Cowra Xmas Races Spoiled by Heavy Rain. Cowra’s Sporting Medico Lands a Double
On the opening day of the Xmas meeting of the C.J.C. on Boxing Day there was a very fair aattendance, hut the takings were £73/16/…
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Floods & storms, 1930
94 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 5
Big Decrease Silo Receivals Storm Damage
Receivals of wheat into country silos this season amounted to 6,310,000 bushels, as at the beginning of this week…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indians Killed Cyclone in Islands (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
During a recent cyclone on one small island in the Fijian Group, five Indians who would not leave their homes were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrific Dust Storm Torrential Rain Follows Forbes Properties Benefit
A terrific duststorm, followed by torrential rain occurred over a narrow strip a few miles out of Forbes on the Grenfell Road, on Saturday afternoon. In some cases big trees were uprooted or snapped off by the force of the wind, and at one place some beds…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Dust Storm. Torrential Rain Follows
A terrific dust storm, followed by torrential rain occurred over a narrow, strip a few miles out of Forbes on the Grenfell road on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclonic Storms. Widespread Damage to Property. Soldier Settlers Lose Almost Whole Crop. Houses Unroofed, Fences and Dams Washed Out, Buildings Blown Down. Roads and Bridges Suffer
Cyclonic storms devastated the Young district on Saturday afternoon, causing heavy, damage to property, estimated at many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GAREMA Over the Century Saturday's Storm
Last week the thermometer registered over the century mark on several occasions, and the whole week was very trying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thought Drowned Rescued from Floods in Queensland (By Wire) Sydney
A Brisbane message states that William Haslan, who was thought to have been drowned, in the flooded Russed River, has been found in the last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Drowned Floods in Queensland (By Wire) Sydney
Three men, named Devine, Martens and Brown, were drowned in the Burdekin River at Queensland. When rowing a boat conveying train…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EUGOWRA Mandagery Creek in Flood Buildings Unroofed
Weather conditions are very variable. the week-end being hot and steamy. A terrific duststorm raged through here on Saturday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flooding the Carburettor
Flooding or overflowing of the carburettor may result from one of several causes, such as leaky metal float or sodden cork float or failure…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WIRRINYA Light Storm Heat Oppressive
Mr. and Mrs. W. Crawford, of Wirrinya, have gone on a short holiday trip to the seaside. Mrs. Trescowthick, of Tallabung…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extensive Damage by Storm Deluge at Murrumburrah Several Persons Have Narrow Escapes
Thousands of pounds worth or damage was done by a torrential downpour of rain at Murrumburrah yesterday. Three inches fell in 40 minutes, causing raging floods to sweep the township…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Damage Orange and Murrumburrah Suffer Flood Falls. ORANGE
A remarkably heavy storm oyer the Orange district yesterday was attended with astounding results, principally the flow into Meadow Creek reservoir of 24,000,000 gallons. This represents approximately a million gallons per minute…
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Thousands of pounds worth of damage was done by a torrential downpour of rain at Murrumburrah yesterday. Three inches fell in forty minutes, and a raging flood swept the township. Many persons narrowly escaped death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rail Washaways Thursday's Storm. Yethera and Menindie
A number of minor washaways were reported to the Railway authorities in the areas west of Parltes, following on the storm conditions which were…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Piper and Kay Forced Back by Storm (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Evening
A cable from Anman states that the New Zealand airmen, Piper and Kay, were caught in a storm midway between Anman and Bagdad, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'The Storm Elve's Holiday
Thunder, King of the Storm Elves, was furiously angry, for he could see sings of dissatisfaction amongst his subjects. The latter had been very…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →WIRRINYA Scattered Storms Falls Were Patchy
The Wood Day effort at Wirrinya was set down for to-day, instead of last Friday, as previously announced. Tregalana subsidised school…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Western Tabloid News Items in Brief from the Whole District Keep in Touch with Affairs! Canowindra Miner Unlucky -- Bowls Pennant Contest Interesting -- Storm Damage at Bathurst -- Cobar Not So Lively Now -- Windfall for Parkes Hospital -- Bureau Conference at Young -- Wilcannia Pastoral Conditions
At a meeting of the Young branch of the Graziers' Association, the following delegates were elected: To the Council of the Association, Messrs…
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