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

Floods & storms, 1936

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

Tragic Death Mr. Roy Flood Noted Saxapnone Player

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 2

West Wyalong friends of Mr. Roy William Flood, former resident of West Wyalong, and one of the foremost saxaphone and…

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Severe Hail Storm Many Crops Damaged

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 3

A hail-storm, travelling from near Girral through Blow Clear to Clear Ridge on Wednesday afternoon, did a considerable amount of damage to…

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Heavy Rain Storm

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 15 December 1936 · page 8

Forbes had a particularly heavy fall of rain on Sunday night, which though it will retard harvesting operations and in instances probably bleach…

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Olympic Swimming Pool Officially Opened. Hon. E. S. Spooner Performs the Ceremony. A Beautiful Pool and Park Heavy Rain Effects Attendance

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 18 December 1936 · page 2

West Wyalong's Olympic swimming pool, one of the best in the State, was officially opened on Wednesday afternoon by the Hon. E. S. Siooner, M.L.A. (Minister for Works and Local Government)…

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Severe Storm

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 21 December 1936 · page 2

Yesterday was a very oppressive day—hot and muggy, with ugly looking clouds banking up—and the expected storm broke at about 10 o'clock…

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Severe Storm

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 3

A storm of cyclonic severity was experienced in town and portoins of the district on Sunday night. Severe lightning and, heavy thunder,…

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Severe Storms Over Katoomba District (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 1

A series of storms were recorded during the week end, accompanied by [?]hunder and vivid lightning. A fierce storm passed over Katoom…

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Heavy Storms Damage Done to Crops BEDGERABONG, Wed

The Forbes Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1936 · page 6

We are experiencing most unseasonable weather. There were eleven wet days to date this month, rain falling every day from 14th to the 22nd…

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Cyclone at Cessnock £10,000 Damage at Hospital

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 1

A recent cyclone storm caused damage officially estimated at £10,000, at Cessnock hospital. The roofs of the boiler-house, laundry, and…

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