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

Floods & storms, 1918

73 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 4

Condobolin Road Sharing the Floods. Shire Engineer's Recommendation

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

The Shire Engineer, Mr A. J. Booth, made an important recommendation at the meeting of Jemalong Shire Council on Saturday. It had…

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Heavy Rain

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Heavy rain fell late on Thursday night, and throughout Friday morning. The visitation was most unwelcome, as many of the farmers…

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Hot Weather and Storms

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

At present we arc experiencing a spell of very hot weather, but fortunately the nights are cool, so one rises refreshed in the morning, and…

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The Lachlan Floods

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

Mr J. O. Nash, of "Willow Bank," Eugowra, who for some time past has been rubbing shoulders with the "powers that be" in advocacy of the…

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Queensland Floods. Big Inundations. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

Floods continue in many parts of Queensland. Cooper's Creek, at Charleville, is running twelve miles wide. The Rockhampton rivers are…

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Floods in Queensland. Rain for Four Days Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

There are heavy floods in Northern Queensland, The streets of Bar caldine are under water. It has been raining incessantly for four days…

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Big Floods. Queensland Affected. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

Heavy floods continue in the Charleville district, Queensland. Cooper's Creek is eighteen miles wide in places, and mail coaches are…

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The Bathurst Storm

Forbes Times · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

Describing the hurricane on Monday afternoon, wherein the promptitude of the driver of the passenger train averted an acident to hisc[?]arge…

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A Gowra Lady Injured During a Storm at Bathurst

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

A message from Bathurst states that during the severe storm this week, lightning struck the chimney of a villa known as the Old Manse,…

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Late Wires. Cyclone in Queensland. Big Floods Expected Tuesday Morning

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

A report from Brisbane states that there are serious interruptions in the telegraph lines northward…

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Disastrous Cyclone. Sydney

Western Champion · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 17

Brisbane wires State that definite news regarding the fate of Mackay is anxiously awaited. It is known that the town was struck by the full force…

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Queensland Cyclone Mackay's Destruction Threatened. Brisbane

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Bombala reports that Mac kay is partly under water, but Gladstone reports that it is feared the whole of Mackay…

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Latest Telegraphic (Country Press Association Message.) the Queensland Storm. Brisbane Awaite News of Mackay. SYDNEY

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Brisbane is awaiting definite news with regard to the fate of Mackay. It is known that the town was struck by the full force of the cyclone…

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Queensland Floods. Rockhampton's Plight. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Latest news from Rockhampton shows that the Fitzroy River is still rising. Boats are engaged in rescue work. A large number of residences…

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The Mackay Disaster. Cyclone, Tidal Wave and Flood. Heavy Losses in Stock and Property

Forbes Times · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

Our telegrams of Friday last indicated that the por of Mackay, Queens land, had struck trouble from the rough weather which had been…

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Cyclone at Mackay. Town Destroyed. Serious Loss of Life

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 1

A telegram from Brisbane on Friday stated:—News has been received that the cyclone and a tidal wave struck Mackay. Fourteen bodies…

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Eugowra's Flood News

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Mr Pigott, M.H.R., has received the following letter from the Postmaster-General regarding the notification of river heights:—With…

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Latest Telegraphic. Queensland's Trials. More Floods Expected. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Latest messages from North Queensland show that the effects of the cyclone and floods at Mackay weer worse than hitherto reported…

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Cyclone and Flood

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 12

The news that came through [?] Sunday night from the north corroborates the statements th[?] the town of Mackay is complete[?]…

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Cyclone in Queensland

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 11

A cyclonic storm has been racing over the eastern and central part of Queensland during the past week, and has been accompanied…

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