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

Floods & storms, 1920

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Unprecedented Storm Vivid Lightning, Heavy Rain and Hall. Creat Damage to Property and Streets

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 30 June 1920 · page 2

A storm of exceptional violence broke over Cowra on Monday evening and caused considerable damage to property and the streets of the…

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Flood at Orange

Western Champion · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 15

Apprehensions as to a possible flood were fulfilled last night (Wednesday), when the already fully charged creek overflowed into Lord's Place and Kite…

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District Storms Heavy Damage Sustained

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 5

The following particulars of storms in districts adjacent to West Wyalong are taken from Tuesday's issue of the Temora 'Independent":—…

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Serious Floods Enormous Damage Feared Several Towns in Danger Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 6

Further particulars of the floods in the country show that thousands of sheep and other stock have been destroyed…

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Heavy Floods. Rivers Running a Banker. Boats For, Gunnedah and Coonamele

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 4

Continuous reports are being received of heavy floods inland, both north and south. The Peel, Namoi and Macquarie…

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Further Heavy Rain. Considerable Damage Caused

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 2

Since the heavy hailstorm on Monday rain has fallen almost incessantly, and on Wednesday night there was a repetition of Monday night's deluge,…

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Storm at Budigower Considerable Damage

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

The storm which struck Beckom and Mirrool and other places on the 20th ultimo, also visited Buddigower causing considerable damage. In…

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District Storms Miles of Fencing Washed Away. Farmers Suffer Heavil

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 5

The West Mandamah correspondent of the Temora "Independent" writes Rain! Why, it didn't rain! It simply fell in bucketfuls! I will…

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Floods Abating

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 4

The floods are abating in the Coonamble district, where much damage was done. The River is falling at Narrabri…

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Mutton Famine. Effect of Floods. Short Supplies Forward

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 4

City people are threatened with a mutton famine (says the "Daily Telegraph"), and even beef will be short. When the drought broke the…

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Local & General Storm Damage at Kildary

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 7

The storm thaat swept over Kildary has done a great deal of damage. Nearly every farmer in this district has lost a great amount of fencing…

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Floods at Bourke

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 4

The flood waters are now spreading over the Hats around Bourke, where the river is 28ft and rising. Sir Matthew Nathan has been…

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Latest Telegraphic. Bourke's Plight. Big Flood Feared. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 6

The River Darling at Bourke was five feet below the 1890 flood at noon yesterday. Another foot will bring the water into the town…

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Floods Still Rising at Bourke

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 4

The floodwaters continue to rise around Bourke. Another foot will flood the town…

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The Northern Floods Trying Time at Gulargambone

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 4

Mrs W. Rae, of South Lead, Forbes, has received an interesting letter from her daughter, Mrs Jones, wife of Sergeant Jones, of…

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Floods at Bourke

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 20 July 1920 · page 4

Flood waters reached the highest mark yesterday. There are favorable signs of the river falling at Bourke, and…

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Lake Cargelligo Filled by Flood Waters

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 6

Lake Cargelligo, after having almost dried, is now filling vapidly from the Lachlaan River, and should, it the river maintains a good flow for two or…

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Heavy Rain

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 2

For the past couple of days the weather has been very unsettled at Forbes, and yesterday there was every indication of rain. Last night…

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Heavy Rain in City

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

Heavy rain fell in the city, during the night, and it is still raining'. To-day's forecast is "Unsettled, general rain."…

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Splendid Rains Beware of Flood

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 4

Following the humid heat of Monday, good rains set in that night. Our Sydney telegrams state that a large number of inland stations report…

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