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

Floods & storms, 1903

38 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Signs of Floods

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 2

For the last three days the heat at Coonbarabran has been excessive, up to 112 deg. The local blacks, who predicted the recent rains are proph[?]ying tremendous floods…

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Terrific Dust Storms Townships in Darkness. Victorian Trains Blocked. [By Telegraph]. Sydney

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

Violent duststorms occurred in various parts of the country yesterday, although the conditions were somewhat cooler. Some country stations report…

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Danger in Thunderstorms

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6

If out of doors, trees should be avoided, and if, from the rapidly with which the explosion follows the flash. It should be evident that the electric clouds are near at…

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Danger in Thunderstorms

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 5

If out of doors, trees should be avoided, and if, from the rapidly with which the explosion follows the flash. It should be evident that the electric clouds are near at…

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Floods Predicted

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 5

MR J. HARCOURT GIBBONS, of Liverpool, near Sydney, who describes himself as a meteorologist, claims to be able to forecast the weather for twelve…

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Signs of Floods

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

Writing from Coonabarabran, a correspondent to an exchange says:--For the last three days the hea[?] is been excessive, registering up to…

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Heavy Rain

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

THE heaviest fall of rain seen in this district is reported to have fallen out Burrawang way on Monday. The rain came down so heavily that it knocked…

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Terrific Storm. Fences Washed Away on Level Ground. Dams Swept Away

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

A most extraordinary storm passed over Canowindra and district on Monday morning last at about 4.30 a.m: extraordinary from the fact that only a narrow…

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Floods in the Clyde

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 3

A rainfall of 70 hours duration caused the Clyde River to burst its banks at Rutherglen, flooding hundreds of acres occupied by large…

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An Authority of Floods

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 4

AN amusing story is told of a victim of the Johnston flood of 1889 in America, who, when he reached Paradise, ascended a cloud that…

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Latest Telegrams. SYDNEY, Tuesday. CYCLONE

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

A terrific cyclone has occurred at Townville, Queensland. Sheets of iron were flying about the street like paper…

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Latest Wires Terrific Cyclone in Queensland SYDNEY

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 2

Details of a fearful hurricane which occurred at Townsville (Q.) are to hand. Every portion of the town suffered, and hundreds of people were rendered…

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Floods and Droughts

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 4

THE Wagga people some years ago (it must be many), collected a sum of money as a flood relief fund. It was not all expended, and the unused…

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The Queensland Cyclone

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

The damage done at lower Burdekin, Queensland, by the cyclone is estimated at £40,000. Scarcely a house is left at Brandon, and several…

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Big Storm at Hay

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

The windstorm on Sunday proved very destructive to the westward of Hay. Besides the damage to Corong homestead, the Lagerin suffered very…

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Heavy Rain

Western Champion · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 11

We are indeed pleased to chronicle the arrival of a good soaking district rain. It set in steadily on Friday morning, and up to 9 o'clock 13 points…

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Dust Storms as Fertilisers

Canowindra Star and Woodstock Recorder · Friday 27 March 1903 · page 1

Wycheproof (Vic.) farmers generally are coming to the opinion that the accumulations of sand heaped up along their fences, and the top dressing distributed…

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The Cootamundra Flood

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 28 April 1903 · page 2

IT is not often residents so far away from a river as the people of Cootamundra are have any trouble with real floods. That such visitations come occasionally…

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Caught by the Flood

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 7

"If only it was not quite so near the river, George," Mrs. Roden said, in answer to the husband's inquiries as to how she liked the house they had taken…

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Royalty Afloat. Severe Storm Encountered

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 1 August 1903 · page 2

[?] course of its voyage, along the west coast of England, the yacht conveying the King and Queen of England encountered a terrific gale, which…

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