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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1894

11 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

Thunderstorm

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 3

There was a heavy thunderstorm at Wagga last night, doing considerable damage…

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The Floods

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 3

The floods in the Hunter and other rivers are steadily subsiding…

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Terrific Storm at Bourke

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 2

ONE of the most terrific storms ever witnessed at Bourke occurred on Wednesday morning at half -past ten o'clock. It could be seen approaching from the north west, but was not expected to be…

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Desolation in the Cyclone's Track. (Dutroit Free Press.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1894 · page 4

ABOUT noon a party of emigrants reached the Red River half a mile below us. We counted 26 whitetopped waggons, Texas-bonnd, and…

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The Gale

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1894 · page 3

Yesterday's gle was general over the Eastern Coast of Australia, taking the form of a destructive hurricane at Townsville, and a tornado at Bowen…

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The Flood at Nyngan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1894 · page 3

OWING to the heavy rain which has fallen in the west, the country for miles around Nyngan has been flooied within the last week. The rainfall, as far as the Nyngan…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, Aug. 17. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes, and Mr. Justice Foster.) Re Ida Flora Flood and the Crown Lands Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 3

Mr. Wise and Mr. G. M. L. Innes (instructed by Messrs. Crick end Meagher) appeared for the appellant, Ida Flora Flood; Mr. Barton, Q.C., and Mr. Canaway…

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Floods in England

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 2

LONDON, November 15. -- The heavy rains have caused disastrous floods in England, especially in the south-western countries. In the vicinity of Bath, in the valley of the…

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Heavy Rain at Bathurst. Bathurst, Tuesday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 December 1894 · page 2

Heavy rain is falling here, and a rise in the Macquarie may be expected…

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Terrible Cyclone in America. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 3

During a cyclone in the State of Georgia the town of Reynolds was wrecked. Many families were buried alive in the debris, which caught fire…

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Cablegrams. Gales in England. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1894 · page 2

Fearful gales have been sweeping the South of England during the last few days, but are now abating…

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