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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1897

2 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers

A Town Wrecked. Cyclone at Nevertire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 3

A terrible cyclone struck the town about 5 p.m. on Monday, completely wrecking every building, including stores, hotels, churches, and dwelling houses. The telegraph line was destroyed, and…

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The Great storm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 4

THE most dreaded storm ever experienced in England, known as the "Great Storm," was on the night between the 26th and 27th November, 1703. The devastation which it caused was…

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