy rainstorm, followed by hall, was experienced in and around the Daymond's Dam area on the Campbell's River near Bathurst…

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Hailstones "Like Hen Eggs" Storm Hits Young

National Advocate · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

YOUNG, Sunday: A heavy storm hit the town late this afternoon. Heavy hail and rain fell in the town for 15 minutes, extensively…

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Joe Glasson’s Life Story (59) Floods in Lord’s Place

Central Western Daily · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 4

Fifty years is a long time for any person to be associated with his business activities in the one street, and there are only two I can call to mind who share that unique experience with me. Strangely enough, they…

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Flood Of Refugees

Central Western Daily · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 4

BONN. The population of West Germany increased by 285,657 during the [?] half of this year…

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Storm caused blackouts

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

A flash of lightning which served power lines on the Clergate Road on Sunday night, caused one of two blackouts that occurred in Orange. The northwest section of Orange and a section of…

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Cold Weather After Storms

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 6

A violent storm which began in Lithgow yesterday afternoon and continued throughout last night yielded 71 points…

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Heavy Storm at Orange

National Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 5

ORANGE, Thursday: Heavy rain which followed two thunderstorms at Orange today flooded sections of the main street…

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Not Flooded-Out

Central Western Daily · Thursday 3 December 1953 · page 2

ln our report on flooding in Anson Street North last Thursday, we erroneously referred to a house…

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Royal Yacht Buffeted By Pacific Storm

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 December 1953 · page 1

Aboard the Royal yacht Gothic, Friday.--A sudden Pacific storm buffeted the Royal yacht yesterday as it steamed…

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