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

Floods & storms, 1925

104 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 6

Floods at Lismore. Lismore

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 2

Acres of water cover portions of the town, which is seriously flooded. The river rose six feet in two hours…

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Hire of Flood Boats

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1925 · page 2

Who should pay for the hire of flood boats when the town is inundated? The, Chief Secretary's, account for £30 odd has not yet been paid by…

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A Flooded Road

Cowra Free Press · Friday 21 August 1925 · page 9

Tuesday morning the main road Young to Cowra was impassable for a time owing to the heavy rain of the previous night. Two car loads…

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Floods in Japan Deaths and Many Casualties (By Cable) Tokio

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 1

Forty thousand houses in Tokio and ten thousand in Yokohama, are partly submerged by floods. Two deaths are reported and many…

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Dirigible Crashes. Twelve Killed Through Wind Storm (Reuter Cable) VANCOUVER

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 6

At Belle Valley, Ohio, twelve officers, and, men were killed when the navy dirigible, Shenandoah, crashed in a wind storm yesterday…

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Floods in Japan Heavy Losses and Casualties (By Cable) Shanghai

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 1

An Osaka message says heavy rain has inundated several districts. There were over 100 casualties, and many houses and bridges were…

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A Storm Brewing

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 1

There is every possibility of show patrons being provided with a fight de luxe during show, as Bill Butler (the ex-West Wyalong boy now…

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China's Big Flood. Two Million People Affected. Peking

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 3

A further break in the main south dyke of the Yellow River has resulted in the worst flood since 1887. Probably 1500…

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Another Disaster in Japan Terrible Storm and Landslides. 11 Deaths—42,000 Houses Submerged (By Cable) Tokio

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 1

A big rainstorm occurred in the Tokio district last night. There are three known and eight unconfirmed deaths…

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Wheat Great Harvest for Coming Season. Despite Droughts and Floods, New Crop Almost Equals Record. Wool Attracts Many Farmers

Cowra Free Press · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 9

Nothing illustrates the remarkable Powers of recovery of N.S.W. more than the official harvest estimates, issued this week…

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N.R.A. Annual Shoot Fierce Gale on Range (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 4

Rifle matches at Anzac Range were continued this morning. A fierce wind swept across the range and clouds partly spoiled the…

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Flood Damage

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 2

Mr. E. A. Buttenshaw, M.L.A., has been informed that a sum of £250 has been made available by the Government to the Municipality of Forbes…

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Moon's Age and Thunderstorms

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 3

Many meteorologists and astronomers have drawn attention from time to time to a connection between the occurrence of thunderstorms and the age of the…

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Condobolin Monday's Storm

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 11

Last Monday was the worst day witnessed in Condobolin for many years. Before midnight on Sunday the storm commenced, and raged all day Mon,…

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Terrific Gale. During Lithgow Sports. Accidents to Cyclists

Cowra Free Press · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 8

Bathurst cyclists will long remembe their riding in cyclonic conditions at Lithgow on Eight Hour Day. To say the least, pushing the Jigger…

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7,000 PERISH. Earthquake and Cyclone [?],Sunday

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 1

A message from Bushire states that an earthquake accompanied by a gulf cyclone, has occurred wherein it is estimated that 7000 perished…

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Heavy Rain Hail-storm at Yalgogrin

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 2

Heavy rain set in on Wednesday morning, and continued until afternoon, when it slackened off. Shortly sifter midnight on Thursday, heavy…

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Flood Prevention

Cowra Free Press · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 9

Mr. French, an officer from the Irrigation Department, was in Cowra during the week on the question of flood prevention as affecting the…

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Wheat Crops Destroyed By Hail Storm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 25 November 1925 · page 10

For the past week Condobolin has experienced many heavy storms. Reports to hand over the whole district are not of a serious nature…

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Rain and Snow Floods in New Zealand

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 2

Wellington, N.Z., Saturday.—Twelve inches of rain fell at Otira in 24 hours. The Walmakariri, swollen by melting snows, burst through the…

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