Storm's Fury Services Upset
As the result of yesterday's severe windstorm, telegraphic communication between Forbes, Sydney, and several western centres was cut off to-day…
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Floods & storms, 1928
126 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 7
Parkes Suffers Terrific Cyclone Grandstand Roof Demolished Married Couple's Escape
Considerable damage was dens by a cyclone which hit Parkes on Saturday, about midnight. At Lane's chemist's shop, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday Night's Storm. Government Relief. Requested by Mayor
Prompt action to endeavour to obtain Government aid for the relief of the worst cases of distress. resulting from the storm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New President Mr. S. Gale Appointed Special Hospital Meeting Another Resignation
Mr. S. Gale is the new president of the Forbes Hospital Board. He was elected to that position in place of Mr. E. A. Austen (resigned), at a special meeting of the Board on Friday night. The matter of filling the other vacancies on the committee,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sunday's Gale Worst for Many Years Roof Blown Off Crops Not Flattened
The terrific winds and clouds of dust which blew hurricane-like through Forbes yesterday, did very little damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Cyclonic Storm Parkes in the Path. Many Buildings Damaged. New P.J.C. Grandstand Wrecked
Parkes has had more than its usual share of boisterous weather during the current spring, hut seldom, if ever, has it experrienced anything to equal the gale which held the town in its grip for an hour on Saturday night, and early on Sunday morning. It was not a mere passing blow, but a gale of cyclonic character, which maintained its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Storm State-wide Damage (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
At message from Lake Macquarie states that bushfires were responsible for widespread damage. Many houses caught alighe and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Miraculous Escape From Certain Death. Mr. Lyn Bates’ Good Fortune During Sunday’s Gale
While Sunday’s gale was at its highest, Mr. Lyn. Bates had a most Providential escape from certain death. He had occasion to walk…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£500,000 Damage Yesterday's Storm Bush Fires in Suburbs Paper Mills Destroyed (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
Terrific heat was experienced yesterday, shade temperatures in Sydney rising to 97 degrees. A westerly wind attained a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowing to Officialdom Ulm's "Wings" Gales Stop Fliers CHRISTCHURCH
Flight-Lieutenant Ulm, after flying across the Pacific, the Australian continent, and the Tasman Sea, has had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TRUNDLE People Have Narrow Escapes Havoc Wrought By Recent Storm Good Crops
Sunday's wind storms did not have the disastrous effect anticipated, although some parts of the district suffered more than others…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parkes Council Meets Lively Dissussion Held. Effects of Big Storm
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Parkes Municipal Council was held last Tuesday, when the Mayor, Ald. Spicer, was in the chair. Present at the meeting were Aldermen Keast, Mazoudier, McGirr, Hourigan and Cooper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONDOBOLIN Population Doubled in Eight Years Water Supply Scheme Adopted Storm Damage
Last Sunday was a day that will be remembered for years. Terrific winds and dust clouds blew all day long. At times the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Victims Government Help. Mayor's Good Work
Special consideration is to be given to home-builders who suffered damage in the cyclone of two weeks ago, and who were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in India 500 Houses Washed Away (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A cable from Calcutta states, that reports of the havo[?] by floods in the East Godavari district are related by villagers who were rescued after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Deluge
When very heavy rain fell in certain parts of Sweden the other day the traffic manager of the State railways sent the following telegram to different…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone Hits Forbes Presbytery Suffers Havoc Wrought in District Extensive Damage at Condobolin
The Catholic Presbytery at Forbes suffered severely as the result of a fierce windstorm that struck the town on Saturday night about 9 o'clock. The storm also played havoc with the roof of Mr. E. H. Byrnes' new residence at Camp Hill, while a verandah…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Western Cyclone. Wreckage at Forbes. Havilah Uren's Escape
A cyclone struck Forbes at 9 o'lock Saturday night, enveloping the town in clouds of red dust. Damage estimated at from £200…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obituary Mr. Nicholas Flood
There passed away at Canowindra on Monday of last week, fortified by the last rites of the R.C. Church, Mr. Nicholas Flood, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Terrific Gale No Lives Lost SYDNEY
A gale in England reached the unprecedented rate of 100 miles per hour. Many are in difficulties, necessitating lifeboat aid…
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