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

Floods & storms, 1934

77 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 3 of 4

South Coast Floods Danger, Less Acute Rivers Subsiding

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 27 July 1934 · page 4

The flood danger on tile South Coast has been greatly minimised by general subsidence in swollen livers and creeks to their normal levels…

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Heavy Rain in City and Country Floods in the North (By Wire), Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 31 July 1934 · page 1

Heavy rain is reported from many parts of the State during the weekend, also in the Metropolitan area. At Mosman several hundreds of…

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Heavy Rain. Wagga's Danger. SYDNEY

Western Champion · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 1

Unless there is further heavy rutn, totalling at least two inches, which is regarded as unlikely, Wagga will not be encroaiched upon by the [?]ood…

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Richards Cup Game Put Off Owing to Heavy Rain

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 3 August 1934 · page 3

Owing to the heavy rain which [?]as fallen throughout the district [?]uring the past couple of weeks, and specially on Saturday night last,…

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FLOODS. At Port Pirie. ADELAIDE

Western Champion · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 1

The South Australia Government has [?] £1000 to the fund for the [?] of the sufferes from the [?] which [?] the town…

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Floods in South Aus. 1,000 HOMELESS Two Babies Drowned (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 1

When portion of the town of Port Pirie (South Australia) was inundated by tidal waters, one thousand people were rendered…

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Man Missing Near Wagga Believed Drowned Murrumbidgee Flooded (By Wire) Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 17 August 1934 · page 1

Keith Elms, an Englishman, is believed to have been drowned in a flooded creek near Wagga He was last seen travelling…

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Flood Feared When River Was High BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 24 August 1934 · page 6

Flood fears were freely expressed over the weekend. The river was full, over flowing in the low lying places, and there was every…

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GOLF Gale is Champion Associates' Activities

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 7 September 1934 · page 12

The championship of the Forbes Golf Club was finalised early in the week, when S. Gale wrested the coveted honor from the…

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Violent Storm Damage at Liverpool (By Wire)

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 28 September 1934 · page 1

During a heavy storm which passed over Liverpool, sheets of iron were torn from residences and carried some distance…

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Solves a Recurring Problem. Why Not a Flood Proof Fence?

Cowra Free Press · Monday 8 October 1934 · page 6

Not least among the items of loss resulting from the floods which periodically lay waste many low lying [?]ural districts is that…

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General News Terrific Rain Storm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 18 October 1934 · page 3

Mr. Alex. Matthews informs us that a terrific hail storm passed over "Wengernell" at 12 o'clock midnight on Monday last. The fall was about…

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Three Drowned in Flooded Creek (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1934 · page 1

A message from Melbourne states that two men and a lad are believed to have been drowned, when a motor car, in which they were…

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Flood Warning

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 26 October 1934 · page 4

The State Weather Bureau reported yesterday, in a telegram to the Post Master at Forbes, that heavy rains had fallen between the Lachlan and…

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Lake Cargelligo Heavy Storm

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 31 October 1934 · page 2

Last Wednesday a storm of no mean severity passed over Lake Cargelligo. Very strong winds and heavy rain together with some hail caused…

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Eugowra Floods Damage Not Heavy Great Volume of Water EUGOWRA, Wednes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 2

Although only 122 points of rain fell here on Wednesday of last week, the town, was seriously flooded on Thursday night. Torremial rain, fell…

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Rains and Flood Water Spreading Down River BEDGERABONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 3

Since penning my lust report we have had a further extensive fall of rain. Last Wednesday afternoon a severe thunderstorm passed over our…

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Flood Waters Mail Service Hung Up GOOLAGONG

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 2 November 1934 · page 6

As a result of last week's heavy storms and rain, the Lachlan river was well over its banks, and the Goonigal Creek was impassable. The…

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General News Terrific Rain Storm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 2

At 6 p.m. on Tuesday Grenfell was visited by a storm which lashed the town for about an hour with unabated fury. Rain, driven by a wind of…

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RAINFALL Heavy Western Falls Floods Not Feared

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 4

Only 24 points of rain were registered in Forbes on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, bringing the total for the week to 93…

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