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

Floods & storms, 1912

58 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 3

Terrific Storm Brisbane

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2

A terrific storm burst over the town of Pelican, Queensland, during which six cows were killed by lightning…

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Sunday Morning's Storm

Forbes Times · Wednesday 3 January 1912 · page 3

A very heavy wind and thunderstorm followed for a couple of hours by a steady fall of rain, broke over the district between 6 and 7 o'clock on Sunday morning…

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Terrible Gale on Russian Coast 100 Fishermen Drowned London

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 2

A terrible storm has been raging along the Russian coast. 100 fisherman were overtaken by the gale near the mouth of the river Volga. They…

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Last Friday's Storm, Some Incidents

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

The storm last Friday broke with extraordinary violence over the Cams of Messrs Simmonds Bros, and E. J. Smith out Bedgerabong way…

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A Flood Effect

Forbes Times · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

At the last meeting of Waugoola Shire Council, at Cowra, a communication was received from Constable Ruffles, Goolagong, stating that…

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Danger in Thunderstorms

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1912 · page 4

If out off doors, trees should be avoided, and if, from the rapidity with which the explosion follows the flash, it should be evident that the electric clouds are near at…

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Hurricane and Flood at Fiji. Great Damage to Crops. Suva

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

A cable has been received confirming the report of a hurrican and flood which swept over a great portion of Fiji on Sunday. Much…

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Terrific Storm. A Good Deal of Damage Done

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 6

On Thursday about lunch hour, a terrific storm burst over the town, the wind blowing at hurricane force, and the rain literally coming down in sheets, forty…

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Two Storms. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 4

During a cyclonic storm at Dalby, Queensland, much damage was done. A tank was carried over fences a distance of two miles…

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A Storm

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, there was every vindication of a good downpour of rain, but with the exception of a few drops, nothing material fell…

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A Man of Money. the Deluge

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 4

For three weeks it had rained, rained almost without ceasing. The rain was still pelting against the windows and doors and walls of…

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The Scarlet Butterfly. a Domestic Novel. Chapter Ii. The Story Told by John Gale

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 8

I have been asked by that eminent firm of solicitors, Messrs. Colquhoun, Webber and Smart, if I recollect the incidents surrounding the death of little Reginald…

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A Disastrous Gale. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1912 · page 2

Further particulars of the gale in North-West Australia show that 16 bodies of white men have been buried…

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Big Storm in Sydney. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 29 March 1912 · page 5

A remarkable thunderstorm broke over Sydney last night. Torrential rain fell for two hours. The fire station and police station at…

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To-day's Telegrams. a Remarkable Storm, a Deluge of Rain

Forbes Times · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

One of tho most remarkable storms ever experienced in Sydney occurred last night. The lightning was incessant and tho rain fell in…

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Chapter Iv. John Gale's Story is Interrupted

Forbes Times · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 2

I leave it to the imagination of my esteemed correspondent to complete the picture or desolation that prevailed at Hammerly Hall after the burial of "Little…

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Last Night's Storm. More Stories of Damage

Forbes Times · Saturday 30 March 1912 · page 4

Later details regarding the storm last night show that it had its centre at Penrith, where 421 points of rain were registered…

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New Sight for Tourists. Floods in Flanders

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 6

From Brussels, on 21st March, the correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote:— The great floods in Flanders have…

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Heavy Rain. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1912 · page 2

Nearly three and a half inches of rain has fallen in Sydney since Sunday…

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Drought or Deluge? What Scientists Say. Interesting Contradictions

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 1

The Commonwealth Meteorologist (Mr Hunt) furnished the following intresting memorandum: concerning long-distance weather forecasting:—…

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