Cloud Burst. Terrific Storm. Damage at Orange. Two Men Drowned
Owing to a terrific cloud burst at Orange between 12.30 and 1.30 on Sunday, while people were leaving the churches, all creeks in the…
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Floods & storms, 1925
104 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 6
Terrific Storm. Damage at Orange
Owing tp a terrific cloud burst Orange between 12.30 and 1.30 ye[?] terday, (says% message from O ange on Monday) while people we…
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Two swagmen were drowned in the flood waters which came down after the storm on Sunday. The body of one man, a tinker, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Balranald Suffers. Yesterday's Heavy Storm. Sydney
The most destructive storm ever known locally swept over Balranald yesterday afternoon. Several houses were unroofed and fences were blown…
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Light showers set in at Parkes on Tuesday morning and continued until midday, registering 29 points. The fall was heavier in outside parts of…
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Very heavy falls of rain have occurred in portions of the district, and in portions of the State, during the past few days. The heaviest falls…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heavy General Rain (By Wire.) Sydney
Heavy falls of rain have occurred on the catchment area during the past day or so, and promise to relieve the shortage in the Sydney water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deluge of Rain Over Nine Inches
Rain has fallen at fairly regular intervals for the past week. Although only 336 points were registered at West Wyalong to 9 a.m. on Monday,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our District Page Contributions from all Parts of the District are Welcomed Wamboyne Heavy Rain
The chief topic of conversation during the last week has been the wonderful fall of rain, which varied from 1 12 to 8 inches. This remarkably heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When Forbes Was Young "A Wether in Lamb" When the Diggers came the Lachlan's Highest Flood. Other Business Men
Following upon my reference to the principal business men of Forbes in the early days, I want to mention Mr. J. Lewis, who kept a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cyclone in W.A. Heavy Damage
Perth, Saturday.—A short telegram from Roebourne, a Little town in the far north-west of Western Australia, near the coast, tells of a disastrous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Storm Strange Happenings at West Wyalong
"Ananias" writes: "I was very interested to read in your issue of the 20th inst. the Bathurst "National Advocate's" report of the recent storm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cyclist in Cyclone
An ambitious cyclist, W. Leister started from Parkes at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday with the intention of lowering his previous time to Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Storm in a Teacup Coursing Air Clears. Enthusiastic Start for 1925
A storm usually brings about a pleasant change, and this is the case so far as the Forbes Coursing Club it concerned. At the meeting in the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Severe Storm at Bathurst. Town Flooded. Bathurst
A severe rainstorm occurred at Bathurst yesterday and played havoc with shops and dwellings, some of which were flooded to a depth of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Floods in Queensland. Trains Held Up. Sydney
Reports from Queensland state that the floods are still serious. Rail communication between Townsville and Cairns has been suspended, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Parkes Council. After the Storm
At the meeting of the Municipal Council on Monday evening the following report was presented from the Works Committee:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Storm Swoops on Dungog Men, Boys, and Horse Buried
Three men, two boys, and a horse were buried beneath debris when a blacksmith shop collapsed during a heavy storm on Tuesday Two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cyclone at Cloncurry. Churches and Hotels Suffer Brisbane
A terrific cyclone struck Cloncurry on Saturday night. The Methodist Church was lifted and carried thirty feet away, where it collapsed. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fears of Floods 14ft Rise at Richmond Lismore Residents Alarmed
The recurrence of devastating floods in the Lismore district is feared as the result of heavy rains during the past three days…
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